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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reliance  Speak Example sentences
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[надзор] management by overseeing the performance
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[строгости] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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[Страхование] dependence; certainty based on experience
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[терпеть] endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit
resident  Speak Example sentences
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[племени] family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor and kept distinct
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[гласных] speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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[повстанческих] one who takes part in an armed group against the constituted authority; revolt
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[резидентов] one who resides in a place permanently or for an extended period; dweller
rigor  Speak Example sentences
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[растительного] any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in a meal
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[возрождение] bringing again into activity and prominence
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[стебля] go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly
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[строгости] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
salmon  Speak Example sentences
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[саркастический] ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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[лосось] several species of fish of the Salmonidae family; reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon
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[сон] sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
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[возрождение] bringing again into activity and prominence
sarcastic  Speak Example sentences
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[надзор] management by overseeing the performance
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[примерно] approximately; more or less
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[саркастический] ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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[регулирования] act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
scarce  Speak Example sentences
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[скудных] hard to find; absent or rare; limited
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[костюм] meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
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[толстый] dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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[контакт] the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
security  Speak Example sentences
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[безопасность] freedom from risk or danger; safety
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[племени] family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor and kept distinct
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[соответствующих] individual; relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; respectful; regardful
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[расплывчато] imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
stout  Speak Example sentences
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[Воин] fighter; combatant; one who is engaged in or experienced in battle
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[толстый] dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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[орех] tree with 10 - 40 meters tall; hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees
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[сон] sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
suitable  Speak Example sentences
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[скудных] hard to find; absent or rare; limited
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[надзор] management by overseeing the performance
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[подходит] appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
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[лосось] several species of fish of the Salmonidae family; reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon
supervision  Speak Example sentences
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[упрек] scold harshly; criticize severely
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[гласных] speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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[надзор] management by overseeing the performance
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[простоты] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness