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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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riot  Speak Example sentences
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[ритуал] procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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[беспорядки] state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
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[бросить] throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
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[недооценивать] make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
rub  Speak Example sentences
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[отменить] release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
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[гниль] become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
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[одного] one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
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[руб] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
sink  Speak Example sentences
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[раковины] fall by, the force of gravity; descend lower; decline gradually; enter deeply
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[символ] sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
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[сорняков] a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
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[стойло] the small area set off by walls for special use; booth
split  Speak Example sentences
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[гниль] become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
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[Сплит] break apart; cut; divide
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[тосты] dry and brown by heat of the fire; warm thoroughly; drink to the health or in honor
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[полотенце] rectangular cloth or paper for drying or wiping
stiff  Speak Example sentences
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[выживания] existence; remaining alive
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[уязвимых] susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
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[благосостояния] benefit; something that aids health or happiness
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[жесткая] not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
strip  Speak Example sentences
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[полотенце] rectangular cloth or paper for drying or wiping
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[упорное] unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
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[полосе] remove the surface from
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[мелкой] lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
subtle  Speak Example sentences
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[полотенце] rectangular cloth or paper for drying or wiping
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[одного] one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
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[тонкие] slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[ритуал] procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
thunder  Speak Example sentences
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[гром] sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
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[недооценивать] make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
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[раковины] fall by, the force of gravity; descend lower; decline gradually; enter deeply
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[руб] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
towel  Speak Example sentences
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[тонкие] slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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[полосе] remove the surface from
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[Сплит] break apart; cut; divide
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[полотенце] rectangular cloth or paper for drying or wiping
tradition  Speak Example sentences
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[отменить] release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
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[уязвимых] susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
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[Традиция] thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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[жертвы] the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object