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refrain  Speak Example sentences
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[спектр] the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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[гибкая] flexible; moving and bending with ease
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[соответствующих] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
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[воздерживаться] abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
rhetoric  Speak Example sentences
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[гибкая] flexible; moving and bending with ease
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[избыточных] exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
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[воздерживаться] abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
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[риторика] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
sentinel  Speak Example sentences
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[дозорного] one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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[отменить] void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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[Таннер] a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
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[Тайфун] tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
sibling  Speak Example sentences
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[брат] brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents
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[обидчивый] tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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[воздерживаться] abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
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[раздел] a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
simian  Speak Example sentences
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[дозорного] one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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[обезьян��й] like an ape or monkey
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[рой] dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
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[временной] not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
slither  Speak Example sentences
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[скользят] glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
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[симметрия] arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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[теоретические] not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
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[сок] diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
statute  Speak Example sentences
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[Устав] a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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[риторика] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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[талисман] charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
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[репелленты] driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something
strut  Speak Example sentences
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[температуры] moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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[соединения] fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
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[разжигание] lively; vigorous; inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring
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[стойки] display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
summit  Speak Example sentences
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[режиме] form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
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[саммите] utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
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[обидчивый] tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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[воск] increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
supple  Speak Example sentences
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[репелленты] driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something
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[раскаяния] the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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[шлака] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
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[гибкая] flexible; moving and bending with ease