eng 3 Flashcards by Luke k

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to balk at sth

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stop, recoil

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proxy

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plenipotentiary

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encroachment on sth

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intrusion, violation

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pitfall of sth

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problem, risk, trap

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kudos

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prestige

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gaggle

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mob, pack

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conundrum

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riddle, difficult task

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superintendent

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supervisor, custodian

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to jump on the bandwagon

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to take the favorite’s side

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a dearth of sth

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lack of sth

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deploy

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ex. troops;

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hoot

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

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propensity for doing sth

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skłonność do robienia czegoś

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congregate

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zbierać się

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rewind

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przewijać do tyłu

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to bank on sth

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liczyć na coś

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to be weaned on sth

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być zależnym od czegoś z czym się wychowało

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computer-centered schools

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:)

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backers

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proponents

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sage on the stage

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sb who preaches and moralizes

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chant

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to sing monotonously

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fraught [person, situation, period]

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[person, situation, period] tense, tight

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to purport

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to claim

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placate

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reconcile, appeace, assuage

insulate

izolate

to have jitters

to be nervous

assiduous

persistent, diligent

inertia

idleness

impart

convey, communicate

impart enthusiasm to sb

rozbudzić w kimś entuzjazm

preponderance

predominance, prevalence

bereft of sth

deprived of sth

garble [facts, story]

mix up, misinterpret

adroit

skillful, cleaver, crackerjack

gainsay

refute, disprove

smug

pleased with onself

fief

lenno

chide

rebuke, scorn

clutch

sprzęgło; hold tightly

rout

total defeat; force out [of bed for instance]

ratchet up [prices]

bump up [prices]

rinse

wash off, flush

engraver

rytownik

tribulation

trepidation

copperplate

miedzioryt (Hogarth)

Harlot

floozy, prostitute

rake

dissolute man, utracjusz

attested

proved, witnessed

thwart

stop, hinder

reticent

reserved, aloof

grapple

wrestle, struggle