vocabulary 3 Flashcards

1
Q

credulity

A

łatwowierność

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2
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scintillating

A

interesujący, błyskotliwy

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3
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surveillance

Christopher Soghoian - Goverment surveillance, TED

A

inwigilacja, obserwacja

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4
Q

abstain

Russia vetoed, China abstained.

A

wstrzymać się od głosu

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5
Q

contention

A

twierdzenie

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6
Q

belligerence

A

wojowniczość, agresywność

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7
Q

impinge

A

uderzać, padać

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8
Q

convene

A

zbierać się (gdzieś)

zwoływać spotkanie

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9
Q

prodigious

Mlodinow at Talks at Google, Salvador Dali quote

A

cudowny

ogromny, kolosalny

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10
Q

pompous

pompous ass (Mlodinow at Talks at Google, Salvador Dali quote)

A

nadęty

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11
Q

subliminal

Mlodinow at Talks at Google

A

podświadomy, podprogowy

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12
Q

intercept

A

nasłuch

przechwycona informacja

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13
Q

accrue

A

zgromadzić

zwiększać, wzrastać

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14
Q

onslaught

A

szturm, najazd

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15
Q

tilt

A

nachylenie, przechył

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16
Q

surpass

A

przewyższać

przekraczać (wyobrażenie)

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17
Q

riddle

A

zagadka, łamigłówka

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18
Q

crook

A

oszust

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19
Q

stooge

A

marionetka, figurant

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20
Q

discourse

political discourse

A

rozmowa, dyskurs

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21
Q

resurgence

A

nawrót, odrodzenie się

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22
Q

steadfast

A

niezłomny, nieugięty

stały, wierny

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23
Q

wonk

A

kujon

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24
Q

drag sb into sth

A

wciągnąć kogoś w coś

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25
Q

quagmire

A

bagno

tarapaty

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26
Q

despoil

A

rabować, plądrować

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27
Q

puny

A

mizerny, wątły
żałosny
słabowity

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28
Q

feeble

A

słaby, nikły, marny

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29
Q

innately

A

z natury

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30
Q

swallow sth up

A

pochłaniać coś (np. pieniądze)

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31
Q

calamity

A

nieszczęście, tragedia, katastrofa

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32
Q

precarious

A

nietrwały, niestały
niebezpieczny, zagrażający
niepewny, wątpliwy

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33
Q

indefensible

A

niewybaczalny, nieuzasadniony

nie dający się obronić

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34
Q

time and again

time after time

A

raz za razem

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35
Q

lay out an argument

A

przedstawić argumenty

36
Q

lame

A

kiepski, słaby, nudny

37
Q

ferocious

A

zaciekły (o człowieku)
srogi, ostry (o krytyce)
dziki, niebezpieczny (o zwierzęciu)

38
Q

wean

A

odsuwać

odzwyczajać się

39
Q

supercilious

A

?

40
Q

bumpers

A

?

41
Q

exasperated

A

?

42
Q

irreproachable

A

?

43
Q

reproach

A

?

44
Q

infurating

A

?

45
Q

paint pot

A

Puszka farby

46
Q

vacantly

A

?

47
Q

coffin

A

trumna

48
Q

circumspect

A

?

49
Q

eschew

A

?

50
Q

feisty

A

?

51
Q

snidely

A

?

52
Q

grumbling

A

?

53
Q

conscientious

A

?

54
Q

kid (verb)

A

?

55
Q

dense

A

?

56
Q

spell it out

A

?

57
Q

laid-back

A

?

58
Q

latitude

A

?

59
Q

gist

A

?

60
Q

smirk

A

?

61
Q

wryly

A

?

62
Q

stir

A

?

63
Q

far-fetched

A

?

64
Q

chap

A

?

65
Q

devoid

A

Pozbawiony?

66
Q

garnish

A

?

67
Q

roe

A

?

68
Q

leek

A

por

69
Q

breaded

A

panierowany

70
Q

calamity

A

?

71
Q

plea

A

?

72
Q

humdrum worries

A

?

73
Q

intricate

A

?

74
Q

span

A

?

75
Q

basin

A

?

76
Q

expel

A

?

77
Q

mollusk

A

?

78
Q

dam

A

?

79
Q

shellfish

A

?

80
Q

reverence

A

?

81
Q

be well versed in sth

A

być dobrze obeznanym w czymś

82
Q

stall

Growth stalled in the first quarter.

A

zatrzymać się

Wzrost zatrzymał się w pierwszym kwartale.

83
Q

abrasive

is partly due to his abrasive personality and fondness for Anglo-Saxon epithets

A

szorstki, opryskliwy

84
Q

Dissent

Greece races to meet deadline as dissent over deal grows.

A

?

85
Q

Remuneration

Keeping remuneration in line with long-term value creation

A

?

86
Q

Invincible

It had made her feel invincible; life has the unfair way of offering great things to people when they are already on a roll.

A

?

87
Q

lavish

lavishly illustrated

A

hojny, szczodry