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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[ослепить] overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
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[верность] loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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[подушка] soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
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[активации] make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
allegiance  Speak Example sentences
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[ротор] form into a coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
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[подушка] soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
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[тупой] having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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[верность] loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
bleak  Speak Example sentences
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[мрачная] cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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[смещения] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
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[ослепить] overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
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[пожар] a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
blush  Speak Example sentences
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[Классическая] standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans
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[цепляться] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
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[краснеть] become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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[холст] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
bounty  Speak Example sentences
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[осторожность] care; being attentive to possible danger
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[цепляться] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
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[преднамеренное] consider; think about carefully; weigh
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[щедрость] goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
caution  Speak Example sentences
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[совместно] state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
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[консенсуса] general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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[осторожность] care; being attentive to possible danger
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[Массовые] majority; the main part; volume; mass
clarify  Speak Example sentences
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[холст] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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[уточнить] make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
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[свернуть] breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
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[Классическая] standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans
collapse  Speak Example sentences
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[тормозные] a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
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[пожар] a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
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[свернуть] breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
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[преднамеренное] consider; think about carefully; weigh
conjunction  Speak Example sentences
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[холст] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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[убийство] act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
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[совместно] state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
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[Кассир] one who has charge of money; cash keeper
credible  Speak Example sentences
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[преднамеренное] consider; think about carefully; weigh
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[надежные] capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
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[консенсуса] general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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[смещения] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way