Vocab Flashcards by Emma Kozakova | Brainscape

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Abrupt

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Sudden, unexpected

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Anachronism

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Something old-fashioned that does not belong to the present

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Annual

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Happening once a year / ročný

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Elapse

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Go by / ubehnúť

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Instantaneous

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Immediate / okamžitý

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Interim

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Temporary, provisional / Dočasný

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Lapse (n,v)

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Interval

2. Expire

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Long-standing

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Dlhodobý

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Overdue

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Neskorý

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Prompt

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Immediate

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Provisional

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Temporary, interim

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Spell

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Short period of time

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Stint

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A period of time spent doing sth

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Subsequent

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Nasledujúci

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Timely

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Happening at the right time / včasný

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Civil service

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Štátna služba

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Headhunt

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To try to persuade someone leave their job and go to work for another company

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Prospects

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The possibility that sth will happen

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Timelessness

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Nadčasovosť

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Counterproductive

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Kontraproduktívny

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Momentous

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Významný

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Momentary

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Krátkodobý

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Manageress

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Manažerka

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Assess

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Posúdiť

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Assume

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Presume / predpokladať

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Baffled

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Bezradný

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Contemplate

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Uvažovať nad niečím

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Deduce

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Vydedukovať

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Deliberate

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Uvažovať

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Discriminate (2)

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To treat someone unfairly

2. To recognise the difference between things (distinguish)

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Dubious

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Pochybný

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Estimate

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Odhadnúť / odhadovať

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Grasp

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Understand

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To have a hunch

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Mať predtuchu

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Notion

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Idea

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Plausible

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Pravdepodobný

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Ponder

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Think about sth very carefully

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Query (n,v)

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Question

2. To ask

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Reckon

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Assume

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Adjacent

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Priľahlý

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Coherent

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Zrozumiteľný,premyslený

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Confront the problem

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To deal w a difficult situation

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Consistent

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Not changing

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Contradict

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Protirečiť

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Dispute

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Spor

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Integral

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Necessary,important

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Intervene

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Interfere

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Liken someone to someone

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Prirovnávať niekoho k niekomu

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Predecessor

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Predchodca

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Successor

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Následovník