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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abrupt  Speak Example sentences
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[резкое] broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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[осложнение] complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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[учетных] a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications; warrant
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[Зерно] the top, end, or highest part of anything, especially of plant or tree; grain or other product of field while standing
alternate  Speak Example sentences
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[альтернативных] happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
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[убийство] act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
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[достаточно] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
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[плотина] a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
automobile  Speak Example sentences
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[автомобиль] self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway
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[наркоман] cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
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[автоматического] mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
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[цемент] any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
avalanche  Speak Example sentences
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[Массовые] majority; the main part; volume; mass
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[лавина] a great mass of falling snow and ice
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[ослепить] overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
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["шведский стол"] table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
ballot  Speak Example sentences
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[клише] obvious remark; overused expression or idea
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[голосования] printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
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[холст] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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[аксессуары] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
banquet  Speak Example sentences
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[молочные] a place where milk is produced, kept or converted into butter or cheese
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[банкет] feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
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[биография] an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
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[плотина] a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
bulb  Speak Example sentences
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[лампа] the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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[предложение] sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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[тире] throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
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[цемент] any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
canvas  Speak Example sentences
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[холст] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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[аксессуары] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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[колыбели] small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
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[Бюллетень] a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
cliche  Speak Example sentences
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[убийство] act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
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[клише] obvious remark; overused expression or idea
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[достаточно] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
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[подлинные] not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
commentary  Speak Example sentences
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[достаточно] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
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[учетных] a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications; warrant
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[аксессуары] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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[Комментарий] written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material