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insurrection  Speak Example sentences
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[восстание] rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
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[метафора] implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
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[угрюмый] ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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[парадокс] something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
maritime  Speak Example sentences
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[отвес] checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
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[случайных] without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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[йоту] a very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
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[морской] relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
material  Speak Example sentences
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[соответствующих] having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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[меланхолия] gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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[нелепо] contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
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[материала] of, relating to, or composed of matter; concerned with the physical, not from intellectual or spiritual
morose  Speak Example sentences
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[интуиция] immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
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[маршал] put in order; arrange or place something in line
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[паспорт] legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
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[угрюмый] ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
mortician  Speak Example sentences
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[оптимист] one who expects a favorable or good outcome
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[проницательный] insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
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[гробовщик] funeral director; one whose business is the management of funerals
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[парадокс] something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
mushroom  Speak Example sentences
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[гриб] multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
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[интуиция] immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
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[добычу] the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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[прерогативой] privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
overbearing  Speak Example sentences
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[подиум] a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it
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[Максим] proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
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[Помечено] noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks
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[властная] expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
paradox  Speak Example sentences
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[Помечено] noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks
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[случайных] without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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[парадокс] something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
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[паразит] animal or plant living on another
passport  Speak Example sentences
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[проницательный] insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
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[паспорт] legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
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[важный] very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
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[нелепо] contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
perceptive  Speak Example sentences
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[Помечено] noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks
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[причудливый] odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
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[Бегущая строка] large tent, often with open sides, used chiefly for outdoor entertainment; roof-like structure
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[проницательный] insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive