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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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research  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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[исследования] inquire into; attempt to find out in a scientific manner
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[стипендии] knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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[винт] cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
resent  Speak Example sentences
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[яхта] a lightship used for private pleasure trips
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[возмущаться] feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
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[сток] certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop
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[якобы] seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
sacrifice  Speak Example sentences
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[винт] cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
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[конечном счете] as final consequence; at last; in the end
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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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[Вице] moral fault or failing; evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit; physical defect or weakness
script  Speak Example sentences
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[тщательной] accurate or careful; complete
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[яхта] a lightship used for private pleasure trips
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[знак] public display of message; visible mark or indication
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[сценарий] prepare text for filming or broadcasting
secure  Speak Example sentences
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[болото] low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water
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[безопасной] free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
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[Вирус] disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
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[беспорядки] state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
sheet  Speak Example sentences
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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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[то] in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
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[выживать] continue to live; endure or last
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[листа] bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece; any broad, thin surface
shock  Speak Example sentences
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[Стресс] put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
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[шок] unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
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[возмущаться] feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
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[яхта] a lightship used for private pleasure trips
slide  Speak Example sentences
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[исследования] inquire into; attempt to find out in a scientific manner
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[слайдов] slip; usually move in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
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[винт] cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
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[скандал] a publicized incident that brings about disgrace; damage to reputation by disclosure of improper behavior
somehow  Speak Example sentences
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[то] in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
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[Верховный] most outstanding; highest; superior
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[названию] right or claim to possession; a mark of rank; the name of a book or film
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[листа] bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece; any broad, thin surface
sting  Speak Example sentences
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[выживать] continue to live; endure or last
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[слайдов] slip; usually move in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
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[якобы] seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
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[жало] pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings