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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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advocate  Speak Example sentences
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[бронза] an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
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[обеспечения] promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
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[адвокат] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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[Канал] an artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct
analogy  Speak Example sentences
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[аналогии] the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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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
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[передают] carry from one place to another; bear or transport
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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
anticipate  Speak Example sentences
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[предвидеть] act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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[консервативного] favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
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[барьер] obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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[бандаж] a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
aquarium  Speak Example sentences
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[кондиционирования] process of modifying a person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body
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[резервного] condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
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[аспект] distinct feature or element in a problem
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[аквариум] tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
assassination  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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[консервативного] favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
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[кондиционирования] process of modifying a person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body
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[агрегации] several things grouped together or considered as a whole
asset  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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[активов] properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
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[дефицит] inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
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[захоронения] grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
automatic  Speak Example sentences
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[резервного] condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
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[размытия] something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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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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[автоматического] mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
boost  Speak Example sentences
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[повысить] raise; advance; push or shove upward
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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
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[бронза] an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
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[барьер] obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
buffet  Speak Example sentences
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[дефицит] inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
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[носителей] one that carries or conveys; messenger
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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
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[предвидеть] act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
captive  Speak Example sentences
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[Канал] an artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct
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[космические] of the universe; vast
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[совместно] state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
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[плен] a prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection