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1
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abandon

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brak zahamowan

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to abate

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to decrease, to reduce

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to abet

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pomagac, grac wspolwinnego

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4
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to abjure

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to abandon forever

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5
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to abnegate

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to give up

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abortive

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ending without results

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to abrogate

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to abolish by authoritative action

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to abscond

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to leave quickly in secret

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9
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abstemious

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consuming in moderation

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to accede

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to agree to

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acclivity

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an incline or upward slope

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accretion

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an increase in amount

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13
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acme

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szczyt

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14
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to actuate

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to put into motion

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acuity

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sharp vision

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16
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acumen

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shrewd judgment

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17
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adamant

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nieustepliwy

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18
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adept

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extremely skilled

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19
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to adjudicate

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to act as a judge

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to adjure

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to appeal to

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to admonish

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to caution or warn gently in order to correct sth

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adroit

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skillful

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adulation

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przesadne pochlebstwo, podziw

24
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to adumbrate

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wskazywac (to give a hint)

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aerie

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gniazdo (ustronne wysoko polozone siedlisko)

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affected

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artificial

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aggregate

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the sum total

28
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algorithm

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an established procedure for solving an equation

29
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alimentary

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pozywny, odzywczy

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to allay

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to reduce in intensity

31
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amity

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friendship, good will

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amorphous

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bezksztaltny

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animus

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ill will

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anodyne

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a medicine that relives pain

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anomaly

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sth difficult to classify

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anthropomorphic

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uosabiac

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antiquated

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to old to be fashionable or useful

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aphorism

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A short statement of a principle

39
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aplomb

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Opanowanie

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apostate

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one who renounces a religious faith

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apposite

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trafny

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to aprise

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to inform

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to appropriate

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to allocate

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arable

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dogodny do uprawy, zyzny

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arcane

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secret

46
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archipelago

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archipelag

47
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arrears

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unpaid (zaleglosc)

48
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to arrogate

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roscic sobie prawo do cudzych zaslug

49
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askance

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z boku, z pogarda

50
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to assent

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to agree as to a proposal (zatwierdzic)

51
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atavistic

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ancient

52
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autocrat

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a dictator

53
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to aver

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to declare to be true

54
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avunculat

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like an uncle in behaviour (in warmth and kind way)

55
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awry

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krzywy, opaczny