UNIT 1 Flashcards
concise
brief and to the point
laconic
lakoniczny
succinct
concise
brusque
rudely abrupt (curt)
abridge
to shorten a written text
brevity
laconism
conspire
konspiracja
concur
to agree
concord
to agree (konkordat)
congential
wrodzony
schism
rozlam
incisive
ostrosc wgladu
scrut
to examine
judicious
rozsadny
adjudicate
th hear and judge
astute
shrewd
scrutinize
skrupulatnie
pragmatic
concerned with practical outcomes
perjure
krzywoprzysiestwo
prudent
przykladanie sie
jurisprudence
krzywoprzysiestwo (pod przysiega)
jurisdiction
the sphere of authority
adjure
to command solemnly, as under outh
adjudge
osadzic
acunten
shrewd judgment
inscrutable
beyond examination
allegation
zarzut
eloquent
well spoken
loquacious
very talkative
circumlocution
talking around the subject
colloquial
kolokwialny
grandiloquent
speaking in a pompous manner
elocution
przemowa
garrulous
talkative
pontificate
to speak pompously
verbose
doslowny
ineffable
nie do wypowiedzenia w slowach
tangential
off-topic
tout
to praise energetically
anecdote
anegdota
discursive
straying from topic
benefactor
czyniacy dobro
benign
harmless
benevolent
dobra wola
benediction
an expression of good wishes
euphemism
eufemizm
eulogy
a praising tribute
ingratiate
wywyzszac sie
beneficiary
one who receives benefits
gratuity
a small payment in gratitude
gratis
free
gratify
to please
euphoria
euforia
euphonious
optymistycznie brzmiacy
immutable
unchangable
metamorphosis
transformation
rupture
pekniecie
transmute
transform
amorphous
lacking shape
mercurial
zmienny
protean
zmiennoksztaltny
mutate
to change form
fickle
zmienny
fluctuate
to vary irregulary
vacillate
niezdecydowany
revamp
odnawiac
amend
improve
hackneyed
overused
mundame
ordinary, typical
vacuous
lacking substance
prosaic
unimaginative
insipid
niewyrazny, mdly
banal
trivial
pedestrian
common place
dormant
sleeping
unanimous
in full agreement
uniform
always the same
equanimity
spokoj ducha, zrownowazenie
magnanimous
generous, forgiving
sanguine
cheerfully optimistic
phlegmatic
lethargic, dully apathetic
melancholy
sad, depressed
choleric
easily angered
recalcitrant
odrzucajacy autorytet, krnabrny
splenetic
choleric
querulous
klotliwy
dolorous
doleful
animosity
ill-will
pussillonimous
tchorzliwy
lassitude
slabosc