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Circuitous, meandering, serpentine, sinuous

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Savijajući, skretajući

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Capricious, whimsical, fickle, impulsive, volatile

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Promjenjiv

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Conviction, credo, doctrine, dogma, tenet

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Vjerovanja

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Calculated, deliberate, intended, intentional, premeditated

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Planiran

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Acute, astute, keen, penetrating, perspicacious, sagacious, screwed

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Mentalno oštar, mudar…

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Equivocate, embroider, fabricate, prevaricate

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Malo izokrenuti, uljepsati istinu

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Prevaricate

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Izbjegavati istina

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Germinate

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Klijati

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Sluggish

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Spor, inertan

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Tangible

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Shvatljiv, opipljiv

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Affectionate, amorous, demonstrative, effusive, tender

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Pokazivanje zahvalnosti, topline, dragosti

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obsolete

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outdated, old-fashioned

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dim

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blijed, taman, subdued (quiet and depressed)

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condemn

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express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure

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expurgate

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remove matter through to be objective

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egregious

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very bad, shocking

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disposed

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willing, inclined - we are not disposed to argue

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effigy

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sculpture or a model of a person

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galvanize

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shock or excite usually to take an action

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inexorable

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nezaustavljiv, nemoguce ga je uvjeriti

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indulgence

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  • satisfaction, gratification

- they viewed vacations as an indulgence: extravagance, luxury

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rashness

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brzopletost, naglost

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prolific

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plentiful, abundant

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immaculate conception

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bezgresno zacece

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maculate

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okaljati

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prevalent, prevailing

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prevladava

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voracious

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žestok, proždrljiv

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imperiled

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ugrožen

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verbatim

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literally, doslovno

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misconstrued

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misunderstand, misinterpret

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reclusive

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povučen, osamljenik

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subtle

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fin, prepreden

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hermit crab

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rak samac

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reticent = reclusive

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  • reserved, withdrawn, shy

- ne da mi puno informacija

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sweeping

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očaravajuće

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prolific

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puno radi, plodonosan, produktivan

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morbid

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potišten, bolestan

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earnest

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ozbiljan, iskren

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institute

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uvesti

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lackadaisical

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površno, previše se zaza, purposeless, idle

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affluence

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bogatstvo, puno

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bias

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predrasuda

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prejudice

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predrasuda

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indignant

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ljuto uvrijeđen

[nemogu vjerovat… nakon toliko godina]

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bland

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bljutavo

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effervescent

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neumoran, živahan, veseo
1 sparkling, bubbly
2 vivacious, lively

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surplus

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višak (budget surplus)

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obsolete =

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no longer produced or used; out of date

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supercilious

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plitak

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resolute

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odlučan

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resolve

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settle or find a solution to

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rebuttle

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odbiti, pokazati suprotno

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refute

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disprove, prove wrong, prove false, debunk

attempts to refute Einstein’s theory:

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discrete

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nenametljiv

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discourtesy

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odbiti pravila (obicno za ljude)

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defy

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odbiti, prkositi

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farther vs. further

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physical vs. imaginary

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few

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ljudi - brojivo

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less

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money - nebrojivo

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BOTH ….. +…..?

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AND

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thwart

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stand in the way of, stop

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thwart = hinder

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a

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hinder

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create difficulties for, result in a delay

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supercillious

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bahat, gledati s visoka

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effervacent

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1 živahan, entuzijastičan

2 mjehuričasta tekučina

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progenitor

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predak

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glutton

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žderonja, prežderavanje

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fraud

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prevara

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prodigious

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1 napredan

2 remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree: the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel

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minute

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malen,

moment, small detail

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IN the INTERIM

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u međuvremenu

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ICONOCLAST

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kad netko krši jako bitna pravila

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frail

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krhak

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obscure

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unclear, in doubt

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embellished

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make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features

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ephemeral

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transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived

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martinet

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a strict disciplinarian, esp. in the armed forces.

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inexorable

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unstoppable, relentless