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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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ridge  Speak Example sentences
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[выжать] force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence
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[тонкие] slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[рип] tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
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[хребта] long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
section  Speak Example sentences
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[тонкие] slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[награды] satisfying return or result; profit, return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
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[хребта] long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
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[разделе] one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
smart  Speak Example sentences
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[умные] clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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[печать] middle size aquatic mammal; stamp used for authentication or security
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[ругаться] affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath
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[жесткие] hard; difficult; feeling physical discomfort or pain; hard to bear
sore  Speak Example sentences
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[больной] skin infection; hurting; inflamed and painful; source of pain, distress, or irritation
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[потрясающий] causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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[хребта] long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
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[пощечину] sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
sort  Speak Example sentences
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[умные] clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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[рода] kind or species; a class of
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[операции] medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
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[кран] draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
spectacular  Speak Example sentences
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[впечатляющий] impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
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[выживать] continue to live; endure or last
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[Техника] practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness
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[сигнала] a sign made to give notice to a person
statue  Speak Example sentences
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[статуя] sculpture representing a human or animal
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[разделе] one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
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[глотать] take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
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[саботаж] destroy property or hinder normal operations
stock  Speak Example sentences
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[символ] sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
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[стабильного] not easily moved or disturbed
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[урегулированию] take up residence; form a community; come to rest; bring to an end; fix firmly
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[сток] certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop
subject  Speak Example sentences
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[установка] manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
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[предмету] something to be treated; course or area of study
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[потрясающий] causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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[обет] a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
subtle  Speak Example sentences
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[саботаж] destroy property or hinder normal operations
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[грубые] not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
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[источника] point of origin, such as spring, of stream or river; one that causes, creates, or initiates
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[тонкие] slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind