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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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accelerate  Speak Example sentences
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[ускорения] move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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[диагностики] analyze; examine; identify the cause of something
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[косметолог] one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
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[совокупности] gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
adjoin  Speak Example sentences
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[примыкают] be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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[оценки] assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
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[дряхлый] weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
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[шарик] small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing
allocate  Speak Example sentences
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[хранитель] a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
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[выделить] assign; distribute according to plan
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[делегат] a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
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[сотрудничество] act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
anecdote  Speak Example sentences
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[воздать] commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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[оценки] assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
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[анекдот] a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
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[дряхлый] weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
appreciable  Speak Example sentences
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[воспользоваться] turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
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[каустической] capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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[заметной] large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
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[умолчанию] failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
augment  Speak Example sentences
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[шарик] small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing
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[бюрократия] over-regulated administrative system
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[противоречие] the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
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[увеличить] make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
calorie  Speak Example sentences
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[поразить] affect with wonder; surprise; shock
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[совместного обучения] system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
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[калории] unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
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[отменить] cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
caustic  Speak Example sentences
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[умолчанию] failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
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[заторов] act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
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[каустической] capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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[косметолог] one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
coeducation  Speak Example sentences
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[совместного обучения] system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
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[горючих] capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
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[Краткое] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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[увеличить] make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
compress  Speak Example sentences
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[воздать] commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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[умолчанию] failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
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[сжатия] close; squeeze or press together; contract
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[бюрократия] over-regulated administrative system