eng 3 swapped Flashcards by Luke k

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stop, recoil

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to balk at sth

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plenipotentiary

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proxy

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intrusion, violation

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encroachment on sth

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problem, risk, trap

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pitfall of sth

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prestige

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kudos

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mob, pack

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gaggle

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riddle, difficult task

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conundrum

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supervisor, custodian

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superintendent

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to take the favorite’s side

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to jump on the bandwagon

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lack of sth

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a dearth of sth

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ex. troops;

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deploy

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pohukiwać; zatrąbić, wygwizdać, wyśmiać [h. sb down]

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hoot

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skłonność do robienia czegoś

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propensity for doing sth

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zbierać się

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congregate

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przewijać do tyłu

A

rewind

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liczyć na coś

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to bank on sth

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być zależnym od czegoś z czym się wychowało

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to be weaned on sth

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:)

A

computer-centered schools

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proponents

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backers

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sb who preaches and moralizes

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sage on the stage

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to sing monotonously

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chant

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[person, situation, period] tense, tight

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fraught

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to claim

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to purport

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reconcile, appeace, assuage

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placate

izolate

insulate

to be nervous

to have jitters

persistent, diligent

assiduous

idleness

inertia

convey, communicate

impart

rozbudzić w kimś entuzjazm

impart enthusiasm to sb

predominance, prevalence

preponderance

deprived of sth

bereft of sth

mix up, misinterpret

garble [facts, story]

skillful, cleaver, crackerjack

adroit

refute, disprove

gainsay

pleased with onself

smug

lenno

fief

rebuke, scorn

chide

sprzęgło; hold tightly

clutch

total defeat; force out [of bed for instance]

rout

bump up [prices]

ratchet up [prices]

wash off, flush

rinse

rytownik

engraver

trepidation

tribulation

miedzioryt (Hogarth)

copperplate

floozy, prostitute

Harlot

dissolute man, utracjusz

rake

proved, witnessed

attested

stop, hinder

thwart

reserved, aloof

reticent

wrestle, struggle

grapple