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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abolition  Speak Example sentences
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[хронических] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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[дефекта] abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
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[отмена] ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
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[убийство] act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
acquisition  Speak Example sentences
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[наряду] along or by the side; side by side with
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[приобретение] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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[смещения] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
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[распада] decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
acute  Speak Example sentences
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[острого] quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
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[аналогии] the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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[холст] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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[породы] raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
alienate  Speak Example sentences
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[завоевать] gain or acquire by force;  take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
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[компас] go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
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[отчуждать] cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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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
analogy  Speak Example sentences
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[Архив] public records; place where public records are kept
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[распада] decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
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[консоли] cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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[аналогии] the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
attach  Speak Example sentences
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[аналогии] the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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[осложнение] complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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[уточнить] make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
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[придаем] fasten; annex; be in contact with
brace  Speak Example sentences
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[отмена] ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
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[консоли] cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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[огурец] cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
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[скобка] something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod
breed  Speak Example sentences
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[пробки] lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats
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[консоли] cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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[породы] raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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[Арена] a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
butcher  Speak Example sentences
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[Архив] public records; place where public records are kept
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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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[смещения] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
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[консоли] cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
cannon  Speak Example sentences
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[Массовые] majority; the main part; volume; mass
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[достаточно] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
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[уточнить] make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
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[пушка] great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force; loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung