3500 ACT Vocabulary

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pachyderm  Speak Example sentences
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(протест) expression of disagreement and disapproval; complain against
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(толстокожее животное) any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
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(распылить) pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
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(помпезности) excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like stuffed shirt
panache  Speak Example sentences
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(щегольство) distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
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(плагиатом) steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
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(фаланга) compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things
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(позер) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
paraphernalia  Speak Example sentences
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(престижной) honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
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(принадлежности) personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
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(приходских) narrow in outlook; related to local church community
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(лишения) hardship; state of extreme poverty
passive  Speak Example sentences
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(фаланга) compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things
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(пассивные) lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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(престижной) honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
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(приемлемыми) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
pastel  Speak Example sentences
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(пастельных) any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
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(острый) stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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(бледное) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
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(проницательный) having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
phalanx  Speak Example sentences
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(распылить) pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
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(фаланга) compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things
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(Педагогика) teaching; art of education; science of teaching
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(протест) expression of disagreement and disapproval; complain against
ponderous  Speak Example sentences
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(процветание) good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
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(тяжелый) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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(возмущают) disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
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(окаменение) process of turning some plant material into stone
portly  Speak Example sentences
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(приличия) fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
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(полный) inoffensive expression of fat; stout
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(упредить) appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
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(тяжелый) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
prestigious  Speak Example sentences
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(щегольство) distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
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(престижной) honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
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(потомство) one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
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(Педагогика) teaching; art of education; science of teaching
privation  Speak Example sentences
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(лишения) hardship; state of extreme poverty
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(нехватка) scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
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(процветание) good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
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(профессионализм) expertness characteristic of a professional person