part 1 Flashcards by Tosia D

What is the Polish term for ‘valets’?

lokaje, pokojowi

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What does ‘adhering’ mean?

przylegający

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Define ‘minutiae’.

drobne szczegóły

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What is meant by ‘woven’?

wpleciony

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What does ‘ensemble’ refer to?

zestaw, garnitur, zespół np. budynków

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What is a ‘dowager’?

majątna pani, wdowa

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What does ‘rehash’ mean?

przeróbka

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What does ‘acclaimed’ signify?

uznany

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What does ‘serialize’ mean?

nadawać w odcinkach

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True or False: ‘Wallow’ means to indulge deeply in something.

True

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What does ‘uniformly’ mean?

zwyczajnie, tak samo jak wszędzie

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What are ‘bygone ages’?

przeżytek, miniona era

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Define ‘erratic’.

nieobliczalny, zmienny, nieodpowiedzialny

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What does ‘plodded along’ refer to?

ślęczeć

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What are ‘assertions’?

twierdzenia, zapewnienia

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What does ‘roundly’ mean?

otwarcie krytykować, stanowczo

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What does ‘promptly’ signify?

natychmiast, szybko, punktualnie

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What does ‘barraged’ refer to?

natłok, lawina

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What does ‘blunt’ mean?

szczery, tępy

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Fill in the blank: ‘harvest _______’ refers to collecting something.

cores

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What does ‘drilling’ refer to?

wiercenie

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What does ‘ambient’ mean?

otaczający

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What does ‘barren speak’ refer to?

jałowa mowa

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What is an ‘ice sheet’?

pokrywa lodowa

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What does 'decoding' mean?

rozszyfrowanie

What does 'impoldes' refer to?

załamać się, eksplodować

What does 'disintegrating' mean?

rozdrabnianie, rozpadanie

Define 'inexorable'.

nieubłagany, nieunikniony

What does 'churning' refer to?

wzburzenie(wody) kręcenie się w miejscu

What is 'expanse'?

obszar

What does 'remnant of' imply?

pozostałość czegoś

What does 'charts his path out of despair' mean?

wyznacza swoją drogę z rozpaczy

What does 'fire up' mean?

rozpalać

What does 'evocative' signify?

sugestywny

What does 'pore over' mean?

studiować

What does 'innate' refer to?

wrodzony

What are 'monk chants'?

śpiewy mnicha

What does 'elevated' mean?

podniesione

What does 'plunged' refer to?

zanurzyć się

Define 'daring'.

brawura, prowokujący, kontrowersyjny

What are 'sallies'?

wypady (np ze znajomymi), złośliwa uwaga

What does 'vivid' mean?

obrazowy, bujny, jaskrawy

What does 'convey' signify?

przekazywać

What does 'in all fairness' mean?

gwoli uczciwości

What does 'irrelevant' refer to?

nieistotny

What is a 'foray'?

krok, najazd

What does 'ill-fated' mean?

nieszczęsny, fatalny, niefortunny

What does 'foreordained' signify?

z góry przesądzony

What is a 'beneficiary'?

beneficjent

What does 'was felt to be sold' imply?

wydawał się solidny

What does 'wise dictum' refer to?

mądre powiedzenie

What does 'fabled' mean?

legendarny

What does 'hitherto' mean?

dotychczas, do tej pory

What is a 'caveat'?

sprzeciw, zastrzeżenie

What does 'blazon' signify?

herb

What is the 'proof stage'?

etap dowodowy

What does 'perils' refer to?

zagrożenia, niebezpieczeństwa

What does 'anachronistic' mean?

anachroniczny

Define 'hindsight'.

mądrość po fakcie, spóźniony refleks

What does 'manifold' mean?

powielać, wielokrotny

What is 'cavalry'?

kawaleria

What does 'patronise' refer to?

popierać

What is 'inheritance'?

spadek

What does 'histrionic' mean?

dramatyczny, teatralny

What is 'period drama'?

dramat historyczny

What does 'commanding' signify?

władczy, dominujący

What does 'sturdy' mean?

wytrzymały, krzepki

What does 'formulaic' refer to?

schematyczny

Fill in the blank: 'tune _______' means to become attuned to something.

into

What does 'inventive retelling' mean?

pomysłowe opowieści

What does 'gloriously' signify?

całkowicie

What does 'conduct' refer to?

przeprowadzać wywiad

What is the Polish term for 'footmen'?

lokaje

What does 'unashamedly' mean?

bezwstydnie

What does 'pop into' refer to?

pojawiać się

What does 'vague' mean?

niejasne

Fill in the blank: 'to _______' means in addition.

boot

What is a 'sparrow-hawk'?

krogulec

What are 'marvels'?

cuda

What does 'rage on' mean?

szaleć

What does 'superbly' signify?

wspaniale, znakomicie

What does 'stimulating' mean?

zajmujący, pobudzający

What does 'paramount' refer to?

nadrzędny,główny

What does 'cringing' mean?

uniżony

What does 'inadequate' signify?

nieadekwatny

What does 'rekindling' mean?

ożywać na nowo

What does 'impregnable' mean?

niezachwiany, nie do zdobycia

What does 'loom' refer to?

wyłaniać się

What is 'pedigree'?

rodowód, drzewo genealogiczne

What is a 'tipping point'?

punkt zwrotny

Fill in the blank: 'plume of _______' refers to a streak or trail.

What does 'churn' mean?

wzruszyć