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Question 1

refrain

Answer 1

to stop yourself from doing something

powstrzymywać się

I usually refrain from passing judgment.

Question 2

unquenchable

Answer 2

used for describing a feeling that is so strong that it cannot be satisfied:

nienasycony

unquenchable appetite for hearing myself praised

Question 3

reluctant

Answer 3

not wanting to do something

niechętny

Many victims of crime are reluctant to go to the police.

Question 4

recap

Answer 4

to repeat the most important parts of what you have just said

podsumować, streścić

Let’s recap what we’ve just discussed

Question 5

shallow

Answer 5

having only a short distance from the top to the bottom:

płytki, powierzchowny

He’s physically attractive, but shallow.

Question 6

scratch, from scratch

Answer 6

to cut or damage a surface or your skin slightly with or on something sharp or rough:

zadrapać, zarysować

verb or noun

The dog’s scratching at the door - he wants to be let in.

Question 7

disdain

Answer 7

the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect:

pogardzać, lekceważyć

The older musicians disdain the new, rock-influenced music.

Question 8

impinge

Answer 8

to have an effect on something, often causing problems by limiting it in some way:

kolidować

He never allowed his work to impinge on his private life.

Question 9

beggar

Answer 9

a poor person who lives by asking others for money or food

żebrak

Question 10

envisage

Answer 10

to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good:

przewidywać, wyobrażać sobie

Question 11

inherent

Answer 11

existing as a natural and permanent quality of something or someone:

nieodłączny, obecny, tkwiący

There are dangers/risks inherent in almost every sport.

Question 12

bury

Answer 12

to put a dead body into the ground:

His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill.
to put something into a hole in the ground and cover it:

The dog trotted off to bury its bone.

Question 13

betray

Answer 13

to not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helping their enemies:

He was accused of betraying his country during the war.

Question 14

sufficient

Answer 14

enough for a particular purpose:

It was thought that he’d committed the crime but there wasn’t sufficient evidence to convict him.

Question 15

perseverance

Answer 15

continued effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time:

Over and over, they have shown perseverance in the face of adversity.

Question 16

adversity

Answer 16

a difficult or unlucky situation or event:

She was always cheerful in adversity.

Question 17

retrieve

Answer 17

to find and bring back something:

We taught our dog to retrieve a ball.

Question 18

disruptive

Answer 18

causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual:

His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.

Question 19

collapse

Answer 19

to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support:

Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.

The chair collapsed under her weight.

Question 20

Abhore

Answer 20

to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not moral:
I abhor all forms of racism.

Question 21

stealth

Answer 21

a secret manner of acting

podstęp

If I can’t get what I want openly, I get it by stealth.