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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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accessory  Speak Example sentences
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[банкротом] penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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[арка] any part of a curved line
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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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[аксессуары] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
ambitious  Speak Example sentences
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[указ] order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court
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[каталог] list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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[амбициозные] aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
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[Курьер] a person who carries a message
articulate  Speak Example sentences
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[сформулировать] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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[вырождаться] become worse; decline; fall
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[предложение] sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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[кульминации] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
attach  Speak Example sentences
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[указ] order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court
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[придаем] fasten; annex; be in contact with
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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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[колыбели] small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
author  Speak Example sentences
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[амбициозные] aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
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[критерии] standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
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[тупой] having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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[автору] beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
bankrupt  Speak Example sentences
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[содействовать] provide; bestow a quality on
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[изгнать] drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
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[банкротом] penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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[цепляться] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
blend  Speak Example sentences
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[сформулировать] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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[смесь] combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture
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[Курьер] a person who carries a message
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[биография] an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
blunt  Speak Example sentences
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[высоте] elevation especially above sea level; height
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[тупой] having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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[дефицит] inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
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[смесь] combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture
catalogue  Speak Example sentences
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[адвокат] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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[каталог] list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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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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[критерии] standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
conquer  Speak Example sentences
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[аксессуары] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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[цвет лица] state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
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[завоевать] gain or acquire by force;  take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
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[предложение] sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document