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n. Syn. scarcity
(нехватка) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops


Spelling Word: dearth
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v. Syn. decompose; rot
(распада) decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence


Spelling Word: decay
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v.
(вычесть) lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract


Spelling Word: deduct
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a. Syn. neat; skillful
(ловкие) quick and skillful; neat in action or performance


Spelling Word: deft
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v. Syn. show; confirm; prove; manifest
(продемонстрировать) show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove


Spelling Word: demonstrate
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v. Syn. leave
(отправится) take off; leave; set out


Spelling Word: depart
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v.
(лишить) deny; take away


Spelling Word: deprive
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v. Syn. prescribe; determine
(диктовать) prescribe; rule as a dictator


Spelling Word: dictate
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a. Syn. weak; faint
(тусклый) emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness


Spelling Word: dim
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n.
(диплом) document certifying the successful completion of a course of study


Spelling Word: diploma