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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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distinguish  Speak Example sentences
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[нарушение] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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[стая] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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[различие] characterize; differentiate; recognize
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[беспокоить] irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
disturbance  Speak Example sentences
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[вдохновляющим] stimulating or exalting to the spirit
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[нарушение] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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[исполнения] put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
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[Каталог] checklist; a collection of resources
drastic  Speak Example sentences
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[начать] begin; originate; admit into membership
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[хмуриться] look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
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[веселый] by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
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[резкое] radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
dreadful  Speak Example sentences
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[нетронутыми] undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
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[ужасное] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[прощание] acknowledgment at parting;  goodbye; the act of departing or taking leave
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[пожилых] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
edit  Speak Example sentences
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[подчеркнуть] stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
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[пена] white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
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[ужасное] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[Изменить] revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange the matter of, for publication
enhance  Speak Example sentences
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[стая] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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[веселый] by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
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[повышения] make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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[беспокоить] irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
evolution  Speak Example sentences
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[гламур] the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
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[эволюция] development; a gradual process of change and development
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[нетронутыми] undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
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[скорбим] cause to be sorrowful; distress
external  Speak Example sentences
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[внешних] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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[стая] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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[дрейфа] float; moving aimlessly; wander
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[повышения] make better or more attractive; increase; improve
feature  Speak Example sentences
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[баловаться] be complacent toward; give way to; not to oppose or restrain;  yield to the desire of
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[вдохновляющим] stimulating or exalting to the spirit
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[недействительными] of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
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[возможность] prominent aspect of something
flake  Speak Example sentences
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[использовать] make use of, sometimes unjustly
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[отличается] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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[блеск] provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
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[хлопья] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow