A Flashcards by olga pniewska

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abandon

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brak zahamowan

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to abate

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to decrease, to reduce

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to abet

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pomagac, grac wspolwinnego

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to abjure

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to abandon forever

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to abnegate

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to give up

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abortive

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ending without results

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to abrogate

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to abolish by authoritative action

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to abscond

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to leave quickly in secret

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abstemious

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consuming in moderation

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to accede

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to agree to

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acclivity

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an incline or upward slope

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accretion

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an increase in amount

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acme

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szczyt

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to actuate

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to put into motion

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acuity

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sharp vision

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acumen

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shrewd judgment

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adamant

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nieustepliwy

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adept

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extremely skilled

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to adjudicate

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to act as a judge

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to adjure

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to appeal to

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to admonish

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to caution or warn gently in order to correct sth

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adroit

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skillful

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adulation

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przesadne pochlebstwo, podziw

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to adumbrate

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wskazywac (to give a hint)

aerie

gniazdo (ustronne wysoko polozone siedlisko)

affected

artificial

aggregate

the sum total

algorithm

an established procedure for solving an equation

alimentary

pozywny, odzywczy

to allay

to reduce in intensity

amity

friendship, good will

amorphous

bezksztaltny

animus

ill will

anodyne

a medicine that relives pain

anomaly

sth difficult to classify

anthropomorphic

uosabiac

antiquated

to old to be fashionable or useful

aphorism

A short statement of a principle

aplomb

Opanowanie

apostate

one who renounces a religious faith

apposite

trafny

to aprise

to inform

to appropriate

to allocate

arable

dogodny do uprawy, zyzny

arcane

secret

archipelago

archipelag

arrears

unpaid (zaleglosc)

to arrogate

roscic sobie prawo do cudzych zaslug

askance

z boku, z pogarda

to assent

to agree as to a proposal (zatwierdzic)

atavistic

ancient

autocrat

a dictator

to aver

to declare to be true

avunculat

like an uncle in behaviour (in warmth and kind way)

awry

krzywy, opaczny