Unit 3 Flashcards
prefix for billion
giga
addition: billion - “miliard” in Polish!
prefix for million
mega
prefix for thousand
kilo
prefix for hundred
hecto
prefix for many
multi
prefixes for five
quint, penta
prefix for seven
sept
prefix for one
uni
a difference between two things that should be the same; disagreement or difference
rozbieżność
discrepancy
A ___ person, especially a woman or girl, is attractively energetic and enthusiastic.
vivacious
prefixes for ten
deca, dec, deci
prefixes for six
hexa, sexa
prefix for over(ly)
hyper
prefix for under
hypo
prefixes for nine
nove, non
prefix for eight
oct
prefix for three
tri
one of the two games that are played to decide who will take part in the final game of a competition
semi-finals
A ___ corporation functions with a headquarters that is based in one country, while other facilities are based in locations in other countries.
międzynarodowa, wielonarodowa
multinational
glasses for one eye
monocle
a group of six musicians or singers who play or sing together
sextet
athletic contest with seven events
heptathlon
consisting of five parts, people, or groups
quintuple
prefix for two
bi
prefix for both
ambi
a solid shape with four or more flat surfaces
polyhedron
a solid shape with four flat sides that are triangles (czworościan)
tetrahedron
able to use both hands equally well
ambidextrous
not showing understanding or knowledge
unenlightened
a person whose friendship cannot always be trusted and is only friendly when things are going well for you
fair-weather friend
fixed and unchanging in one’s habits and opinions
set in one’s ways
having suitable abilities or qualities for or to do (an activity, job, etc.)
cut out for something
someone who gives advice based on theory rather than practice
armchair critic
to get angry very easily
have a quick temper
a person who is hardworking and enthusiastic, sometimes considered overzealous (idiom)
eager beaver
a person who is so boring or unenthusiastic that they prevent other people from enjoying themselves
wet blanket
someone who reports an illegal or socially-harmful activity to the authorities and gives information about those responsible for it
whistle-blower
a person, usually young, who is very talented and successful at doing something
whiz-kid
a person who is self-confident and ambitious and will do what is necessary to achieve what they want (idiom)
tough cookie
a person or thing that is different from the other(s)
odd man out
very different (idiom)
worlds apart
a person or group that everyone laughs at because they do something stupid or ridiculous
laughing stock
a person who lives more than a hundred years
centenarian
the newest person in a group (idiom)
new kid on the block
