vocabulary Flashcards
Abundant
Obfity —– Living close to a lake means we have an abundant supply of water.
Accumulate
Gromadzić —– Each fall, leaves accumulate in our driveway.
Accurate
Dokładny, bezłędny —– Make sure your address is accurate before submitting your online order.
Accustomed to sth
Przyzwyczajony do czegoś —– Having 8AM classes means I’m accustomed to getting up early.
Acquire
Nabyć —– When my grandmother died, I acquired her cookbook collection.
Adamant
Niewzruszony —– The defendant was adamant that he was innocent.
Adequate
Wystarczający, zadowalający —– Our house isn’t big, but it’s adequate for the two of us.
Adjacent
Sąsiadujący —– The park is adjacent to the school.
Adjust
Dostosować —– The bike seat may be too high; you’ll probably need to adjust it.
Advocate
Adwokat, zwolennik, bronić czegoś —– My aunt is a major advocate for women’s’ rights.
Adverse
Nieprzychylny, niekorzystny —– I had an adverse reaction to my medication and had to stop taking it.
Aggregate
Sumować —– We should aggregate our resources to share them more easily.
Allocate
Przeznaczyć, przydzielić —– The village needs to allocate funds for building the new school.
Ambiguous
Dwuznaczny, ambiwalentny —– When I asked the HR manager what my chances were of getting the job, she gave me a very ambiguous reply.
Amend
Wnosić poprawki —– I believe we should amend our country’s tax laws.
Ample
Wystarczająco, dość (czasu, miejsca, szans) —– Our new apartment has ample space for the two of us.
Antagonize
Wzbudzać wrogość, zrażać —– The boy loves to antagonize his little sister by pulling her hair.
Attitude
Przypisywać coś komuś —– After she got grounded, the teenager had a bad attitude for the rest of the day.
Arbitrary
Arbitalny —– Flipping a coin is an arbitrary way to make a decision.
Arduous
Żmudny, wyczerpujący —– After you cross the bridge, there’s an arduous walk up the hill.
Assuage
Zaspokoić, łagodzić —– The mother assuaged her child’s fear of the dark.
Augment
Zwiększać —– She augments her regular salary by babysitting on the weekends.
Berate sb for sth
Zwymyślać kogoś za coś —– Our neighbor berated us after we broke his window playing baseball.
Bestow
Przyznawać coś komuś (nagrodę) —– The medal was bestowed upon him by the president.
Boast
Chwalić się —– He always boasts of his talents after he wins a game.
Boost
Zachęta, zwiększyć, ulepszyć —– I gave him a pep talk to boost his self-esteem before his speech.
Brash
Bezczelny —– The brash man always asked inappropriate questions.
Brusque
Opryskliwy —– After being away for so long, I expected more than her brusque greeting.
Cease
Przestawać —– I wish they would cease arguing.
Censure
Ostro krytykować —– Every parent in our district censured the education cuts.
Coalesce
Łączyć się, jednoczyć się —– The people on the street eventually coalesced into a group.
Coerce
Zmuszać —– The young boy was coerced into stealing by his friends.
Cognizant
Świadomy —– Before mountain climbing, you need to be cognizant of the risks.
Cohesion
Spoistość —– Water molecules show strong cohesion when they stick together.
Coincide
Zbiegać się w czasie —– This year Thanksgiving coincided with my birthday.
Conceal
Ukrywać —– The mountains concealed the ocean from view.
Concur
Zgadzać się —– He believes women should be paid as much as men, and I concur.
Constrain
Ograniczać, zmuszać —– You should move your plant to a bigger pot, otherwise you’ll constrain its roots.
Contradict
Zaprzeczać —– I told the employees that sales were down, but my boss contradicted me and said sales were actually up.
Convey
Przekazać, złożyć —– I’ve conveyed my interest in working for that company.