Vocab Flashcards
1
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fabled
A
legendary
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forsake
A
to abandon
3
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haggle over
ex.price
A
to argue about price of smth
4
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droop
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to bend or hang down heavily
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slump
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to fall suddenly
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sag
A
to lower level to drop down ex. because of weight
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plunge
A
move or fall forward suddenly and long way down
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gripped
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to keep attention/feel an emotion strongly
9
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engrossed
A
give all attention
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to whet
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to increase interest
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downing
A
pożeranie
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precarious
A
in danger because not firmly fixed
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derisive
showing derision
A
mocking
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dogged
A
continuing to do or believe in something, although it is difficult
15
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pepper smth with sth
A
include a lot of sth
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unsolicited
A
dobrowolny, not asked for and often not wanted
17
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strike lucky
A
to suddenly have a lot of unexpected luck
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complacent
A
zadowolony z siebie
19
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snap up
A
oferować komuś posadę
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brace on
A
based on
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abrasive comment
A
obraźliwy komentarz
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home in on
A
kierowaćsię na coś
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scour
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przeszukiwanie
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impending
A
nadchodzący
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to be abreast
być ramię w ramię
26
pounce
rzucić się na kogoś
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bleak
If a place - empty, and not welcoming or attractive:
| If a situation - little or no hope for the future:
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untethered
not physically connected or fastened to something
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succinct
| brief
expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words
30
incisive
expressing an idea or opinion in a clear and direct way that shows good understanding of what is important
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anodyne
| phlegmatic, reserved
not expressing strong feelings or opinions
32
plodding
slow, continuous, and not exciting:
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belligerently
in a way that shows a wish to fight or argue
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merit
| merits of - advantages of smth
the quality of being good and deserving praise
| on his or her own merits - bez porównywania
35
crony
mate who help each other, especially in a way that is not fair
36
gang up
zmówić się przeciwko
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indignation
| indignant
oburzenie
38
hurtle from
to uncontrollably move very quickly
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lethargy
| lethargic
## Footnote
letarg = coma
ospałość
40
feverishly
| feverish, fever
quickly and excitedly
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a hitch
a small problem
42
derive from
| deriviation (origin of smth) --> derivative (a form of smth)
to come or develop from
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ridge
grzbiet, krawędź
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saplings
sadzonki
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desalination
odsalanie
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quench
| quench your thirst
ugasić pragnienie
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epitomise
to be an example of smth
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fleeting
quick
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inextricably
closely connected that you cannot separate them
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advent of
the start or arrival of something new
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connectedness
feeling socially/emotionally linked with others
52
robust
strong and healthy
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in vain
useless
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tall order
A goal that is hard to fulfill
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come to fruition
be accomplished
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formidable
causing fear, apprehension, intimidating
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apprehension
fear of future trouble
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indispensable
essential
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to have a ball
Enjoy oneself enormously
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in imminent
likely to occur at any moment; impending
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to muster
to produce or encourage something
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to don
to give
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portage
przewó, transport
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steeply
suddenly or by a large amount
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ravine
a deep narrow valley
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unspoiled
has not been badly affected by smth, ex. landscape
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par
| be on par
na równi, norma
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white-knuckle
mrożący krew w żyłach
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enquire
ask
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gamely
bravely
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evocatively
sugestywnie
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coax
persuade
73
scatter
rozpraszać np.światło
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arduous
| difficult and tiring
involving or requiring strenuous effort
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profound
| knowledgeable, deep
having or showing great knowledge or understanding
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deservedly
rightly
| zasłużenie
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admittedly
wprawdzie
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conceivably
niewykluczone, że
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assuredly
| undoubtedly, doubtless, assuredly
zapewne
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engaging in
zajęty, zaangażowany w coś
81
embarking on
wyruszyć
82
committing to
zaangażowany, oddany czemuś
83
entrenched IN
| she is entrenched in her views
firmly established and difficult to change
84
accorded
przyznany
85
# ****
interweave
| interwove, interwoven
łączyć, przeplatać się
86
burgeoning
successful: having achieved fame, wealth, or social status
| kiełkujący, dojrzewający (np. talent)
87
insurmountable
too great to be overcome
| nie do pokonania
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reciprocity
exchange: act of giving thing and receiving another
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reluctance
| reluctant
unwillingness or disinclination to do something
| niechętny
90
ascertain
| ascertainable (testable)/
ascertainainment (identification)
find out, discover, get/come to know
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comply WITH
spełniać, zastosować się do
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fractious
napięty, marudny
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adhere TO
przestrzegać, być wiernym do czegoś
94
# *
fledged
completely developed or established
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giddy
dizzy
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futility
| futile - bezcelowy
pointlessness or uselessness
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staunch
wierny, oddany
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dislodge
force out of position
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trite
lacking originality
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a surge of
gwałtowny wzorst
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suss out
zorientować się
102
despatch
wysłać
103
commence
rozpocząć
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loiter
stand or wait around without apparent purpose
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lurk
czaić się
106
hover
wisieć, unosić się w powietrzu
107
unrivalled
niedorównany
108
shrill
przenikliwy
109
soulful
smętny, smutny
110
thwarted
unsuccessful
111
wallow in
nurzać się
112
rueful
sorrowful, regretful, apologetic
113
reminiscence
wspomnienie
114
incarnation
wcielenie
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poignancy
evoking keen sense of sadness or regret
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manoeuvering
cleverly planning something to get an advantage
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inched
move very slowly or in a lot of short stages
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swarming
roić się od
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swathe
owinąć
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prickly
kolczasty/drażliwy
121
undermine
o make someone less confident/weaker
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churne up
wzburzać
123
perche
umieścić
124
disdain
pogarda
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deride by
wyśmiewać
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dandy
elegant
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vertisimilitude
prawdopodobieństwo
128
amount to
be equal to
129
pompously
napuszony
130
underpin
support, promote
131
entranced by
charmed by
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vivacity
rześkość, żywotność
133
revel in
to get great pleasure from sth
134
assertion
a statement that you strongly believe is true
135
anew
| afresh
again or one more time, especially in a different way
136
lingering
remaining, lasting a long time
| nieprzemijający
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enduring
| endure - wytrwać
existing for a long time
| niesłabnący
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unceasing
never stopping
| nieustający
139
perennial
happening again and again/ continuing for a long time
| odwieczny
140
trivial
banalny
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mundane
| mundanity
lacking interest, dull
142
customary
| custom, customarily
zwyczajowy, powszechny
143
premise
an idea on which a statement is based
144
notion
| notional, notionless, notionally
belief about something/an impulse
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snag
obstacle, difficulty
146
bequest
| bequeath - zostawić w spadku
bequeathable
spadek
147
endowment
| endow - provide
## Footnote
dower - obdarzać, dowry - posag, naturalny talent
obdarowanie
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heirloom
dziedzictwo
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contradiction
| contradict, contradictory
zaprzeczenie
150
a kernel of truth
ziarno prawdy
151
exacerbate
| exacerbation
make worse
152
# WORD FORMATION
precede
| POPRZEDZAĆ
**precedent ** - poprzedni;
**unprecedent** - występujący pierwszy raz;
**predecessor** - poprzednik;
**precedingly** - poprzednio
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refrain from
| abstain, holdback
wstrzymać się od
154
# WORD FORMATION
numerate
innumerate, numerical, numeral,
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# WORD FORMATION
refer
referable, refectory, reference
156
# WORD FORMATION
pervade
| PRZESIĄKNĄĆ
pervasive
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shortcoming
| overcoming - przezwyciężenie
niedociągnięcie
158
prospect
perspektywa
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relinquish
give up, give away
| zrzec się, porzucić(forsake)
160
outlaw
ban
161
devour
chłonąć, pożerać
162
hefty
large in amount
163
# TO/A
toil
| toilful
work that makes you feel physically tired
164
weary
| weariness
very tired
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perpetuate
| perpetually
neverending
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feud
quarrel, aruge
167
undertake
promise to do sth
168
compel
| compulsive, compelling, compulsory
force or oblige (someone) to do sth
169
constrain
restriction
