UNIT 3 Flashcards
atrophy
to weaken from disuse
abate
to decrease in intensity
porous
filled with many holes
wane
to grow smaller or less intense
lassitude
non vitality
undermine
podkopac
obsequious
ulegly
attrition
tracic
enervate
pozbawic sil
vulnerable
bezbronny
ebb
ustepowac, malec
compliant
ulegly
debilitate
oslabic
placid
calm
inert
inactive
listless
without energy
quiescent
quiet
serene
calm
static
stationary
lethargic
lazy
moratorium
delay
stagnate
to become inactive
torpor
lethargy
respite
rest
hiatus
a break in continuity of sth
torpid
inactive
belligerent
warlike
irascible
easily angered
volatile
temperamental
rebuttal
no agreement
refute
no agreement
incite
pobudzic, podburzyc
pugnacious
warlike
bellicose
warlike in manner
harass
to annoy
assail
to attack
tumultuous
burzliwy
instigate
prowokowac
provocative
prowokujacy
propensity
a tendency
acrimony
cierpkosc
appaling
offensive
cacophony
harsh sounds
abysmal
extremely bad
acrid
harsh smelling or tasting
blatant
razacy
deplorable
zalosny
egregious
conspicuously bad
lurid
vivid
noisome
offensive to the senses or the health
flagrant
blatant
heinous
cruel
astringent
harsh
ambulatory
mobile
deviate
digress
influx
naplyw
meander
drift
peripatetic
traveling from place to place
impel
to put into motion
expedite
przyspieszyc
itinerant
traveling from place to place
nomadic
koczowniczy
peripheral
bordering
compel
to urge into action by force
vagrant
koczowniczy
perambulate
przechadzac sie
raze
to destroy completely
jettison
wyrzucic za burte
abort
cancel
purge
expunge
forgo
zrezygnowac
deplete
not to restock
dearth
scarcity, lack
rescind
cancel
efface
cancel
abdicate
to give up power
renounce
abdicate, resign
nullify
cancel
relinquish
to abandon or give up
cathartic
releasing
altruism
benevolence
amiable
friendly
philanthropist
lover of humankind
congenial
friendly, pleasant
munificient
generous
decorum
propriety, good manners
amity
friendship
decorous
civilized
affable
friendly, kind
gregarious
sociable
amicable
polite and friendly
magnanimous
generous
geniality
cheerfulness