3500 ACT Vocabulary

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papyrus  Speak Example sentences
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(проницательный) insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
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(прагматик) who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner
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(цепкий) capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect
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(папирус) ancient paper made from stem of plant
parch  Speak Example sentences
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(прихорашиваться) become formal or affected in dress or manners; give neat appearance to
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(цепкий) capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect
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(предшественником) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
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(Парч) burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
patina  Speak Example sentences
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(полный) inoffensive expression of fat; stout
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(прагматик) who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner
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(патина) green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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(педантичным) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
permeable  Speak Example sentences
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(проницательный) insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
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(проницаемой) penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
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(бедность) lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
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(гроши) very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
philanthropist  Speak Example sentences
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(предшественником) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
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(ананас) large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
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(щегольство) distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
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(филантроп) person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution
potentiality  Speak Example sentences
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(болтать) speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter
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(возможность) inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed
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(благоприятной) presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
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(предвидения) ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight
practicable  Speak Example sentences
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(распространения) rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction
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(практически) feasible; capable of being effected, done, or put into practice
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(гроши) very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
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(бедность) lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
pragmatist  Speak Example sentences
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(предчувствие) sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition
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(движение) drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
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(прагматик) who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner
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(благоприятной) presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
prehensile  Speak Example sentences
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(полный) inoffensive expression of fat; stout
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(похотливый) having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something
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(цепкий) capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect
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(патина) green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
presentiment  Speak Example sentences
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(непомерно) forbiddingly; in a prohibitive manner; so as to prohibit
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(предчувствие) sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition
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(пантомима) communication by means of gesture and facial expression
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(филантроп) person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution