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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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curb  Speak Example sentences
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[обуздать] bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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[эссе] composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
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[Депозит] money given as a guarantee or security
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[скидки] give a reduction in price on
date  Speak Example sentences
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[дате] mark the time of; assign a date to
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[обмена] substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
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[обуздать] bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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[вперед] at or to or toward the front; toward the future
dodge  Speak Example sentences
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[смазка] oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
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[передач] toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
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[пожертвование] grant; an act of giving to a fund or cause
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[Dodge] avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
eternal  Speak Example sentences
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[целостность] quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
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[вечное] forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
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[флот] a group of steamships under the same ownership; a group of vessels or vehicles
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[например] an example that is cited to prove a contention or illustrate a point; case or occurrence
figure  Speak Example sentences
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[рисунок] model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
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[экономика] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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[пожертвование] grant; an act of giving to a fund or cause
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[заслуживают] be worthy of; have a right to
flash  Speak Example sentences
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[функции] act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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[заместитель] one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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[заслуживают] be worthy of; have a right to
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[Flash] emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
fling  Speak Example sentences
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[заместитель] one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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[Gamble] play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming
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[бросать] throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
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[удерживайте] keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
function  Speak Example sentences
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[функции] act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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[поколения] all offspring at the same stage from an ancestor; interval between the birth of parents and their offspring
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[обуздать] bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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[вперед] at or to or toward the front; toward the future
gamble  Speak Example sentences
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[Показать] exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
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[обуздать] bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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[шторм] powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
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[Gamble] play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming
gear  Speak Example sentences
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[передач] toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
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[взорваться] erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
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[могила] a place for the burial; death, or extinction
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[скидки] give a reduction in price on