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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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riot  Speak Example sentences
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[автомобиль] automobile; means of conveying; medium
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[полосе] remove the surface from
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[сволочь] an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people
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[беспорядки] state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
sacrifice  Speak Example sentences
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[скольжения] move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
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[вряд] improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
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[символ] sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
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[жертвы] the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
signature  Speak Example sentences
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[мелкой] lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
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[целевой] reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
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[лента] a long thin piece of cloth or paper; measuring instrument for length by a narrow strip
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[подпись] name written in own handwriting
significant  Speak Example sentences
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[склад] depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
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[вряд] improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
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[полосе] remove the surface from
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[значительные] reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
somehow  Speak Example sentences
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[беспорядки] state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
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[символ] sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
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[сигнала] a sign made to give notice to a person
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[то] in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
sour  Speak Example sentences
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[Отдых] leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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[нуля] cut the surface of; cause friction
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[кисло] taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
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[награды] satisfying return or result; profit, return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
spare  Speak Example sentences
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[запасных] give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
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[терминал] causing or ending in or approaching death; station
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[очки] ability to see; sight; the vivid mental image
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[раковины] fall by, the force of gravity; descend lower; decline gradually; enter deeply
spit  Speak Example sentences
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[Вице] moral fault or failing; evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit; physical defect or weakness
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[коса] expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
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[Расписание] plan for an activity or event; arrange
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[запасных] give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
swear  Speak Example sentences
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[ругаться] affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath
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[гардероб] tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes
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[Отдых] leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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[сдаться] hand over, give up, give something into another's control
symbol  Speak Example sentences
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[нуля] cut the surface of; cause friction
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[символ] sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
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[скольжения] move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
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[кисло] taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor