UNIT 3 Flashcards by olga pniewska

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atrophy

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to weaken from disuse

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abate

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to decrease in intensity

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porous

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filled with many holes

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wane

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to grow smaller or less intense

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lassitude

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non vitality

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undermine

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podkopac

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obsequious

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ulegly

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attrition

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tracic

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enervate

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pozbawic sil

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vulnerable

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bezbronny

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ebb

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ustepowac, malec

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compliant

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ulegly

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debilitate

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oslabic

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placid

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calm

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inert

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inactive

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listless

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without energy

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quiescent

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quiet

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serene

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calm

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static

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stationary

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lethargic

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lazy

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moratorium

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delay

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stagnate

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to become inactive

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torpor

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lethargy

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respite

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rest

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hiatus

a break in continuity of sth

torpid

inactive

belligerent

warlike

irascible

easily angered

volatile

temperamental

rebuttal

no agreement

refute

no agreement

incite

pobudzic, podburzyc

pugnacious

warlike

bellicose

warlike in manner

harass

to annoy

assail

to attack

tumultuous

burzliwy

instigate

prowokowac

provocative

prowokujacy

propensity

a tendency

acrimony

cierpkosc

appaling

offensive

cacophony

harsh sounds

abysmal

extremely bad

acrid

harsh smelling or tasting

blatant

razacy

deplorable

zalosny

egregious

conspicuously bad

lurid

vivid

noisome

offensive to the senses or the health

flagrant

blatant

heinous

cruel

astringent

harsh

ambulatory

mobile

deviate

digress

influx

naplyw

meander

drift

peripatetic

traveling from place to place

impel

to put into motion

expedite

przyspieszyc

itinerant

traveling from place to place

nomadic

koczowniczy

peripheral

bordering

compel

to urge into action by force

vagrant

koczowniczy

perambulate

przechadzac sie

raze

to destroy completely

jettison

wyrzucic za burte

abort

cancel

purge

expunge

forgo

zrezygnowac

deplete

not to restock

dearth

scarcity, lack

rescind

cancel

efface

cancel

abdicate

to give up power

renounce

abdicate, resign

nullify

cancel

relinquish

to abandon or give up

cathartic

releasing

altruism

benevolence

amiable

friendly

philanthropist

lover of humankind

congenial

friendly, pleasant

munificient

generous

decorum

propriety, good manners

amity

friendship

decorous

civilized

affable

friendly, kind

gregarious

sociable

amicable

polite and friendly

magnanimous

generous

geniality

cheerfulness