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regardless

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of sth bez ohľadu na ,

napriek všetkému , i tak

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piggyback (on sth)

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cudzopasiť, využiť (cudzí nápad pre svoj prospech)

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desirability [dɪˌzaɪərəˈbɪlɪtɪ]

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príťažlivosť (sexuálna)

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perceive [pəˈsiːv]

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vnímať, uvedomovať si

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tone down

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zmierniť, zoslabiť, stlmiť (farby)

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overconfidence

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prílišné sebavedomie

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scare off

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odstrašiť, odradiť

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pursue [pəˈsjuː]

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venovať sa, (dlhodobo) sa usilovať, snažiť sa

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Furthermore [ˈfɜːðəˌmɔː]

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okrem toho, a ešte , navyše

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gauge [geɪdʒ]

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(z)merať, namerať, vyhodnotiť, posúdiť

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disentangle [ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋgəl]

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rozpliesť, rozuzliť (situáciu) , oddeliť

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altitude [ˈæltɪˌtjuːd]

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nadmorská výška

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floral [ˈflɔːrəl]

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kvetinový, kvetovaný

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ubiquitous [juːˈbɪkwɪtəs]

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všadeprítomný

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malingering

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simulovať(chorobu)

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anxious

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úzkostlivý, znepokojený

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pinstripe suitrs

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oblek s jemným pásikom

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await

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očakávať

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cushy [ˈkʊʃɪ]

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pohodlný nenáročný

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bumblebee

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čmeliak

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clue

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kľúč, vodidlo, záchytný bod

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frightening

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hrozivý, desivý

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aloof

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odmeraný, chladný

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grandiose

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grandiózny, pompézny

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vanish

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zmiznúť, stratiť sa

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assess [əˈses]

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odhadnúť, posúdiť, (o)hodnotiť

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determined [dɪˈtɜːmɪnd]

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pevne rozhodnutý

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cunning

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prešibaný, prešianosť

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glib

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ľahkovážny, nenútený

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superficial

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povrchný

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carnage

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masaker, krviprelievanie

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ruthless [ˈruːθlɪs]

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bezohľadný, bezcitný

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remorseless [rɪˈmɔːslɪs]

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nemilosrdný, neľútostný, krutý

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tack

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spôsob, metóda

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mansion [ˈmænʃən]

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pánske sídlo

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effeminate [ɪˈfemɪnɪt]

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zoženštený (muž!

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trait

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črta, znak, vlastnosť

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intrigued [ɪnˈtriːgd]

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zaujatý, fascinovaný

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39
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fallacy

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mylná predstava

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seize [siːz]

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lapiť, chytiť

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meticulous [mɪˈtɪkjʊləs

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dôsledný, puntičkársky

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rampant [ˈræmpənt]

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rozmáhajúci sa

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strewn [ˈstruːn]

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zasypaný, zahádzaný

44
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squash

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rozmliaždiť, rozpučiť

45
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quintessential [ˌkwɪntɪˈsenʃəl

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typický, čistý, stopercentný

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acclimation [əˌklaɪˈmeɪʃən or ˌæklɪˈmeɪʃən]

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aklimatizácia, prispôsobenie

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splendid [ˈsplendɪd]

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skvelý nádherný, ohromný

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tuck1 [tʌk]

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(za)strčiť, zasunuť

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scrutinize [ˈskruːtɪˌnaɪz]

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skontrolovať, prezrieť (starostlivo)

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amalgamation [əˌmælgəˈmeɪʃən]

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spojenie, zlúčenie, fúzia

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density

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hustota

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remedy [ˈremɪdɪ]

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napraviť, opraviť

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bevy [ˈbevɪ]

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húf, skupina

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padding [ˈpædɪŋ]

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vata, omáčka, keci

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thoughtful [ˈθɔːtfʊl]

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ohľaduplný, pozorný

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mauve [məʊv]

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svetlofialový, fialkastý

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vice versa [ˈvaɪsɪ ˈvɜːsə]

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naopak, obrátene

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gaudy [ˈgɔːdɪ]

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krikľavý, nevkusný

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spotlight* [ˈspɒtˌlaɪt]

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reflektor

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proofread* [ˈpruːfˌriːd]

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(u)robiť korektúru

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suffix [ˈsʌfɪks]

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prípona, sufix

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convey [kənˈveɪ]

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oznámiť, vyjadriť

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bulk [bʌlk]

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(veľký) objem, veľkosť, masa

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notch [nɒtʃ]

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stupeň, priečka (increase font siz a few more notches)

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ascertain [ˌæsəˈteɪn]

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zistiť, dopátrať sa

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originate [əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt]

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vzniknúť, zrodiť sa

67
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opt [ɒpt] (for sth/to do smth)

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zvoliť si, vybrať si (opt to keep it small)

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clunky [ˈklʌŋkɪ]

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mohutný, konský

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mandatory [ˈmændətərɪ or -trɪ]

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povinný, nariadený

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incorporate [ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt]

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zahŕňať, obsahovať

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detriment [ˈdetrɪmənt]

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škdoa, ujma

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condense [kənˈdens]

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zhustiť, zhútniť

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enforce [ɪnˈfɔːs]

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presadiť, vynútiť

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threshold [ˈθreʃəʊld or ˈθreʃˌhəʊld]

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hranica, prah (pain threshold)

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immense [ɪˈmens]

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obrovský, ohromný

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superfluous [suːˈpɜːflʊəs]

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nadbytočný, prebytočný

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dandruff [ˈdændrəf]

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lupiny

78
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jot down

A

zapísať si, poznamenať si (rýchlo)

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picky [ˈpɪkɪ]

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prieberčivý, náročný

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flamboyance [flæmˈbɔɪəns]

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výraznosť, výstrednosť

81
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mellow [ˈmeləʊ]

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príjemný, lahodný

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bogus [ˈbəʊgəs]

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falošný (bogus headlines on facebook)

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curb [kɜːb]

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držať na uzde, obmedziť

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sprawl [sprɔːl] out

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rozvaliť sa, rozvaľovať sa ( You do not have to sprawl out but try sitting or standing with your legs apart a bit.)

85
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apart [əˈpɑːt]

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od seba ( You do not have to sprawl out but try sitting or standing with your legs apart a bit.)

86
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affirmative [əˈfɜːmətɪv]

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kladný, súhlasný (Affirmative movements)

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nod [nɒd]

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prikývnuť (You can show empathy with simple actions of agreement like nodding your head or smiling. )

88
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acclaimed [əˈkleɪmd]

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uznávaný, vychvaľovaný (In 2013, acclaimed filmmaker and author Errol Morris ran a bold experiment.)

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collusion [kəˈluːʒən]

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tajná dohoda (With the collusion of the New York Times, he asked 45,000 readers to take an online test.)

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compel [kəmˈpel]

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donútiť, vyžadovať (Are there certain typefaces that compel a belief that the sentences they are written in are true?)

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choke off

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utlmiť, zaraziť (ekon. ras) (Malthusian nightmares of overpopulation choking off life on the planet, etc.)

92
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malefaction

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zločin

93
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wrapped up

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zahľadený, venujúci sa len ( I’m clearing a decent grade point average, enjoying my major, and just having wrapped up my semester’s “essay alley,” wherein all my courses require a term paper or two)

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ostensibly

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údajne (The questions, ostensibly about optimism or pessimism, provided data about the influence of typefaces on our beliefs.)

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ambidextrous [ˌæmbɪˈdekstrəs]

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obojručný, ambidexterný (používajúc obe ruky rovnako dobre)

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rectitude [ˈrektɪˌtjuːd]

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čestnosť, bezúhonnosť (Balaic, like so many others, was firmly convinced — call it a feeling of typographic rectitude — that Comic Sans was “rendering things ineffectual,”)

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