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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recur  Speak Example sentences
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[силой] active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
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[нити] a complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
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[повториться] reappear; happen or occur again
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[религия] belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
religion  Speak Example sentences
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[алый] bright red; of a brilliant red color
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[религия] belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
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[забастовка] a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
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[арендатора] occupant; one that pays rent to use land or building
remainder  Speak Example sentences
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[терпеть] endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit
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[остаток] remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
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[религия] belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
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[сон] sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
revoke  Speak Example sentences
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[гласных] speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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[экран] the surface where pictures can be projected for viewing; examine; test
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[отменить] void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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[догадка] guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
riddle  Speak Example sentences
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[загадки] pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
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[храм] church; place of worship
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[гласных] speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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[воспроизвести] have offspring or young; duplicate; make a copy
secret  Speak Example sentences
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[поток] a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving
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[секрет] something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
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[Пусть] imagine or admit to exist; assume to be true; believe or receive as true
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[липкие] glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
shot  Speak Example sentences
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[универсал] any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor
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[призвание] career; a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
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[выстрела] photographic view or exposure
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[заменить] substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
slumber  Speak Example sentences
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[сон] sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
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[пенсию] move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
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[повториться] reappear; happen or occur again
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[липкие] glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
speedy  Speak Example sentences
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[общительная] gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
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[выстрела] photographic view or exposure
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[пенсию] move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
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[скорейшего] fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
staircase  Speak Example sentences
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[лестница] a way of access consisting of a set of steps
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[пенсию] move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
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[ужасно] dreadfully; frightfully; to a great extent; very much
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[призвание] career; a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation