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FYI4 ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
UNIT 5
30
Language - English
Graduate
06/18/2006

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CONSERVATIVE ADJ
Definition
averse to change and holding traditional values
konserwatywny,zachowawczy
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EMINENT ADJ
Definition
1 respected, distingished
2 outstanding or conspicuous
znakomity, wybitny, dostojny,
godny
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SURROGATE N
Definition
a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a role or office
substytut
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MIRACULOUSLY
Definition
having the character of miracle
cudowny, nadprzyrodzony
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PROVOKE
Definition
stimulate or cause (a strong or unwelcome reaction or emotion) in someone
2 deliberately annoy or anger
prowokowaæ, sprowokowaæ, pobudzaæ,
dra¿niæ, rozdra¿niaæ, rozgniewaæ,
rozz³oœciæ
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DISCRIMINATE
Definition
1 recognize a distinction
2 make an unjust distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age
dyskryminowaæ, rozró¿niaæ
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DIPLOMATIC
Definition
1 concerning diplomacy
2 taktful
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ASSERTIVE ADJ
Definition
confident and forceful
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CONFORMING N
Definition
a person who conforms to accepted behavior or established practices
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RIVALRY
Definition
1 a person or thing competing with another for superiority or the same objective
2 a person or thing equal to another in quality
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EXHIBIT V
Definition
1 supply dismay (an item) in an art gallery or museum
2 show (a quality)
3 show as a sign
8 eksponowaæ, przedstawiaæ, okazaæ
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ACCOUNT FOR
Definition
1 supply or make up (a specified amount)
2 give a satisfactory record or explanation of
uzasadniaæ, przyczyna, byæ przyczyn¹
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ENTWINE
Definition
wind or twist together
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EXTROVERT
Definition
an outgoing, socially confident person
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CONTEND
Definition
1 stuggle to deal with (a difficulty)
2 (contend for) engage in a strugle or campaign to achieve
3 assert as a position in an argument
walczyæ, ³amaæ siê, wojowaæ, rywalizowaæ, licytowaæ-siê, argumentowaæ
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DUBIOUS
Definition
1 hesitating or doubting
2 not to be relied upon
3 of questionable value; suspect
w¹tpliwy, niepewny, dwuznaczny
podejrzany, niezdecydowany
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SYMPATHETIC
Definition
1 feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy
2 showing approval of an idea or action
3 pleasing, likeable, or sensitively designed
wspó³czuj¹cy, sympatyczny,
pe³en sympatii (o spojrzeniu)
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DISRUPT
Definition
interrupt or disturb (an activity or proces)
zak³ócaæ, przerwaæ
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ASSUMPTION
Definition
1 a thing that is assumed to be true
2 the action of assuming responsibility or control
hipoteza, przypuszczenie, za³o¿enie
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SKEPTIC
Definition
a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions
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ADAPTABILITY
Definition
a change by which an organism becomes better suited to its enviroment
mo¿liwoœæ przystosowania,
zdolnoϾ adaptacji,
przystosowawczoϾ
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ICONOCLAST
Definition
a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
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TINKER WITH STH
Definition
attempt to repair or improve in a casula manner
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RECEPTIVE TO
Definition
1 able or willing to receive something
2 willing to consider new suggestions and ideas
podatny (o człowieku), chłonny (umysł)
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INNOVATION
Definition
new methods, ideas, or products
innowacja, nowinka
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RELEVANCE
Definition
closely connected or appropriate to the matter in question
stosownoœæ, zwi¹zek z tematem
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IMPLICATION
Definition
1 the implicit conclusion that can be drawn from something
2 a likely consequence
3 the action of implicating or the state of being implicated
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FASCINATING
Definition
irresistibly attract the intrest of
fascynujący,urzekający, zniewalający,
czarujący
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ARROGANCE
Definition
having an exaggerated sense of one`s own importance or abilities
arogancja, zadufanie, wyniosłość
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EMBED
Definition
1 fix firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass
2 implant (an idea or feeling)
osadzać, wbić, wmurować, wryć,
wkopać
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