vocabulary Flashcards

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Abundant

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Obfity —– Living close to a lake means we have an abundant supply of water.

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Accumulate

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Gromadzić —– Each fall, leaves accumulate in our driveway.

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Accurate

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Dokładny, bezłędny —– Make sure your address is accurate before submitting your online order.

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Accustomed to sth

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Przyzwyczajony do czegoś —– Having 8AM classes means I’m accustomed to getting up early.

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Acquire

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Nabyć —– When my grandmother died, I acquired her cookbook collection.

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Adamant

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Niewzruszony —– The defendant was adamant that he was innocent.

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Adequate

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Wystarczający, zadowalający —– Our house isn’t big, but it’s adequate for the two of us.

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Adjacent

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Sąsiadujący —– The park is adjacent to the school.

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Adjust

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Dostosować —– The bike seat may be too high; you’ll probably need to adjust it.

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Advocate

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Adwokat, zwolennik, bronić czegoś —– My aunt is a major advocate for women’s’ rights.

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Adverse

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Nieprzychylny, niekorzystny —– I had an adverse reaction to my medication and had to stop taking it.

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Aggregate

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Sumować —– We should aggregate our resources to share them more easily.

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Allocate

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Przeznaczyć, przydzielić —– The village needs to allocate funds for building the new school.

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Ambiguous

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Dwuznaczny, ambiwalentny —– When I asked the HR manager what my chances were of getting the job, she gave me a very ambiguous reply.

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Amend

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Wnosić poprawki —– I believe we should amend our country’s tax laws.

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Ample

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Wystarczająco, dość (czasu, miejsca, szans) —– Our new apartment has ample space for the two of us.

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Antagonize

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Wzbudzać wrogość, zrażać —– The boy loves to antagonize his little sister by pulling her hair.

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Attitude

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Przypisywać coś komuś —– After she got grounded, the teenager had a bad attitude for the rest of the day.

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Arbitrary

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Arbitalny —– Flipping a coin is an arbitrary way to make a decision.

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Arduous

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Żmudny, wyczerpujący —– After you cross the bridge, there’s an arduous walk up the hill.

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Assuage

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Zaspokoić, łagodzić —– The mother assuaged her child’s fear of the dark.

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Augment

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Zwiększać —– She augments her regular salary by babysitting on the weekends.

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Berate sb for sth

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Zwymyślać kogoś za coś —– Our neighbor berated us after we broke his window playing baseball.

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Bestow

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Przyznawać coś komuś (nagrodę) —– The medal was bestowed upon him by the president.

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Boast

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Chwalić się —– He always boasts of his talents after he wins a game.

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Boost

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Zachęta, zwiększyć, ulepszyć —– I gave him a pep talk to boost his self-esteem before his speech.

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Brash

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Bezczelny —– The brash man always asked inappropriate questions.

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Brusque

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Opryskliwy —– After being away for so long, I expected more than her brusque greeting.

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Cease

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Przestawać —– I wish they would cease arguing.

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Censure

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Ostro krytykować —– Every parent in our district censured the education cuts.

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Coalesce

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Łączyć się, jednoczyć się —– The people on the street eventually coalesced into a group.

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Coerce

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Zmuszać —– The young boy was coerced into stealing by his friends.

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Cognizant

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Świadomy —– Before mountain climbing, you need to be cognizant of the risks.

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Cohesion

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Spoistość —– Water molecules show strong cohesion when they stick together.

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Coincide

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Zbiegać się w czasie —– This year Thanksgiving coincided with my birthday.

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Conceal

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Ukrywać —– The mountains concealed the ocean from view.

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Concur

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Zgadzać się —– He believes women should be paid as much as men, and I concur.

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Constrain

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Ograniczać, zmuszać —– You should move your plant to a bigger pot, otherwise you’ll constrain its roots.

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Contradict

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Zaprzeczać —– I told the employees that sales were down, but my boss contradicted me and said sales were actually up.

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Convey

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Przekazać, złożyć —– I’ve conveyed my interest in working for that company.

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Copious

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Obszerny, liczny, obfity —– He always takes copious notes during class to study later on.

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Cumbersome

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Nieporęczny, niewygodny —– Trying to carry four grocery bags at once was very cumbersome.

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Curriculum

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Program nauczania —– Our school needs to add more music courses to its curriculum.

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Decay

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Niszczeć, rozkładać się —– After the tree died, its wood began to decay.

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Deceive

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Oszukiwać —– He deceived me by pretending to be a millionaire.

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Decipher

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Odczytać, rozszyfrować —– The spy deciphered the secret code.

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Decline

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Pogarszać się, odmówić —– I declined his offer of a ride home.

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Degrade

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Degradować —– My attempt at cake degraded into a crumbly mess.

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Deny

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Zaprzeczać, odmówić —– He denied being the robber.

