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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reproof  Speak Example sentences
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[обличения] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
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[часового] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[остаток] the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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[предательской] dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
resilience  Speak Example sentences
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[устойчивости] ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
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[недобросовестных] unprincipled; lacking honesty
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[заповедник] lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
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[удар] pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
restrictive  Speak Example sentences
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[ограничительных] tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
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[просеять] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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[страшно] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
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[переменная] likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable
rider  Speak Example sentences
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[крамолу] resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
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[Райдер] amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
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[часового] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[заповедник] lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
sedition  Speak Example sentences
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[крамолу] resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
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[спад] sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
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[саван] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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[рабство] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
sentry  Speak Example sentences
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[устойчивости] ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
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[часового] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[трактор] a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
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[страшно] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
shingle  Speak Example sentences
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[страшно] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
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[гальки] small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
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[заповедник] lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
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[недобросовестных] unprincipled; lacking honesty
sift  Speak Example sentences
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[защищенной] protected from danger or bad weather
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[спад] sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
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[просеять] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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[восстановление] act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
solemnity  Speak Example sentences
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[прочный] uneven; rough; very difficult
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[торжественность] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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[оттенком] color; dye with a color
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[обличения] expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
sovereign  Speak Example sentences
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[суверенного] one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit
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[ограничительных] tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
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[авторитетных] having a good reputation; honorable
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[торжественность] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony