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cantankerous  Speak Example sentences
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(сварливый) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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(потоп) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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(обильного) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
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(сливаются) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
castigate  Speak Example sentences
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(Курт) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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(бичевать) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(разрушения) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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(осуждать) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
chauvinist  Speak Example sentences
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(капризной) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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(шовинистической) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
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(ужас) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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(удаления) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
chronic  Speak Example sentences
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(совместимые) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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(хронических) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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(потоп) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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(придирчивым) intended to confuse in an argument
clamorous  Speak Example sentences
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(крикливый) speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
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(лишенной) completely lacking; barren or empty
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(консенсуса) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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(восхитительном) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
clandestine  Speak Example sentences
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(хронических) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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(тайные) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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(крикливый) speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
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(восхитительном) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
coercion  Speak Example sentences
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(разрушения) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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(важнейших) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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(принуждение) use of force to get someone to obey
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(тайные) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
consensus  Speak Example sentences
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(разграничения) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
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(консенсуса) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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(гражданского) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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(надежные) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
curt  Speak Example sentences
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(Курт) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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(Конфедерации) ally; form a group or unite
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(осуждать) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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(восхитительном) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
delinquent  Speak Example sentences
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(разрушения) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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(осуждать) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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(консенсуса) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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(правонарушителей) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.