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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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alternation  Speak Example sentences
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[автономного] self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
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[чередование] successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
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[условные] based upon traditional rules; formed by agreement or compact
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[континентальном] being or concerning or limited to a continent
appoint  Speak Example sentences
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[назначить] designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
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[археология] study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
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[удобное] suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs; near; accessible
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[уздечку] headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
archaeology  Speak Example sentences
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[археология] study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
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[условные] based upon traditional rules; formed by agreement or compact
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[чердак] story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house
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[анализа] study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
assessment  Speak Example sentences
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[оценки] act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
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[жалобу] expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
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[Средний] typical; mean; achieve or reach on average
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[борт] on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business
astronomer  Speak Example sentences
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[собор] a large and important church, esp. one that is the center of a large area
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[учета] a system that provides quantitative information about finances
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[астроном] a physicist who studies astronomy
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[удобное] suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs; near; accessible
astronomical  Speak Example sentences
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[астрономические] enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
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[самолет] a vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon
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[кузнец] one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
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[конгрессмен] man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives
august  Speak Example sentences
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[Август] impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
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[понимание] grasp; ability to understand
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[случайно] inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
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[Canon] law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
autonomous  Speak Example sentences
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[автономного] self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
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[удобное] suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs; near; accessible
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[Сочетание] an arrangement in a particular order; union
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[украшают] enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
blacksmith  Speak Example sentences
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[украшают] enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
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[конденсатор] lens used to concentrate light on an object; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
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[опасные] full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe
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[кузнец] one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
bridle  Speak Example sentences
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[уздечку] headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
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[удобное] suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs; near; accessible
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[археология] study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
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[конгрессмен] man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives