UNIT 6 Flashcards

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obscure

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not easily understood

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ambiguous

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unclear in meaning

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equivocal

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indirect

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convoluted

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hard to follow

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cryptic

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mysterious

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unfathomable

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niezglebiony

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nebulous

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zamglony

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enigma

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zagadka

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esoteric

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difficult to understand

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ramble

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wedrowac; piac sie bez celu

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desultory

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pobiezny, zdawkowy

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digress

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to go off topic

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profound

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deep

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candor

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honesty

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affect

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to behave unnaturally

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veracity

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truthfulness

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debunk

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wyjawic

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apocryphal

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falszywy

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forthright

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honest

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disingenuous

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nieszczery

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candid

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honest

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dubious

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doubtful

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prevaricate

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to lie

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verisimilitude

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pozory rzeczywistosci, prawdopodobienstwo

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outspoken

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szczery do bolu

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fraudulent

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zwodzic

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facade

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a false front

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mirth

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laughter

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aesthetic

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relating to beauty

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satire

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satyra

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curator

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the individual in charge of museum

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witticism

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a clever or funny remark

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jocular

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humorous

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malapropism

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the outrageous misuse of a word

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levity

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a lack of seriousness

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bard

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a skilled poet

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parody

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parodia

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epic

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a lengthy poem that celebrates the life of a hero

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aesthete

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a person interested in the pursuit of beauty

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dilettante

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amator

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lampoon

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to make fun of

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chastise

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to punish or criticize

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reprove

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to criticize or correct in a gentle way

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reprehensible

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naganny

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culpable

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guilty

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indict

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potepic, oskarzyc

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reproach

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to blame

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rebuke

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zganic

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castigate

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to punish severely

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impeach

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kwestionowac

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irreproachable

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innocent

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berate

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to punish severely

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culprit

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criminal

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acquit

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uniewinniony

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reprimand

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zganic (reprove)

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diligence

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hard work

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scrupulous

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careful

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meticulous

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drobiazgowy

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indefatigable

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tireless

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spartan

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highly self-disciplined

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painstaking

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drobiazgowy

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assiduous

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hard working

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prolific

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extremely productive

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integrity

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uczciwosc

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enterprising

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full of initiative and imagination

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entreprenuer

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przedsiebiorca

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resolute

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rezolutny

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industrious

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hard-working

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conform

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to do what one is expected to do

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orthodoxy

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ortodoksyzm

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iconoclast

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heretic

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heresy

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herezja (przeciwstawianie sie tradycjom)

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insurgent

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rebellious

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convention

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practice

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insubordination

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refusal to submit to authority

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renegade

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odstepca (outlaw)

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insurrection

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an uprising

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dissident

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sprzeciwia sie ustalonym regulom w panstwie

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mutiny

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a rebellion

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servile

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sluzalczy

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heretic

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heretyk

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apostasy

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abandonment of a belief

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insolent

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bezczelny

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affront

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offence

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haughty

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overly praud

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crass

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unrefined

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impudent

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bezczelny

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boorish

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chamski

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irreverence

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disrespect

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flippant

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lekcewazacy

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brazen

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bezczelny

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truculent

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cruel and aggressive

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effrontery

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bezczelnosc

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impertinent

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zuchwaly

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glacial

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having a cold personality

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rebuff

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odrzucenie