Matura 27.01 Flashcards

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digit

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a number from 0 to 9

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diameter

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a line that crosses a circle through the center

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tongue

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organ in mouth

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vacant

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available

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nuisance

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sth annoiying, a problem

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multiplication

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The operation that, for positive integers, consists of adding a number (the multiplicand) to itself a certain number of times

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commute

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travel regularly to and from work

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fraction

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An expression that indicates the quotient of two quantities, such as 1/3

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bill

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proposal for law

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artificial

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produced rather than natural

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beyond

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outside the range or limits

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branch

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part of area of study

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plot

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a secret plan to do sth bad

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independent

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free from control of others

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county

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a region with its own government in some countries (hrabstwo)

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entire

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whole, having no part excluded

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spoonful

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the amount of a substance that can be contained in a spoon

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withdraw

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leave a place, take sth out of sth

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cure

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a medicine or treatment

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dictatorship

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a despotic system ruled by a dictator possessing absolute power and absolute authority

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conspicuous

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to be known for, visible

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sculptor

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one who does sculptural artwork

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prominent

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important, well known

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notorious

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famous for sth bad

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put on weight
gain weight
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peak
highest point
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in comparison to
showing the similarities/ differences
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illiterate
sb who is not able to write and read
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freezing point
temp. at which water freezes
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directory
A book containing an alphabetical or classified listing of names, addresses, and other data, such as telephone numbers, of specific persons, groups or firms
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yellow pages
A volume or section of a telephone directory that lists businesses, services, or products alphabetically according to field.
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bulb
An incandescent lamp or its glass housing, A rounded dilation or expansion of a canal, vessel, or organ
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to found
to estabilish, set up
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comprise
consist, be composed of
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tomb
A grave or other place of burial
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wreath
A ring or circlet of flowers, boughs, or leaves worn on the head, placed on a memorial, or hung as a decoration.
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few
not much, a little
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a few
enough
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inconspicuous
hardly visible
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to shrink
to become smaller
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shrink
psychiatrist
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blunt
not sharp
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speak up
speak louder
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temporary
not permanent
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permanent
lasting for an undefined time, without changes
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to extinguish
to put an end to
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to be blunt with sb
to speak in a direct, often rude way to a person
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extinguisher
a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires (gaśnica)
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herein
in this respect, circumstance, etc
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yested
given
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legislative
Having the power to create laws
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anthem
A hymn of praise or loyalty
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strike a match
start on fire
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link
an association
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to vest
to give sb power
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consist of
to be made of sth
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coal-mining region
a region where coal is extracted
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crude
raw
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keep up with the joneses
to try to match the lifestyle of one's neighbors
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prescription
a prescriped medicine or other cure
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OTC
over the counter (without prescription)
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in tire
to exhaust
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to draw sb's attention
make somebody pay attention
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shallow person
superficial person
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amphibian
An animal capable of living both on land and in water
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unpredictable
a person, that makes things you don't expect her to do
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bravery
the condition of being brave, courage
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give a notice
fire sb
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genuine
authentic, real
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pay rise
be given more money
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reptile
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
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remain of a different opinion
polite: not to agree
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avalanche
A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside