3500 ACT Vocabulary

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parry  Speak Example sentences
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(престижной) honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
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(множество) excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
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(парировать) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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(Пандемия) widespread; affecting majority of people
permeate  Speak Example sentences
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(пронизывают) spread or flow throughout; pervade
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(пикантный) pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
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(предзнаменованием) omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
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(преобладают) induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
perturb  Speak Example sentences
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(добычу) hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense
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(помпезности) excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like stuffed shirt
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(постулировать) assume existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest
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(возмущают) disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
placebo  Speak Example sentences
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(плацебо) harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
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(целлюлозы) fruit flesh; any soft or soggy mass
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(протест) expression of disagreement and disapproval; complain against
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(кропотливая) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
plagiarism  Speak Example sentences
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(плагиат) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
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(гроши) very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
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(исполнителя) entertainer; who performs or takes part in a play or performance of any kind
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(парировать) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
plasticity  Speak Example sentences
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(пластичность) ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic
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(множество) excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
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(сантехника) installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building
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(исполнителя) entertainer; who performs or takes part in a play or performance of any kind
plateau  Speak Example sentences
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(PRECIS) concise summing up of main points
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(пристрастие) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
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(плато) highland; upland; relatively flat highland
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(плацебо) harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
posit  Speak Example sentences
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(гроши) very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
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(постулировать) assume existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest
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(ловушка) hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
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(палитра) board on which painter mixes pigments
predetermine  Speak Example sentences
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(предопределяют) determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
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(добычу) hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense
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(успокоить) ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
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(преобладают) induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
presentiment  Speak Example sentences
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(предчувствие) sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition
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(множество) excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
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(постулировать) assume existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest
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(предзнаменованием) omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event