Vocab Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Abrupt

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Sudden, unexpected

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2
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Anachronism

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Something old-fashioned that does not belong to the present

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3
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Annual

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Happening once a year / ročný

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Elapse

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Go by / ubehnúť

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5
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Instantaneous

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Immediate / okamžitý

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6
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Interim

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Temporary, provisional / Dočasný

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7
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Lapse (n,v)

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  1. Interval

2. Expire

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8
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Long-standing

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Dlhodobý

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9
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Overdue

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Neskorý

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10
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Prompt

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Immediate

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11
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Provisional

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Temporary, interim

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12
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Spell

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Short period of time

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13
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Stint

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A period of time spent doing sth

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14
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Subsequent

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Nasledujúci

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15
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Timely

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Happening at the right time / včasný

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16
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Civil service

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Štátna služba

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17
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Headhunt

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To try to persuade someone leave their job and go to work for another company

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18
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Prospects

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The possibility that sth will happen

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19
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Timelessness

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Nadčasovosť

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20
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Counterproductive

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Kontraproduktívny

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Momentous

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Momentary

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Manageress

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Assess

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Assume
Presume / predpokladať
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Baffled
Bezradný
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Contemplate
Uvažovať nad niečím
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Deduce
Vydedukovať
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Deliberate
Uvažovať
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Discriminate (2)
1. To treat someone unfairly | 2. To recognise the difference between things (distinguish)
31
Dubious
Pochybný
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Estimate
Odhadnúť / odhadovať
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Grasp
Understand
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To have a hunch
Mať predtuchu
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Notion
Idea
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Plausible
Pravdepodobný
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Ponder
Think about sth very carefully
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Query (n,v)
1. Question | 2. To ask
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Reckon
Assume
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Adjacent
Priľahlý
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Coherent
Zrozumiteľný,premyslený
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Confront the problem
To deal w a difficult situation
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Consistent
Not changing
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Contradict
Protirečiť
45
Dispute
Spor
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Integral
Necessary,important
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Intervene
Interfere
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Liken someone to someone
Prirovnávať niekoho k niekomu
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Predecessor
Predchodca
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Successor
Následovník