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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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cruise  Speak Example sentences
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[круиз] sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
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[слияния] union; an act of melting together by heat
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[экзотические] from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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[пара] a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
curse  Speak Example sentences
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[следовательно,] from this place; from this time; from this reason; as an inference or deduction
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[проклятие] call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
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[трава] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
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[экономика] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
declare  Speak Example sentences
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[унизить] cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
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[объявить] state clearly; make known formally or officially
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[что попало] exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous
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[хобби] auxiliary activity; activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation
device  Speak Example sentences
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[ураган] big storm; severe tropical cyclone
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[устройства] technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
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[окончательного] forming or occurring at the end; terminating; ultimate; conclusive
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[намек] allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion
dimension  Speak Example sentences
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[трещины] break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
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[отвлечь] cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
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[экзотические] from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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[измерения] a measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length; size; aspect; element
disable  Speak Example sentences
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[сплетни] rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
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[отключения] deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish
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[унизить] cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
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[костюм] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
document  Speak Example sentences
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[слияния] union; an act of melting together by heat
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[измерения] a measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length; size; aspect; element
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[слабый] lacking strength or vigor; weak
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[документ] provide written evidence; record in detail
equal  Speak Example sentences
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[диван] sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed
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[трава] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
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[равные] having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical
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[измерения] a measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length; size; aspect; element
faint  Speak Example sentences
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[туры] be the right size or shape; conform to some shape or size
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[исполнения] accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death
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[намек] allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion
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[слабый] lacking strength or vigor; weak
friction  Speak Example sentences
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[дозы] quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
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[трения] clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
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[шланг] a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
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[хобби] auxiliary activity; activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation