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a. Syn. suitable; fitting; modest
(достойный) suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards


Spelling Word: decent
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n. Syn. deterioration; decay
(снижение) change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state


Spelling Word: decline
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a.
(обезвоженные) suffering from excessive loss of water


Spelling Word: dehydrated
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v. Syn. show; confirm; prove; manifest
(продемонстрировать) show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove


Spelling Word: demonstrate
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a. Syn. reliable; trustworthy
(надежные) reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy


Spelling Word: dependable
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n.
(опреснения) removal of salt; process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water


Spelling Word: desalination
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v.
(отключения) deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish


Spelling Word: disable
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a.
(сдержанный) free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable


Spelling Word: discreet
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a. Syn. repulsed
(отвращение) repulsed; having a strong distaste; irritated and out of patience


Spelling Word: disgusted
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v. Syn. expand
(разбухают) swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure


Spelling Word: distend