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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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linguistics  Speak Example sentences
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[наручники] handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
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[кусок] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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[лингвистика] humanistic study of language and literature
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[мопедов] a small two-wheeled vehicle with a motor and pedals like those on a bicycle
locust  Speak Example sentences
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[мопедов] a small two-wheeled vehicle with a motor and pedals like those on a bicycle
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[возможность] inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed
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[процессии] act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
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[саранчи] any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
mere  Speak Example sentences
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[пыльцы] the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour
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[просто] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
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[отказ] sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
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[странно] curiously; bizarrely; unusually
morsel  Speak Example sentences
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[формы] model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
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[заведомо] in a way that is famous for something bad
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[резкое] extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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[кусок] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
needle  Speak Example sentences
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[каникулы] withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
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[кусок] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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[процессии] act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
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[иглы] long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
notoriously  Speak Example sentences
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[заведомо] in a way that is famous for something bad
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[наручники] handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
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[кусок] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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[странно] curiously; bizarrely; unusually
onslaught  Speak Example sentences
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[грамотные] educated; schooled; one who can read and write
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[наручники] handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
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[винта] machine for propelling an aircraft or boat; one who propels
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[натиск] assault; a very powerful attack
outlandish  Speak Example sentences
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[диковинные] unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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[реликвия] surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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[заведомо] in a way that is famous for something bad
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[материализм] the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
paltry  Speak Example sentences
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[наручники] handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
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[ничтожные] insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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[завышенную] overprice; a price that is too high
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[укола] penetrate or puncture by a sharp and slender thing
parallel  Speak Example sentences
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[реликвия] surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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[параллельно] being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction
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[затруднительное] tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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[председательствовать] be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of the president; direct as chief officer