THE LONELY PLANET - WORDS Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
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imposible to reach or to get to

A

inaccessible
(double C, double S)

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2
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based on imagination and not on facts (nestvaren)

A

fanciful
( “i”, ne “y”)

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3
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ridiculously and unreasonably, that you cannot take seriously (absurden)

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LUDICROUSLY

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4
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not having much experience of the world, simple and basic (primitiven, nerazgledan)

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UNSOPHISTICATED

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5
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willing to take risks or to do something shocking (predrzen)

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AUDACIOUS

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6
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activity that is thought to be suitable for one particular group (ohranjati)

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PRESERVE

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7
Q

done quickly and immediately

A

SWIFT

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8
Q

become different

A

ALTER

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9
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to think that something is not good enough to deserve your respect (prezir)

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DISDAIN

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10
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state of not having enough food or money

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DEPRIVATION

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11
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piece of writing taken from a longer whole (citat, izvleček)

A

EXCERPT

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12
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to produce something such as a magazine

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ISSUE

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13
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behaving in a way that most people think is wrong (svojeglav)

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PERVERSE

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14
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not in accordance with the existing system, trying to destroy it (prevratniški)

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SUBVERSIVE

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15
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nepogrešljivo

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INDISPENSABLE

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16
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fenomen

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phenomenon

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17
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pisati, vklesati

18
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far away

19
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iskanje

20
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brez denarja

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raziskovalec

22
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pomol

23
Q

spét skupaj

A

STAPLED TOGETHER

24
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propadajoč, zapuščen

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wish to travel
WANDERLUST
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izogiben, zavračan
SHUNNING
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to do something innovative
to BREAK GROUND
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arousal of inspiration
TO BE STRUCK WITH INSPIRATION
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the generation born after World War II
baby boomers
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constantly traveling
globe-trotting
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poveljstvo, sedež
headquarters
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izkoristiti, kapitalizirati
capitalize on
33
razširjeno bralstvo
broadening readership
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fashionable
tony
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those who travel carrying bags on their backs
backpackers
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conventional
beaten
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low cost
budget
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heal
cure
39
in poor condition
dilapidated
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depending
relying
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avoiding
shunning
42
bound with metal staples
stapled