UNIT 1 Flashcards

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concise

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brief and to the point

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laconic

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lakoniczny

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succinct

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concise

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brusque

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rudely abrupt (curt)

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abridge

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to shorten a written text

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brevity

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laconism

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conspire

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konspiracja

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concur

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to agree

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concord

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to agree (konkordat)

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congential

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wrodzony

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schism

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rozlam

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incisive

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ostrosc wgladu

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scrut

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to examine

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judicious

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rozsadny

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adjudicate

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th hear and judge

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astute

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shrewd

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scrutinize

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skrupulatnie

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pragmatic

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concerned with practical outcomes

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perjure

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krzywoprzysiestwo

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prudent

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przykladanie sie

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jurisprudence

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krzywoprzysiestwo (pod przysiega)

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jurisdiction

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the sphere of authority

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adjure

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to command solemnly, as under outh

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adjudge

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osadzic

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25
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acunten

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shrewd judgment

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inscrutable

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beyond examination

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allegation

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zarzut

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eloquent

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well spoken

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loquacious

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very talkative

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circumlocution

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talking around the subject

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colloquial

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kolokwialny

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grandiloquent

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speaking in a pompous manner

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elocution

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przemowa

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garrulous

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talkative

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pontificate

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to speak pompously

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36
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verbose

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doslowny

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ineffable

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nie do wypowiedzenia w slowach

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tangential

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off-topic

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tout

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to praise energetically

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anecdote

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anegdota

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discursive

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straying from topic

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benefactor

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czyniacy dobro

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benign

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harmless

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benevolent

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dobra wola

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benediction

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an expression of good wishes

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euphemism

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eufemizm

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eulogy

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a praising tribute

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ingratiate

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wywyzszac sie

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beneficiary

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one who receives benefits

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gratuity

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a small payment in gratitude

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gratis

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free

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gratify

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to please

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euphoria

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euforia

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euphonious

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optymistycznie brzmiacy

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immutable

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unchangable

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metamorphosis

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transformation

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rupture

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pekniecie

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transmute

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transform

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amorphous

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lacking shape

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mercurial

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zmienny

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protean

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zmiennoksztaltny

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mutate

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to change form

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fickle

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zmienny

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fluctuate

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to vary irregulary

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vacillate

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niezdecydowany

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revamp

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odnawiac

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amend

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improve

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hackneyed

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overused

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mundame

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ordinary, typical

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vacuous

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lacking substance

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prosaic

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unimaginative

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insipid

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niewyrazny, mdly

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banal

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trivial

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pedestrian

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common place

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dormant

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sleeping

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unanimous

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in full agreement

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uniform

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always the same

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equanimity

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spokoj ducha, zrownowazenie

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magnanimous

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generous, forgiving

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sanguine

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cheerfully optimistic

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phlegmatic

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lethargic, dully apathetic

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melancholy

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sad, depressed

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choleric

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easily angered

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recalcitrant

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odrzucajacy autorytet, krnabrny

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splenetic

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choleric

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querulous

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klotliwy

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dolorous

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doleful

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animosity

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ill-will

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pussillonimous

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tchorzliwy

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lassitude

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slabosc