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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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courtesy  Speak Example sentences
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[любезно] polite behavior; the act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of the fact
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[намек] allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion
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[мясо] the soft tissue of the body, mainly muscle and fat; surface or skin of the human body; meat of animals
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[гул] low, prolonged sound; humming noise; singing with shut mouth
debate  Speak Example sentences
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[дизайн] act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for
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[обсуждение] discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
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[щедрые] more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
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[класса] step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
delicate  Speak Example sentences
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[обуздать] bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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[деликатный] pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle between difference
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[обсуждение] discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
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[хост] great number; person entertaining guests
despise  Speak Example sentences
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[невероятное] unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
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[презирают] dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
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[стоматолога] a person qualified to practice dentistry
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[домогательства] feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
disturb  Speak Example sentences
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[ответчик] one required to make answer in an action or suit
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[беспокоить] upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
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[щедрые] more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
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[трусом] person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
executive  Speak Example sentences
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[бедствий] catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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[обуздать] bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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[дизайн] act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for
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[Исполнительный] role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator
factor  Speak Example sentences
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[стоматолога] a person qualified to practice dentistry
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[отвлечения] extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
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[фактор] anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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[гул] low, prolonged sound; humming noise; singing with shut mouth
flesh  Speak Example sentences
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[славной] having or deserving glory; famous; characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent; wonderful
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[разрушительных] causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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[деликатный] pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle between difference
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[мясо] the soft tissue of the body, mainly muscle and fat; surface or skin of the human body; meat of animals
float  Speak Example sentences
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[невероятное] unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
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[дизайн] act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for
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[плавать] drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
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[класса] step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
genetic  Speak Example sentences
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[домогательства] feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
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[фактор] anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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[генетического] of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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[трусом] person who lacks courage to face danger; timid