P' Flashcards by olga pniewska | Brainscape

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parched

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very dry

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pallid

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dull, pale

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pariah

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outcast

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partisan

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stronnik

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pathology

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disease or study of disesase; extreme abnormality

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pellucid

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very clear

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penitent

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feeling sorry for past crimes or sins

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penurious

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extremely frugal

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perceptive

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quick to notice

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perfidious

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disloyal

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perfunctory

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routine

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permeate

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to spread through

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persevere

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to continue despite difficulties

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perspicacity

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keenness of observation

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peruse

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to examine or study

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pervasive

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spreading throughout

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phlegmatic

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flegmatyczny

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placate

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able to be reshaped

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plausible

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apparently believable

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polarize

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to seperate into opposing groups or forces

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portend

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to indicate a future event

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potentate

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ruler

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pragmatism

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practical means

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preamble

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wstep

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precocious

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mature at an unusually early age

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predatory

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drapiezny

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predilection

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preference

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predominant

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greatest in numbers or influence

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prepossessing

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attractive

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presumptuous

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przekraczac granice przyzwoitosci

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pretentious

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claiming excessive value or importance

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procrastinate

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to delay

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profane

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swiecki

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proficient

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skillful

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proliferate

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to increase

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prolific

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produktywny, plodny

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prominence

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fame

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promulgate

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to declare

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propagate

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to foster, to cause to grow

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propriety

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appropriateness

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prosaic

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everyday

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protagonist

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the main character

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provocative

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prowokacyjny

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proximity

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nearness

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prudent

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wise, cautious and practical

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pugnacious

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zadziorny

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punctilious

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very concerned about proper forms of behaviour and manners

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pundit

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ekspert, spec

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punitive

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karny

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purify

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to make pure, clen or perfect