UNIT 6 Flashcards
obscure
not easily understood
ambiguous
unclear in meaning
equivocal
indirect
convoluted
hard to follow
cryptic
mysterious
unfathomable
niezglebiony
nebulous
zamglony
enigma
zagadka
esoteric
difficult to understand
ramble
wedrowac; piac sie bez celu
desultory
pobiezny, zdawkowy
digress
to go off topic
profound
deep
candor
honesty
affect
to behave unnaturally
veracity
truthfulness
debunk
wyjawic
apocryphal
falszywy
forthright
honest
disingenuous
nieszczery
candid
honest
dubious
doubtful
prevaricate
to lie
verisimilitude
pozory rzeczywistosci, prawdopodobienstwo
outspoken
szczery do bolu
fraudulent
zwodzic
facade
a false front
mirth
laughter
aesthetic
relating to beauty
satire
satyra
curator
the individual in charge of museum
witticism
a clever or funny remark
jocular
humorous
malapropism
the outrageous misuse of a word
levity
a lack of seriousness
bard
a skilled poet
parody
parodia
epic
a lengthy poem that celebrates the life of a hero
aesthete
a person interested in the pursuit of beauty
dilettante
amator
lampoon
to make fun of
chastise
to punish or criticize
reprove
to criticize or correct in a gentle way
reprehensible
naganny
culpable
guilty
indict
potepic, oskarzyc
reproach
to blame
rebuke
zganic
castigate
to punish severely
impeach
kwestionowac
irreproachable
innocent
berate
to punish severely
culprit
criminal
acquit
uniewinniony
reprimand
zganic (reprove)
diligence
hard work
scrupulous
careful
meticulous
drobiazgowy
indefatigable
tireless
spartan
highly self-disciplined
painstaking
drobiazgowy
assiduous
hard working
prolific
extremely productive
integrity
uczciwosc
enterprising
full of initiative and imagination
entreprenuer
przedsiebiorca
resolute
rezolutny
industrious
hard-working
conform
to do what one is expected to do
orthodoxy
ortodoksyzm
iconoclast
heretic
heresy
herezja (przeciwstawianie sie tradycjom)
insurgent
rebellious
convention
practice
insubordination
refusal to submit to authority
renegade
odstepca (outlaw)
insurrection
an uprising
dissident
sprzeciwia sie ustalonym regulom w panstwie
mutiny
a rebellion
servile
sluzalczy
heretic
heretyk
apostasy
abandonment of a belief
insolent
bezczelny
affront
offence
haughty
overly praud
crass
unrefined
impudent
bezczelny
boorish
chamski
irreverence
disrespect
flippant
lekcewazacy
brazen
bezczelny
truculent
cruel and aggressive
effrontery
bezczelnosc
impertinent
zuchwaly
glacial
having a cold personality
rebuff
odrzucenie