EC6

Question 1

trajectory

the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.

trajectile (adj)
trajection (noun)

Answer 1

Had the president not moved his head, he would be dead now, as the trajectory of the bullet suggests it was aimed at his skull.

Question 2

misanthropic

misanthrope
misanthropy

Answer 2

Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights is a misanthrope par excellence, isolating himself from society and regarding others with cold indifference or outright hostility.”

Question 3

ubiquitous

ubiquity

Answer 3

Ubiquitous among all age groups, phone addiction has emerged as a harbinger of increasing social isolation and deteriorating interpersonal abilities.

Question 4

acrimony

bitterness or harshness in speech, behavior

acrimonious
acrimoniously

Answer 4

Mr. Lockwood experiences Heathcliff’s acrimony firsthand, as he is met with coldness and hostility upon his arrival at Wuthering Heights.

Question 5

accolade

an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgement of merit

Answer 5

The highest accolade a craftsman can receive in Poland is called Szabla Kilińskiego and is awarded for exceptional skill and service.

Question 6

byzantine

(of a system or situation) excessively complicated, and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail

Byzantinism

Answer 6

Obtaining a business license in Poland can feel Byzantine, due to excessive paperwork and unclear regulations.

Question 7

dichotomy

A division between two contrasting things.

dichotomous
dichotomously

Answer 7

The recent elections in Poland revealed a stark dichotomy in voting preferences between older and younger generations.

Question 8

harbinger

A person or thing that signals the approach of something.

To harbinger (to foreshadow) rare

Answer 8

Ubiquitous among all age groups, phone addiction has emerged as a harbinger of increasing social isolation and deteriorating interpersonal abilities.

Question 9

precocious

exceptionally early in development or occurrence

Precociousness or precocity

Answer 9

Some children demonstrate a precocious ability to read, mastering texts at an age when most are still learning the alphabet.

Question 10

egregious

outstandingly bad

Egregiousness
Egregiously

Answer 10

Judging by the Matura results, the failure rate in math among Polish youth is egregious, with nearly 20% of high schoolers failing the exam each year.