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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rip  Speak Example sentences
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[Запах] a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
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[болото] low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water
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[сдвиг] moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
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[рип] tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
rot  Speak Example sentences
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[гниль] become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
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[скольжения] move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
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[тонкие] slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[значительные] reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
scout  Speak Example sentences
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[гладкая] free from obstructions; make surface shine
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[пощечину] sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
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[деформация] group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
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[разведчик] find paths through unexplored territory
shallow  Speak Example sentences
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[показывать] jump lightly; hop; bypass
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[жареного] cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
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[мелкой] lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
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[гниль] become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
shift  Speak Example sentences
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[сдвиг] moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
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[Запах] a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
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[бродяга] travel or wander through; cleanse clothes in water
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[разведчик] find paths through unexplored territory
significant  Speak Example sentences
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[жесткая] not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
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[значительные] reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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[теории] doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
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[правила] governing direction for a specific purpose; regulation; systematic method
sink  Speak Example sentences
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[закуски] eat light informal meal; eat lightly
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[раковины] fall by, the force of gravity; descend lower; decline gradually; enter deeply
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[жертвы] the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
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[глотать] take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
slap  Speak Example sentences
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[пощечину] sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
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[руб] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[огромный] huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible
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[шок] unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
slide  Speak Example sentences
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[шок] unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
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[слайдов] slip; usually move in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
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[палкой] fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
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[факел] large candle or lamp giving flaring flame; flashlight
slip  Speak Example sentences
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[мелкой] lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
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[спонтанного] arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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[скольжения] move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
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[болото] low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water