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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [приобретение] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something


Spelling Word: acquisition
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v. [наркоман] cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to


Spelling Word: addict
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ad. [наряду] along or by the side; side by side with


Spelling Word: alongside
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a. [достаточно] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large


Spelling Word: ample
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n. [убийство] act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack


Spelling Word: assassination
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v. [придаем] fasten; annex; be in contact with


Spelling Word: attach
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n. [смещения] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way


Spelling Word: bias
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n. [Массовые] majority; the main part; volume; mass


Spelling Word: bulk
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n. [захоронения] grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground


Spelling Word: burial
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n. [пушка] great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force; loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung


Spelling Word: cannon