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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[Покрытие] the extent to which something is covered; news as presented by reporters
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[активации] make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
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[острого] quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
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[мультфильм] a drawing, especially in a newspaper or magazine, that tells a joke
arc  Speak Example sentences
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[смещения] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
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[дуги] the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
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[отбеливание] make white or colorless; blanch
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[сырой] being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
archives  Speak Example sentences
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[цепляться] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
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[преднамеренное] consider; think about carefully; weigh
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[Архив] public records; place where public records are kept
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[запрет] official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
arena  Speak Example sentences
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[осложнение] complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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[себе] form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
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[Арена] a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
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[аккорд] combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
carve  Speak Example sentences
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[кометы] an object that goes around the sun
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[себе] form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
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[Покрытие] the extent to which something is covered; news as presented by reporters
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[вырезать] make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
catastrophe  Speak Example sentences
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[кометы] an object that goes around the sun
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[бандаж] a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
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[споры] contentious speech act; argument
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[катастрофы] calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
caution  Speak Example sentences
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[сырой] being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
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[вырезать] make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
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[колоссальные] of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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[осторожность] care; being attentive to possible danger
chord  Speak Example sentences
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[осторожность] care; being attentive to possible danger
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[Покрытие] the extent to which something is covered; news as presented by reporters
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[кометы] an object that goes around the sun
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[аккорд] combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
circumstance  Speak Example sentences
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[обстоятельство] situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
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[аквариум] tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
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[внимательный] thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
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[осторожность] care; being attentive to possible danger
commentary  Speak Example sentences
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[Комментарий] written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
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[аспект] distinct feature or element in a problem
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[мясника] one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
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[колоссальные] of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic