UNIT 1 Flashcards by olga pniewska

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concise

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brief and to the point

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laconic

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lakoniczny

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succinct

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concise

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brusque

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rudely abrupt (curt)

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abridge

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to shorten a written text

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brevity

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laconism

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conspire

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konspiracja

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concur

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to agree

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concord

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to agree (konkordat)

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congential

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wrodzony

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schism

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rozlam

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incisive

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ostrosc wgladu

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scrut

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to examine

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judicious

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rozsadny

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adjudicate

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th hear and judge

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astute

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shrewd

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scrutinize

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skrupulatnie

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pragmatic

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concerned with practical outcomes

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perjure

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krzywoprzysiestwo

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prudent

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przykladanie sie

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jurisprudence

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krzywoprzysiestwo (pod przysiega)

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jurisdiction

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the sphere of authority

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adjure

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to command solemnly, as under outh

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adjudge

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osadzic

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acunten

shrewd judgment

inscrutable

beyond examination

allegation

zarzut

eloquent

well spoken

loquacious

very talkative

circumlocution

talking around the subject

colloquial

kolokwialny

grandiloquent

speaking in a pompous manner

elocution

przemowa

garrulous

talkative

pontificate

to speak pompously

verbose

doslowny

ineffable

nie do wypowiedzenia w slowach

tangential

off-topic

tout

to praise energetically

anecdote

anegdota

discursive

straying from topic

benefactor

czyniacy dobro

benign

harmless

benevolent

dobra wola

benediction

an expression of good wishes

euphemism

eufemizm

eulogy

a praising tribute

ingratiate

wywyzszac sie

beneficiary

one who receives benefits

gratuity

a small payment in gratitude

gratis

free

gratify

to please

euphoria

euforia

euphonious

optymistycznie brzmiacy

immutable

unchangable

metamorphosis

transformation

rupture

pekniecie

transmute

transform

amorphous

lacking shape

mercurial

zmienny

protean

zmiennoksztaltny

mutate

to change form

fickle

zmienny

fluctuate

to vary irregulary

vacillate

niezdecydowany

revamp

odnawiac

amend

improve

hackneyed

overused

mundame

ordinary, typical

vacuous

lacking substance

prosaic

unimaginative

insipid

niewyrazny, mdly

banal

trivial

pedestrian

common place

dormant

sleeping

unanimous

in full agreement

uniform

always the same

equanimity

spokoj ducha, zrownowazenie

magnanimous

generous, forgiving

sanguine

cheerfully optimistic

phlegmatic

lethargic, dully apathetic

melancholy

sad, depressed

choleric

easily angered

recalcitrant

odrzucajacy autorytet, krnabrny

splenetic

choleric

querulous

klotliwy

dolorous

doleful

animosity

ill-will

pussillonimous

tchorzliwy

lassitude

slabosc