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v. отставание delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind


Spelling Word: lag
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a. грамотные educated; schooled; one who can read and write


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a. оживленной busy; energetic; vigorous


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n. светимости light; radiance; quality of being luminous


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n. пружина most important spring in a mechanical device; chief motivating force


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a. мамонта gigantic; of great comparative size


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n. погашения state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; the arrival of the time fixed for payment


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v. исправить make repairs or restoration to; fix; improve


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a. чудесным astonishing; very effective or surprising, or difficult to believe


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a. ошибочной based or acting on the error; misled; lacking proper guidance


Spelling Word: misguided