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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abide  Speak Example sentences
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[соблюдать] endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
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[развлекаться] occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
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[артиллерия] large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons
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[размещения] do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
advocate  Speak Example sentences
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[адвокат] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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[приветствую] acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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[Желательно] worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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[вырождаться] become worse; decline; fall
amuse  Speak Example sentences
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[обычного] agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
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[Желательно] worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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[развлекаться] occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
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[Классическая] standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans
applaud  Speak Example sentences
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[высоте] elevation especially above sea level; height
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[приветствую] acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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[столкновение] make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
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[Канал] an artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct
cartoon  Speak Example sentences
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[барьер] obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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[мультфильм] a drawing, especially in a newspaper or magazine, that tells a joke
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[координаты] bring order and organization to; harmonize
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[Таможня] tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
clash  Speak Example sentences
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[Желательно] worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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[Архив] public records; place where public records are kept
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[Таможня] tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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[столкновение] make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
conservative  Speak Example sentences
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[десятилетие] a group of ten, especially a period of ten years
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[адвокат] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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[тростник] any plant with long, hard, elastic stems;  walking stick
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[консервативного] favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
considerable  Speak Example sentences
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[кривой] bend or turn gradually from a given direction,  as the road curves to the right
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[значительные] worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
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[Таможня] tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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[развлекаться] occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
contribution  Speak Example sentences
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[предположения] something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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[способности] inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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[вклад] act of contributing; payment exacted for a special purpose; impost or levy
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[кривой] bend or turn gradually from a given direction,  as the road curves to the right
cork  Speak Example sentences
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[консервативного] favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
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[пробки] lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats
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[кусок] a thick mass or piece, amount
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[артиллерия] large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons