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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lay  Speak Example sentences
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[Изменить] alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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[участок] a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
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[лежал] put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
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[шкафчик] storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
lock  Speak Example sentences
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[Блокировка] strand or cluster of hair; fastening together; a closing of one thing upon another; device operated by a key
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[насосы] draw fluid or gas by pressure or suction; supply in great quantities
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[монстр] beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
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[мозга] tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
locker  Speak Example sentences
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[рекомендации] making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
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[преследования] follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
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[шкафчик] storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
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[процесс] act of proceeding; continued forward movement; a series of actions
maintenance  Speak Example sentences
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[ликер] any liquid, like water, milk, blood, sap, juice; alcoholic or spirituous fluid
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[Изменить] alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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[обслуживание] preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
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[участок] a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
measure  Speak Example sentences
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[случайных] without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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[напомнить] recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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[меры] determine the size of something; mark the layout, or establish dimensions; estimate by evaluation or comparison
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[мотив] emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
miracle  Speak Example sentences
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[чудо] wonderful thing; something that excites admiration or astonishment
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[преследования] follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
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[рекомендации] making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
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[Блокировка] strand or cluster of hair; fastening together; a closing of one thing upon another; device operated by a key
nasty  Speak Example sentences
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[меры] determine the size of something; mark the layout, or establish dimensions; estimate by evaluation or comparison
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[неприятный] very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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[рывок] pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
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[случайных] without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
opposed  Speak Example sentences
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[контактный] a piece of wood, metal, generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together
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[против] having an opponent; averse of
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[мозга] tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
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[минут] extremely small; short note
original  Speak Example sentences
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[оригинальные] not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
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[обслуживание] preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
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[преследования] follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
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[пункту] a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
paradise  Speak Example sentences
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[залить] flow in a spurt; rain heavily; supply in large amounts
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[рай] garden of Eden; any place of complete delight and peace
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[продолжить] follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
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[отрицательных] adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic