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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [рептилии] cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles


Spelling Word: reptile
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a. [риторические] relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language


Spelling Word: rhetorical
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n. [скальпель] a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting


Spelling Word: scalpel
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n. [неудача] unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage


Spelling Word: setback
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n. [сфера] ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity


Spelling Word: sphere
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n. [представитель] man who speaks on behalf of another or others


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v. [старт] move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise


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n. [Сумма] mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; amount


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n. [решения] apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball


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n. [тактика] plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end


Spelling Word: tactic