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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lean  Speak Example sentences
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[постное] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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[выкуп] release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
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[преследования] unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
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[сосуд] a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
magnetic  Speak Example sentences
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[медаль] a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
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[магнитных] any metal, like iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive the properties of the lodestone
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[возможность] inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed
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[первичной] serving as an essential component
mare  Speak Example sentences
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[знания] legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
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[Маре] female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
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[магнитных] any metal, like iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive the properties of the lodestone
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[реакционные] opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
membrane  Speak Example sentences
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[реликвия] surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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[мембраны] a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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[маршал] put in order; arrange or place something in line
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[процветать] flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
mischievous  Speak Example sentences
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[манифест] public declaration of principles; statement of policy
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[озорной] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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[возможность] inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed
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[выступ] projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater
packed  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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[знания] legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
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[медаль] a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
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[упакованные] crowded to capacity; compressed
parchment  Speak Example sentences
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[маршал] put in order; arrange or place something in line
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[присвоить] appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
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[пергамента] the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
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[сосуд] a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
persecution  Speak Example sentences
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[доисторических] ancient; primitive; no longer fashionable
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[меморандума] written proposal or reminder
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[Маре] female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
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[преследования] unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
persuasive  Speak Example sentences
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[реликвия] surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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[медаль] a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
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[убедительным] capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
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[первичной] serving as an essential component
precept  Speak Example sentences
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[процветать] flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
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[пергамента] the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
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[предписание] rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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[выступ] projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater