Vocabulary C1 (9)

Question 1

political unrest

Answer 1

a political situation in which people are angry and likely to protest or fight; niepokój, wzburzenie

Question 2

be on the brink (of something)

Answer 2

if you are on the brink of something, you are almost in a very new, dangerous or exciting situation; być na krawędzi czegoś

Question 3

ingenuity

Answer 3

the ability to invent things or solve problems in clever new ways; pomysłowośc

Question 4

preposterous

Answer 4

completely unreasonable, especially in a way that shocks or annoys you; absurdalny

Question 5

scathing

Answer 5

criticizing somebody or something very severely in a way that shows no respect; zjadliwy

Question 6

insite

Answer 6

podburzać, wzniecać

Question 7

wager

Answer 7

an arrangement to risk money on the result of a particular event; zakład

Question 8

finite

Answer 8

having a definite limit or fixed size; określony, skończony

Question 9

scarcity

Answer 9

not enough of sth and it is difficult to obtain it

Question 10

proxy

Answer 10

something that you use to represent something else that you are trying to measure or calculate

Question 11

equitably

Answer 11

​in a fair and reasonable way in which everyone is treated the same

Question 12

viable

Answer 12

that can be done; that will be successful; wykonalny, realny