Dictionary Flashcards

(45 cards)

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pertaining

A

be appropriate, related, or applicable

pl: adekwatny

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strait-jacket

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an armless belted jacked used for insane people

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strife

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disagreement, fighting, struggle

pl: konflikt, spór

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inexorably

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impossible to stop or prevent

pl: nieubłagalne

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5
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muster

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gather or bring together

en: zebrać się

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axiom

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self-evident truths

pl: pewnik

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malovelent

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having or showing a wish to do evil to others

pl: wrogi

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stark

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harsh, unrelieved

pl: surowy

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resentments

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feelings of ill-will toward someone

pl: żywić urazę

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bay

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part of a large body of water that is smaller than a gulf

pl: zatoka

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petty

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small and insignificant

en: małostkowe

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undercurrents

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a current flowing in an opposite direction to another

pl: podtekst

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13
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undoes

A

reverse

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unidemensional

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having one size or dimension, flat

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appaling

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causing horrork, shock or dismay

pl: przeraźliwy

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mayhem

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chaos

pl: zamęt

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primordial

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original, existing from the beginning

pl: wrodzone, naturalne

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too-narrow

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when the main idea only explains part of the passage

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acute

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sharp, shrewd

pl: ostry, dotkliwy

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resolute

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determined, steadfast

pl: stanowczy

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akin

A

of similar character

pl: pokrewny

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commensurate

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proportional

pl: współmierny

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forebears

A

ancestors

pl: przodkowie

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insistence

A

the act of holding firmly to a demand

pl: naleganie

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woven
formed or made by lacing together | pl: wyplatany, wtapiany
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perplexing
difficult to understand | pl: skomplikowany
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beset
to harass, to surround | pl: otoczyć, napastować
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beggared
reduce someone to poverty | pl: puścić z torbami
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beleaguered
surrounded and under attack | pl: nękać, oblegać
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assertion
a declaration or statement | pl: zapewnienie, stwierdzenie
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convulsions
violent disturbances | pl: drgawki
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malevolence
evil intent | pl: wrogość
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sheer
absolute | pl: śmiertelny, czysty
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slump
sit, lean, or fall heavily | pl: osunąć się
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crustaceans
shells soft bodies | pl: skorupiaki
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instantiated
represent as or by an instance | pl: tworzenie instacji, przykład
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confines
limits or boundaries | pl: ograniczyć, zamknąć
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ineffectual
not produce any of the desired effects | pl: nieskuteczny
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stance
a way of holding the body | pl: ustosunkowanie
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casting
the process of selecting actors/things for various roles
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rigid
inflexible
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burden
heavy load | pl: obarczyć, dociążyć
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emboldened
encouraged, made brave | pl: ośmielić
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subtle
not obvious | pl: nieoczywisty
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futherance
advancement