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Flashcards in eng 3 swapped Deck (51)
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1
Q

stop, recoil

A

to balk at sth

2
Q

plenipotentiary

A

proxy

3
Q

intrusion, violation

A

encroachment on sth

4
Q

problem, risk, trap

A

pitfall of sth

5
Q

prestige

A

kudos

6
Q

mob, pack

A

gaggle

7
Q

riddle, difficult task

A

conundrum

8
Q

supervisor, custodian

A

superintendent

9
Q

to take the favorite’s side

A

to jump on the bandwagon

10
Q

lack of sth

A

a dearth of sth

11
Q

ex. troops;

A

deploy

12
Q

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

A

hoot

13
Q

skłonność do robienia czegoś

A

propensity for doing sth

14
Q

zbierać się

A

congregate

15
Q

przewijać do tyłu

A

rewind

16
Q

liczyć na coś

A

to bank on sth

17
Q

być zależnym od czegoś z czym się wychowało

A

to be weaned on sth

18
Q

:)

A

computer-centered schools

19
Q

proponents

A

backers

20
Q

sb who preaches and moralizes

A

sage on the stage

21
Q

to sing monotonously

A

chant

22
Q

[person, situation, period] tense, tight

A

fraught

23
Q

to claim

A

to purport

24
Q

reconcile, appeace, assuage

A

placate

25
Q

izolate

A

insulate

26
Q

to be nervous

A

to have jitters

27
Q

persistent, diligent

A

assiduous

28
Q

idleness

A

inertia

29
Q

convey, communicate

A

impart

30
Q

rozbudzić w kimś entuzjazm

A

impart enthusiasm to sb

31
Q

predominance, prevalence

A

preponderance

32
Q

deprived of sth

A

bereft of sth

33
Q

mix up, misinterpret

A

garble [facts, story]

34
Q

skillful, cleaver, crackerjack

A

adroit

35
Q

refute, disprove

A

gainsay

36
Q

pleased with onself

A

smug

37
Q

lenno

A

fief

38
Q

rebuke, scorn

A

chide

39
Q

sprzęgło; hold tightly

A

clutch

40
Q

total defeat; force out [of bed for instance]

A

rout

41
Q

bump up [prices]

A

ratchet up [prices]

42
Q

wash off, flush

A

rinse

43
Q

rytownik

A

engraver

44
Q

trepidation

A

tribulation

45
Q

miedzioryt (Hogarth)

A

copperplate

46
Q

floozy, prostitute

A

Harlot

47
Q

dissolute man, utracjusz

A

rake

48
Q

proved, witnessed

A

attested

49
Q

stop, hinder

A

thwart

50
Q

reserved, aloof

A

reticent

51
Q

wrestle, struggle

A

grapple