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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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detergent  Speak Example sentences
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[стимул] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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[мороз] ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
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[моющего средства] cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
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[фундаментальных] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
dilemma  Speak Example sentences
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[дилемма] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[подвиг] achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
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[грозным] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
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[запугать] frighten; make timid; fill with fear
dismiss  Speak Example sentences
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[сомнительных] distrustful; skeptical; full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion
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[уволить] stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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[дилемма] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[края] margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
distinct  Speak Example sentences
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[хлопья] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
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[дрейфа] float; moving aimlessly; wander
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[ужасное] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[различных] clearly noticeable; separate and different
dreadful  Speak Example sentences
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[уравнения] making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium
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[мрачные] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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[фундаментальных] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
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[ужасное] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
expand  Speak Example sentences
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[улыбка] act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
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[появляются] come into prominence; spring up; appear
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[расширить] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
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[ужасное] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
flask  Speak Example sentences
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[вмешательства] get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
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[улыбка] act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
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[колбы] a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
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[расширить] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
foil  Speak Example sentences
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[фольги] prevent from being successful
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[растворяются] melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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[появляются] come into prominence; spring up; appear
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[ярость] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
fringe  Speak Example sentences
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[оценки] judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
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[края] margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
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[ярость] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
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[улыбка] act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
fury  Speak Example sentences
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[оценки] judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
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[ярость] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
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[слоновой кости] teeth of the elephant;  pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white
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[доля] segment; fragment; a small proportion of