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Deplete

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Uszczuplić —– Your shopping sprees have depleted my savings.

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Despise

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Gardzić —– I despise early morning classes.

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Deter

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Odstraszać —– The warning signs on the house deterred trespassers.

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Deviate

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Odbiegać od (normy, tematu) —– I decided to deviate from my normal route home and took a shortcut.

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Devise

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Wymyślać, opracowywać —– The coach devised a plan for winning the game.

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Diatribe

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Krytyka —– The politician went into a diatribe against her opponent.

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Digress

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Odbiegać od tematu —– The teacher digressed from the lecture to discuss the weather.

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Dilemma

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Dylemat —– The student faced the dilemma of attending school sick or missing her exam.

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Diminish

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Zmniejszać się, słabnąć —– Sprinkle baking soda on the carpet to diminish the stain.

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Dispose

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Pozbyć się —– I need to dispose of this trash.

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Disrupt

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Zakłócać, przerywać —– The protesters disrupted the politician’s speech.

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Distort

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Przekręcać, przeinaczać —– The camera filter distorted the image.

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Diverse

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Zróżnicowany, odmienny —– This city has a very diverse population.

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Divert

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Zmieniać kierunek czegoś —– Because of the accident, the police had to divert traffic down a side street.

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Ease

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Łatwość, ułatwiać, łagodzić —– This prescription will ease your allergies.

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Emphasize

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Podkreślać —– The teacher emphasized the due date of the project.

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Endure

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Znosić —– He has endured four knee operations so far.

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Enhance

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Poprawiać, zwiększać —– The falling snow enhanced the beauty of the small village.

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Epitome

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Typowy przykład —– The duchess is the epitome of class.

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Erroneous

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Błędny —– He apologized for his erroneous statement.

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Evade

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Unikać, umykać —– By hiding in the bathroom, we were able to evade the intruder.

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Exemplary

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Wzorowy, przykładny —– She is an exemplary student, and you should copy her study habits.

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Expertise

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Kompetencje, znajomość —– The surgeon’s expertise is knee surgeries.

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Exploit

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Wykorzystać —– The company exploited its workers by making them work long hours.

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Expose

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Odsłaniać, demaskować —– The emails presented exposed the company’s corruption.

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Extract

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Wyciągać, wydobywać, usuwać —– The dentist extracted one of my teeth.

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Famine

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Głód —– Millions of children in Ethiopia died due to the famine there.

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Feasible

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Wykonalny —– This study plan you made for me sounds feasible, even with my work schedule.

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Flaw

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Wada, defekt —– I got the diamond for a reduced price since the stone had a flaw.

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Fluctuate

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Oscylować, wahać się —– I’m not sure what to wear since the temperature has been fluctuating so much.

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Framework

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Konstrukcja, szkielet —– Skyscrapers must have a strong framework to support all the floors.

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Frivolous

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Lekkomyślny, błahy —– You must stop spending your money on frivolous purchases.

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Garbled

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Przekręcony, zniekształcony —– Our answering machine is so bad that people’s voices are always garbled.

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Hackneyed

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Oklepany —– HIs poems contain many hackneyed phrases.

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Haphazard

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Chaotyczny, przypadkowy —– There was no schedule, so the event was very haphazard.

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Harsh

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Niemiły, szorstki, surowy —– Her comments on my performance were very harsh and not kind at all.

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Hasty

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Pośpieszny —– In order to avoid the police, the robbers made a hasty retreat.

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Hesitate

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Wahać się —– She hesitated before entering the abandoned building.

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Hindrance

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Przeszkoda —– Her hatred of public transportation is a hindrance when trying to get around New York City.

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Hollow

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Pusty, bezwartościowy —– The dead tree is hollow.

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Hostile

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Wrogi, nieprzyjazny —– My ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend was very hostile towards me.

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Illiterate

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Niepiśmienny, nieczytelny —– Because he’d never been able to attend school, the man was illiterate.

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Impair

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Pogarszać —– Drinking alcohol will impair your driving abilities.

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Implement

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Wprowadzić, wdrożyć, zaimplementować —– We will implement the new schedule starting next semester.

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Imply

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Dawać do zrozumienia —– My mother implied that I was the one who forgot to take out the trash.

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Impose

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Narzucać —– After the riots, the mayor imposed a curfew on the town.

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Impoverish

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Doprowadzać do ubóstwa —– These medical bills are going to impoverish me.

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Incentive

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Bodziec —– I hate my job, but the big paychecks are a good incentive to stick with it.

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Incessant

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Nieustanny —– I can’t sleep because of the dog’s incessant barking.

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Incidental

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Mniej istotny, uboczny —– Don’t worry about your grade on this quiz; it’s only an incidental part of your grade.

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Incite

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Podburzać —– The ringleader incited the soldiers to rebellion.