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Caustic

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Едкий

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Casual

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1) Случайный
Exp: casual discovery
2) небрежный, несерьезный
Exp: casual tone

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Worship

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Поклоняться; поклонение

Exp: to worship God

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Remedial

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Giving or intended as a remedy or cure

Exp: remedial surgery

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Cursory

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Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

Exp: a cursory glance at the figures

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Wither

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Become dry and shriveled ; cause harm or damage to

Exp: the grass had withered to an unappealing brown

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Wilt

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Слабеть, ослабевать (of a plant, leaf or flower)

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Desiccate

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Осушать

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Terminate

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Bring to an end (завершать)

Exp: he was advised to terminate the contract

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Flourish

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Процветать

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Harassed

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Встревоженный, обеспокоенный

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Tempestuous

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Бурный, буйный

Tempestuous wind

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Languid

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Слабый

Exp: the recent illness had still left him languid

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Sluggish

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Вялый, медлительный

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Perusal

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A survey or study

Exp: after a quick perusal of the magazine, Dane decided to buy a subscription

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Rehearsal

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Репетиция

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Inferior

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Лицо стоящее ниже по положению, рангу;

Не соответсвующий (exp: he is inferior to this task)

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Trepidation

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Тревога

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Strenuous

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Требующий силы

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Icicle

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Человек с холодным темпераментом

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Flux

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Постоянное изменение, движение;

Exp: in state of flux

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Refuge

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Убежище; утешение

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Devour

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Пожирать; поглощать

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Mesmerize

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Гипнотизировать

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Spurn

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Отвергать с презрением

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Impeachment

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Сомнение, недоверие

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Recede

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Отступать, отказываться

Exp: to recede from an opinion

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Lag

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Медлить; отставать

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Exonerate

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Освободить (от обязательства, ответственности); оправдать

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Sustain

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Поддерживать;

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Recall

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Отмена; аннулирование

Exp: recall the faulty product

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Prerequisite

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Предварительное условие или требование

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Combat

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Бой; бороться, сражаться

Exp: to combat unemployment

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Mild

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Мягкий; умеренный

Exp: mild criticism - безобидная критика

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Scholarly

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Ученый; свойственный ученым

Exp: scholarly dispute - научная дискуссия

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Rumor

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Слухи; распространять слухи

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Propriety

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Правильность; приличия

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Fortify

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Укреплять, усиливать;
Поддерживать;
Exp: to fortify smb for a hard task

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Cogitate

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Обдумывать; размышлять;

Exp: to cogitate over the past

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Conspiratorial

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Заговорщический

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Forthright

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Откровенный, честный

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Hoard

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Тайно хранить; запасать

Exp: to hoard gold

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Initiative

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Инициатива, находчивость, предприимчивость

Exp: to show initiative

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Delegate

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Передавать

Exp: to delegate authority, right to smb

45
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Integrity

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Честность; чистота
Exp: a man of integrity
The integrity of a language

46
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Overlook

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Не замечать, пропускать; не обращать внимания

Exp: to overlook a passage in a letter

47
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Elegance

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Изысканность; ясность
Exp: elegance of style
Elegance of the mathematical proof

48
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Utilitarian

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Прагматический человек; прагматический

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Lucrative

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Доходный, выгодный

Exp: lucrative contract

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Emulate

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Соревноваться; подражать, следовать примеру;

Exp: to emulate the best

51
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Personify

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Олицетворять

Exp: poets personify the sun and moon

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Self-esteem

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Самоуважение, чувство собственного достоинства

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Confidante

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Доверенное лицо

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Privy

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Частный, личный;

Скрытый, тайный;

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Reservation

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Reluctance (оговорка)

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Prosperity

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Процветание, преуспевание

57
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Curb

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Сдерживать

Exp: to curb one’s tongue

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Justify

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Находить оправдание, оправдывать

59
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Exhaust

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Истощать; чрезмерно напрягать силы;

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Lithe

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Гибкий, податливый;

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Renaissance

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Возрождение (искусства, литературы)

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Fractious

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Капризный, беспокойный;

Раздражительный

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Blandishment

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Уговаривание, упрашивание

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Ebb

A

Ухудшение

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Elevation

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Повышение;

Высота; (над уровнем моря)

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Jubilance

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Ликование

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Gratification

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Удовлетворение, наслаждение

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Contrition

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Искренне раскаяние

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Choleric

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Easily angered

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Diorama

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Model of a scene

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Fecund

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Fertile

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Inebriation

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Drunkenness; intoxication

73
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Parity

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Equality

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Servile

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Overly submissive; groveling

75
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Usurp

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Take someone’s position (usually by force)

76
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Felicitous

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Apt (подходящий)

Exp: a felicitous phrase

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Ineffable

A

Cannot be expressed in words

78
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Marsupial

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Pouched mammal (like a kangaroo) 
(Сумчатый)
79
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Parochial

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Narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters

80
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Profundity

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Depth

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Utilitarian

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Useful

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Apathy

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Lack of interest or emotion

83
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Disapprobation

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Disapproval

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Fervor

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Passion; enthusiasm

85
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Inept

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Incompetent; unskilled; useless

86
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Parody

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A mockery; imitation for ridicule; spoof

87
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Proletarian

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Member of the working class

88
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Skirmish

A

Minor battle

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Utopian

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A believer in an ideal world

90
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Apocryphal

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Of doubtful origin

91
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Circumlocution

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Using too many words; long-windedness

92
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Inertia

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Inactivity; lethargy

93
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Masochist

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Person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself

94
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Parry

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Ward off; avoid

95
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Prolific

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Producing a lot

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Sluggard

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Slow-moving; lethargic person

97
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Vacillate

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Waver; hesitate

98
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Appease

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Pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace with

99
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Circumscribe

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Limit

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Discord

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Disagreement

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Finesse

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Skill

102
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Matriarchy

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Society governed by women

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Parsimonious

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Economical; frugal; thrifty

104
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Smelt

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Extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting

105
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Vacuous

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Empty; silly; meaningless

106
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Refine

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Совершенствовать; улучшать; очищать;

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