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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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irony  Speak Example sentences
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[массивных] enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
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[ирония] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
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[представляют] pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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[номер] subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
issue  Speak Example sentences
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[линии] thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
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[перспективных] likely to develop desirably; affording hope
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[номер] subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
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[Реклама] state of being public; information to attract public notice
mortal  Speak Example sentences
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[Большинство] greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
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[смертного] man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
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[периода] an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
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[производительности] act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
nightmare  Speak Example sentences
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[кошмар] dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
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[ирония] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
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[RAID] search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
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[оправдывают] adjust the spaces between words;  show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
obvious  Speak Example sentences
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[случайных] without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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[очевидно] exposed; easily discovered; plain
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[перспективных] likely to develop desirably; affording hope
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[RAID] search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
opt  Speak Example sentences
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[отказаться] make a choice or decision; choose; select
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[Реклама] state of being public; information to attract public notice
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[случаю] a significant event that occurs at a critical time; opportunity to do something; event or happening
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[рационального] consistent with; based on; using reason
outrageous  Speak Example sentences
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[возмутительно] of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason
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[ирония] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
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[номер] subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
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[оправдывают] adjust the spaces between words;  show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
performance  Speak Example sentences
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[производительности] act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
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[пара] two people or things considered as a unit; two items of the same kind; a couple
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[коленях] the flap that lies over another part; area of control or responsibility; upper side of the thighs of a seated person
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[персонал] group of people willing to obey orders
personnel  Speak Example sentences
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[номер] subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
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[персонал] group of people willing to obey orders
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[Большинство] greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
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[возмутительно] of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason
philosophy  Speak Example sentences
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[отказаться] make a choice or decision; choose; select
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[Философия] body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality
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[отрицательных] adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
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[прибыли] advantageous gain or return; income received from investments or property