UNIT 5 Flashcards by olga pniewska

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exhort

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naklaniac

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cajole

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przymilac sie

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coerce

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to persuade through the use of force

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induce

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to cause

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coax

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przymilac sie

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provoke

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prowokowac

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obligatory

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required

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wheedle

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wyludzic

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goad

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to urge into action

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begrudge

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zalowac

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spur

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provoke

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prerequisite

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requirement

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resigned

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rezygnowac

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tactile

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palpable

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olfactory

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relating the the sense of smell

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gustatory

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relating to the sense of taste

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auditory

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relating to the sens of hearing

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discern

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dopatrywac sie

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pungent

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having a sharp or irritating odor

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palpable

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capable of being touched or felt

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ascertain

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to learn for certain

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savory

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pleasant tasting

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putrid

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zepsuty

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myopic

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krotkowzroczny

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perceive

to become aware

aural

relating to the sense of hearing

tangible

palpable

thwart

udaremnic

abstain

wstrzymac sie

deterrent

sth that acts to discourage

impede

to block

hinder

to slow the progress of

curtail

to make less

impediment

utrudnienie, przeszkoda

stymie

udaremnic

dissuade

to persuade not to do sth

refrain

powstrzymac

abstinence

the voluntary avoidance of sth

tentative

uncertain

hamper

hamowac

abstemious

moderate in consumption

destitute

niezamozny

frugal

oszczedny

remuneration

payment for services

impecunious

without money

improvident

rozrzutny

parsimony

chciwosc, skapstwo

venal

przekupny

thrifty

oszczedny

pauper

biedak, nedzarz

mercenary

najemnik (one who gives his services to the highest bidder)

perquisite

dodatkowa korzysc

insolvent

bankrupt

indigent

poor

pecuniary

pertaining to money

prophecy

a prediction of the future

harbinger

a precursor

augur

to predict the future

premonition

przeczucie

portend

foreshadow

prescient

having knowledge of future events

omen

wrozba

foresight

the ability to see things coming

clairvoyant

jasnowidz

portent

omen

preempt

to block by acting first

premeditate

to plan ahead of time

prophetic

able to tell the future

bode

wrozyc

archaic

ancient

relic

an object from an ancient time

decrepit

zgrzybialy

antiquated

outdated

antediluvian

very old

defunct

no longer in existence

perpetuate

to keep from dying out

outmoded

out of fashion

artifact

an object of historical interest

obsolete

outmoded

dilapidated

rozklekotany

threadbare

nedzny, zapyzialy

archive

archiwum

apathy

lack of feeling

apprehensive

anxious about what is to come

contrite

skruszony

lament

uzalac, lamentowac

console

to comfort

impassive

lacking emotion

ignominy

humiliation

pathos

pity

empathy

the ability to identify with anothers feelings

penitent

feeling remorse for ones actions

ambivalent

having mixed feelings toward sth

poignant

causing a sharp emotional response (poruszajacy)

remorse

wyrzuty sumienia

antipathy

strong feelings against sth