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n. Syn. honor
(салют) give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor


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n.
(здравомыслие) condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind


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a. Syn. worldly; temporal
(светского) worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century


Spelling Word: secular
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v.
(просочиться) pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings


Spelling Word: seep
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a. Syn. rational; wise
(разумный) able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment


Spelling Word: sensible
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v. Syn. destroy; break up
(разрушить) destroy; break up; break into many pieces


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v.
(дрожь) shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters


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a. Syn. motionless; stale; dull
(застойных) not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull


Spelling Word: stagnant
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n.
(крахмала) naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits


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v.
(стерилизации) make sterile or unproductive; impoverish, as land; exhaust of fertility.


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