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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. [агония] the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle


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v. [изменить] modify; cause to change; make different; convert


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a. [амбициозные] aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement


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n. [Антропология] social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings


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n. [посещаемости] act of being present


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n. [голосования] printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election


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


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n. [скобка] something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;


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n. [лампа] the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball


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n. [обхода] the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture


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