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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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scabbard  Speak Example sentences
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[шерстистого] hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool
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[возвышенное] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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[ножны] the case for sword blade; sheath
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[отек] becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
servitude  Speak Example sentences
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[рабство] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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[каприз] sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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[чувственного] physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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[сапфир] a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
skirmish  Speak Example sentences
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[недобросовестных] unprincipled; lacking honesty
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[охотник] one who sets devices to catch animals
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[перестрелка] minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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[жизненной] energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
snug  Speak Example sentences
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[рекламируют] advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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[сироп] a thick sweet sticky liquid
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[уютно] a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
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[существовать] remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
sojourn  Speak Example sentences
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[пребывание] temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
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[лом] throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
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[возвышенное] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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[вонь] strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
stuffy  Speak Example sentences
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[убить] put to death with a weapon, or by violence; kill; put an end to; destroy; overwhelm, as with laughter or love
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[чувственного] physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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[трезвости] restraint; avoiding excesses
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[душно] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
subsist  Speak Example sentences
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[слой] a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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[рекламируют] advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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[душно] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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[существовать] remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
theology  Speak Example sentences
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[богословие] science of God or religion
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[заклинания] name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
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[воск] any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
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[трезвости] restraint; avoiding excesses
thwart  Speak Example sentences
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[сорвать] hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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[защищенной] protected from danger or bad weather
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[шалфей] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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[сапфир] a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
tout  Speak Example sentences
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[отек] becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
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[рекламируют] advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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[каприз] sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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[чувственного] physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory