Vocabulary C1 (7)

Question 1

ponder

Answer 1

to think about something carefully for a period of time; rozważać, rozmyślać

Question 2

enticing

Answer 2

so attractive and interesting that you want to have it or know more about it

Question 3

crackpot

Answer 3

a person with strange or crazy ideas; wariat

Question 4

debunk sth

Answer 4

to show that an idea, a belief, etc. is false; to show that something is not as good as people think it is; obalać np teorię

Question 5

dubious

Answer 5

probably not honest; podejrzany, wątpliwy

Question 6

lament

Answer 6

to have or express very sad feelings about somebody/something; ubolewać

Question 7

legitimate

Answer 7

for which there is a fair and acceptable reason; słuszny, uzasadniony

Question 8

conjecture

Answer 8

an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge and is formed by guessing; przypuszczenie

Question 9

thwart

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to prevent somebody from doing what they want to do

Question 10

axe

Answer 10

to get rid of a service, system, etc. or to reduce the money spent on it by a large amount

Question 11

flying saucer

Answer 11

a round spacecraft that some people claim to have seen and that some people believe comes from another planet

Question 12

fringe

Answer 12

the outer edge of an area or a group

Question 13

bankroll

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to support somebody/something by giving money

Question 14

versatile

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having many different uses; uniwersalny, wszechstronny

Question 15

crest

Answer 15

to reach its highest level before it falls again

Question 16

southern hemisphere

Answer 16

półkula południowa

Question 17

culprit

Answer 17

przyczyna czegoś

Question 18

insurmountable

Answer 18

that cannot be dealt with successfully; nie do pokonania

Question 19

array

Answer 19

a group or collection of things or people, often one that is large or impressive; grupa, szereg

Question 20

conducive to sth

Answer 20

making it easy, possible or likely for something to happen; sprzyjający

Question 21

eradicate

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to destroy or get rid of something completely, especially something bad

Question 22

decipher sth

Answer 22

to succeed in finding the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand; rozczytać, rozszyfrować

Question 23

smidge

Answer 23

odrobina, kapka

Question 24

revelatory

Answer 24

odkrywczy

Question 25

tally

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a record of the number or amount of something, especially one that you can keep adding to; lista, zestawienie

Question 26

flickering

Answer 26

migocący

Question 27

purportedly

Answer 27

used to say that something has been stated to have happened or to be true, but this might not be the case; rzekomo

Question 28

doggedly

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in a way that shows that you are determined and do not give up easily; uparcie, zawzięcie

Question 29

dissuade somebody (from something/from doing something)

Answer 29

to persuade somebody not to do something

Question 30

layperson

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a person who does not have expert knowledge of a particular subject; laik

Question 31

rift

Answer 31

a serious break in the relationship between people or organizations

Question 32

credentials

Answer 32

the qualities, training or experience that make you suitable to do something; kwalifikacje