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v. уничтожать destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of


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a. пораженческие the attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome


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n. потомка offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race


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n. Диетология study of nutrition as it relates to health


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n. диетолог a specialist in the study of nutrition


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v. разбавленных weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water


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v. различать detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear


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n. волнение state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement


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a. дискурсивной tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects


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a. диссидент disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious


Spelling Word: dissident