3500 ACT Vocabulary

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parch  Speak Example sentences
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(Парч) burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
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(успокоить) appease or pacify; bring peace to
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(Патриарх) father and ruler of family or tribe
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(частичного) incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
parry  Speak Example sentences
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(пикантный) pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
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(парировать) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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(приемлемыми) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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(болтать) speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter
pastiche  Speak Example sentences
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(питьевой) suitable for drinking; drinkable
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(тащиться) move or walk heavily or laboriously; travel slowly but steadily
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(предлогом) excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
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(стилизация) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
patriarch  Speak Example sentences
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(псевдонимом) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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(премии) having or reflecting superior quality or value
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(предлогом) excuse; something serving to conceal plans; fictitious reason
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(Патриарх) father and ruler of family or tribe
paucity  Speak Example sentences
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(стилизация) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
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(нехватка) scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
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(Парч) burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
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(плагиат) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
perpetuate  Speak Example sentences
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(проницательный) insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
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(пегий) mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
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(запрещения) command against; banish; outlaw
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(увековечить) make something last; preserve from extinction
philanthropist  Speak Example sentences
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(успокоить) appease or pacify; bring peace to
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(императивной) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
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(филантроп) person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution
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(процветать) flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
pillage  Speak Example sentences
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(движитель) driving forward; having power to propel
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(добычу) hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense
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(грабеж) rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
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(плагиат) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
piquant  Speak Example sentences
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(физиологических) pertaining to science of the function of living organisms
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(грабеж) rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
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(толстокожее животное) any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
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(пикантный) pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
placate  Speak Example sentences
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(персонал) group of people willing to obey orders
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(успокоить) appease or pacify; bring peace to
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(добычу) hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense
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(физиологических) pertaining to science of the function of living organisms