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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. [обезжиренное] pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts


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v. [заставки] cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud


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a. [поверхностных] trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only


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a. [обидчивый] tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling


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v. [преобразование] change in outward structure or looks; convert


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v. [репетитор] guide; give individual instruction


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n. [клапана] device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid


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n. [вегетарианские] someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons


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ad. [обратно] used to state what you have just said is also true in the opposite order


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a. [вертикаль] upright in position or posture; oriented vertically


Spelling Word: vertical