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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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relieve  Speak Example sentences
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[протектора] step on; mate with; place the foot
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[облегчить] free from a burden; alleviate; save from ruin
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[талант] skill; gift; marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment
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[усмешкой] show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
relish  Speak Example sentences
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[насмешки] words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter; make fun of
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[удовольствием] take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
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[изделия] articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise
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[образца] a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
rent  Speak Example sentences
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[аренда] payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
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[призываем] force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
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[скорейшего] fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
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[представление] act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
representative  Speak Example sentences
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[облегчить] free from a burden; alleviate; save from ruin
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[представитель] one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent
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[рискованно] involving risk or danger; hazardous
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[избегать] avoid deliberately; keep away from
ridicule  Speak Example sentences
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[солнце] rays of the sun
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[насмешки] words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter; make fun of
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[облегчить] free from a burden; alleviate; save from ruin
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[воспроизвести] have offspring or young; duplicate; make a copy
risky  Speak Example sentences
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[ответственность] duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
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[избегать] avoid deliberately; keep away from
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[скорейшего] fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
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[рискованно] involving risk or danger; hazardous
sample  Speak Example sentences
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[образца] a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
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[вакансии] space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
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[отказ] act of rejecting something
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[религиозные] of religion; concerned with religion; having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity
sneer  Speak Example sentences
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[протектора] step on; mate with; place the foot
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[насмешки] words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter; make fun of
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[усмешкой] show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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[полной] speak; express; send forth with the voice
speedy  Speak Example sentences
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[начальника] director; the person who has the authority to supervise or direct; janitor or custodian in a building
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[соответственно] separately; individually; in the order given
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[Рекомендовать] suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
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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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[орех] tree with 10 - 40 meters tall; hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees
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[представитель] one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent
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[религиозные] of religion; concerned with religion; having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity