Unit 7
Terms
- austere
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adj. severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavour
s. forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued
a. mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
- beneficent
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adj. performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
s. humanitarian, magnanimus, charitable
a. selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
- cadaverous
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adj. pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
s. corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly
a. robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health
- concoct
- v. to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
- crass
- adj. coarse, unfeeling; stupid
- debase
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v. to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
s. cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
a. elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
- desecrate
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v. to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
s. profane, defile, violate
a. revere, honor, venerate, consecrate
- disconcert
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v. to confuse; to disturb the composure of
s. upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb
a. relax, calm, put at ease
- grandiose
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adj. grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
s. majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
a. simple, modest, unaffected, humble
- inconsequential
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adj. trifling, unimportant
s. trivial, negligible, petty, paltry
a. important, essential, crucial, vital
- infraction
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n. a breaking of law or obligation
s. violation, transgression, breach, offense
- mitigate
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v. to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
s. lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish
a. aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate
- pillage
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v. to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder;
s. ravage, sack, loot
n. the act of looting; booty
s. booty
- prate
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v. to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
s. chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver
a. come to the point, not waste words
- punctilious
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adj. very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
s. precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky
a. careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory
- redoubtable
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adj. inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
s. formidable, fearsome, awesome, august
a. laughable, risible, contempitible
- reprove
- v. to find fault with, scold, rebuke
- restitution
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n. the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
s. compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration
- stalwart
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adj. strong and sturdy; brave; resolute
s. sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant
a. weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating
n. a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
s. mainstay
- vulnerable
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adj. open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged, unprotected
s. defenseless, exposed, unguarded
a. invincible, protected, safe, secure
- marriage
- małżeństwo
- Holy Communion
- Pierwsza Komunia
- divorce
- rozwód
- wedding
- ślub
- Confirmation
- bierzmowanie
- baptism
- chrzest
- adulthood
- dojrzałość
- tribe
- plemiÄ™
- disease
- choroba
- leave home
- opuścić dom
- moving house
- wyprowadzić się
- split up
- rozejść się
- run away
- uciekać
- set off
- wyruszać
- move on
- kontynuować
- drop out
- rzucać szkołę
- slipped out
- wymknąć się
- yearn
- pragnąć, tęsknić
- shake hands
- podać sobie ręce
- give someone a leaving present
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dać komuś pożegnalny prezent
- see someone off
- odprowadzić kogoś
- have a farewell party
- mieć przyjęcie pożegnalne
- driving licence
- prawo jazdy
- ballot paper
- karta do głosowania
- lottery ticket
- los, kupon
- join the army
- wstąpić do armii
- get on with sb
- dogadywać się z kimś
- get to know
- poznać/dowiedzieć się
- get back together
- wrócić, zejść się
- get engaged
- zaręczyć się
- get over
- dojść do siebie
- get by
- radzić sobie
- get a part-time job
- miec pracę na pół etatu
- get a full-time job
- miec pracę na cały etat
- slightly
- nieznacznie
- agree to get married
- zgodzic się na małżeństwo
- have a friendly relationship
- miec dobre stosunki
- suspicious
- podejrzliwy
- anxious
- niespokojny
- ritual
- rytułał
- stable
- stały
- responsive
- czuły,wrażliwy
- terrifying
- przerażający