UNIT 6 Flashcards by olga pniewska

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obscure

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not easily understood

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ambiguous

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unclear in meaning

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equivocal

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indirect

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convoluted

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hard to follow

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cryptic

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mysterious

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unfathomable

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niezglebiony

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nebulous

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zamglony

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enigma

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zagadka

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esoteric

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difficult to understand

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ramble

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wedrowac; piac sie bez celu

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desultory

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pobiezny, zdawkowy

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digress

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to go off topic

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profound

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deep

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candor

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honesty

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affect

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to behave unnaturally

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veracity

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truthfulness

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debunk

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wyjawic

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apocryphal

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falszywy

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forthright

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honest

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disingenuous

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nieszczery

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candid

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honest

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dubious

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doubtful

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prevaricate

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to lie

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verisimilitude

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pozory rzeczywistosci, prawdopodobienstwo

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outspoken

szczery do bolu

fraudulent

zwodzic

facade

a false front

mirth

laughter

aesthetic

relating to beauty

satire

satyra

curator

the individual in charge of museum

witticism

a clever or funny remark

jocular

humorous

malapropism

the outrageous misuse of a word

levity

a lack of seriousness

bard

a skilled poet

parody

parodia

epic

a lengthy poem that celebrates the life of a hero

aesthete

a person interested in the pursuit of beauty

dilettante

amator

lampoon

to make fun of

chastise

to punish or criticize

reprove

to criticize or correct in a gentle way

reprehensible

naganny

culpable

guilty

indict

potepic, oskarzyc

reproach

to blame

rebuke

zganic

castigate

to punish severely

impeach

kwestionowac

irreproachable

innocent

berate

to punish severely

culprit

criminal

acquit

uniewinniony

reprimand

zganic (reprove)

diligence

hard work

scrupulous

careful

meticulous

drobiazgowy

indefatigable

tireless

spartan

highly self-disciplined

painstaking

drobiazgowy

assiduous

hard working

prolific

extremely productive

integrity

uczciwosc

enterprising

full of initiative and imagination

entreprenuer

przedsiebiorca

resolute

rezolutny

industrious

hard-working

conform

to do what one is expected to do

orthodoxy

ortodoksyzm

iconoclast

heretic

heresy

herezja (przeciwstawianie sie tradycjom)

insurgent

rebellious

convention

practice

insubordination

refusal to submit to authority

renegade

odstepca (outlaw)

insurrection

an uprising

dissident

sprzeciwia sie ustalonym regulom w panstwie

mutiny

a rebellion

servile

sluzalczy

heretic

heretyk

apostasy

abandonment of a belief

insolent

bezczelny

affront

offence

haughty

overly praud

crass

unrefined

impudent

bezczelny

boorish

chamski

irreverence

disrespect

flippant

lekcewazacy

brazen

bezczelny

truculent

cruel and aggressive

effrontery

bezczelnosc

impertinent

zuchwaly

glacial

having a cold personality

rebuff

odrzucenie