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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[максимальной] farthest point or extremity; most distant; extreme
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[затянуть] draw tighter; straiten; make closer in any manner.
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[соответствующих] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
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[убоя] act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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[непросто] not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
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[Ренессанс] revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
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[седло] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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[смолы] sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
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[супруга] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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[перемирие] suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
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[сфера] range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
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[обода] border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
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[сфера] range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
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[перемирие] suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
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[замочить] cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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[конкурента] compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
straightforward  Speak Example sentences
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[термометры] an instrument for measuring temperature
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[передачи] act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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[простой] proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank
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[максимальной] farthest point or extremity; most distant; extreme
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[шага] step; pace; significant progress
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[усталые] tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
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[исчезают] disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
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[наклона] slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
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[замочить] cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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[Общая] brief statement that presents the main points
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[перемирие] suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
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[шпоры] urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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[ветеран] someone who has given long service
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[вызвать] call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
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[обидчивый] tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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[передачи] act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
thrive  Speak Example sentences
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[конкурента] compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
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[процветать] make steady progress; prosper; flourish
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[переплетения] pattern or structure by weaving; knit; interlace
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[затянуть] draw tighter; straiten; make closer in any manner.
throbbing  Speak Example sentences
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[супруга] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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[пульсирующая] beating or pounding strongly
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[бдительность] attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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[торжество] victory; win; expressing great joy