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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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residue  Speak Example sentences
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[шерстяные] made or consisting of wool
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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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[разные] various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
reverence  Speak Example sentences
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[рекламируют] advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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[благоговением] profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
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[чистого] completely neat and clean
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[переливать] pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
sagacity  Speak Example sentences
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[былого] in time past; long ago; in old time
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[скудные] somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
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[сверхъестественное] not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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[проницательность] quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
sensibility  Speak Example sentences
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[чувствительность] ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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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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[гнев] forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime
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[вулканической] explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes
sheath  Speak Example sentences
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[переливать] pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
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[оболочка] protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
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[стандартизации] normalize; cause to conform to a standard
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[тернистый] prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
smelt  Speak Example sentences
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[пах��о] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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[вулканической] explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes
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[заросли] wood or collection of trees, shrubs
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[мусор] garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects
stammer  Speak Example sentences
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[пах��о] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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[рабство] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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[заикание] make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
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[мусор] garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects
stanza  Speak Example sentences
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[стро��а] unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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[чайник] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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[тендерной] act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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[наклонной] slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon
stomach  Speak Example sentences
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[оптовая продажа] someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells them to merchants
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[заикание] make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
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[тернистый] prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
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[желудка] the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
suited  Speak Example sentences
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[подходит] meant or adapted for an occasion or use
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[стандартизации] normalize; cause to conform to a standard
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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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[посуда] instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory