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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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maxim  Speak Example sentences
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[отражают] throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
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[бритвы] a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
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[Максим] proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
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[пагубной] very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
memorable  Speak Example sentences
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[микромире] a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
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[памятный] unforgettable; worthy of being remembered; very important or remarkable
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[фонетика] branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
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[вид] aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
mien  Speak Example sentences
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[населения] the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
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[вид] aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
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[недоумение] puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
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[оперение] covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
mischievous  Speak Example sentences
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[болезни] disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
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[озорной] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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[трепетать] beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
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[предписание] rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
mold  Speak Example sentences
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[формы] model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
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[отказаться] abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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[повстанческих] revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
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[Помечено] noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks
nick  Speak Example sentences
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[Репертуар] list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
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[недоумение] puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
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[кладка] the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick
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[ник] shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment
offense  Speak Example sentences
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[ниц] put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
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[преступления] act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
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[отражают] throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
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[озорной] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
overlapping  Speak Example sentences
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[недоумение] puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
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[перекрытия] covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
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[реализации] fulfillment; awareness; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
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[пагубной] very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
perplexing  Speak Example sentences
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[Патент] grant made by the government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant
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[судья] someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
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[недоумение] puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
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[бритвы] a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
plumage  Speak Example sentences
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[репетиции] act of rehearsing; exercise or practice to prepare for a public performance
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[оперение] covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
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[микромире] a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
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[недоумение] puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated