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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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advocate  Speak Example sentences
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[обороны] act of defending against attack, danger, or injury
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[адвокат] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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[сырой] being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
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[тупой] having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
assemble  Speak Example sentences
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[собрать] put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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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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[подотчетным] liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained
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[тупой] having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
authorize  Speak Example sentences
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[разрешить] empower; give permission for; sanction
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[мусор] remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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[кишечника] a part or division of intestine; the interior  of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver
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[сформулировать] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
brace  Speak Example sentences
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[корабль] something made by people; vessel
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[лампа] the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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[отчаяние] loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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[скобка] something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod
butcher  Speak Example sentences
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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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[собрать] put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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[возникает] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
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[обычного] agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
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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[возникает] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
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[потребления] eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource
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[кишечника] a part or division of intestine; the interior  of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver
clan  Speak Example sentences
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[клан] faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
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[кишечника] a part or division of intestine; the interior  of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver
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[скобка] something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod
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[кривые] having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
clarify  Speak Example sentences
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[связывать] tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
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[спортсмена] a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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[корпуса] an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
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[уточнить] make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
cling  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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[сырой] being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
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[бампер] something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
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[грани] edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
confuse  Speak Example sentences
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[путайте] cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
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[разрешить] empower; give permission for; sanction
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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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[отчаяние] loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency