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short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words; zwięzły, którki
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concise
using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read/listen; rozwlekły
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prolix
zwięzłość (/-seness)
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concision
having an attitude of superiority towards others; protekcjonalny
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condescending
protekcjonalność
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condescension
a person you trust and share your feelings and secrets with; powiernik
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confidant
behaviour that follows the usual standards that are expected by society; zgodność, przystowsowanie
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conformity
something that makes someone who is sad or disappointed feel better (c. if it’s of (any) ___); pocieszenie, pociecha
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consolation
a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment (filled with; in/with; to one’s ____); niepokój, konsternacja, przerażenie
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dismay
to make something complete or perfect; finalizować; doprowadzać do perfekcji (n. -ation)
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consummate
zanieczyścić, skazić (to make impure)
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contaminate
trafny (o spostrzeżeniu); bystry, sprytny, przebiegły; przenikliwy (o spojrzeniu)
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shrewd
sorry for past misdeeds; skruszony (n. -tion)
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contrite
(literary) sorry, wishing something had not happened
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rueful
a tough riddle, puzzle, or problem
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conundrum
the fact of things become similar/come together; zbieżność
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convergence
very twisted, complicated, intricate and complex
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convoluted
supporting with evidence, confirming; potwierdzający
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corroborating
to constantly bite and chew; to make you feel worried, uncomfortable and guilty; gryźć, obgryzać; dręczyć, nękać (o sumieniu)
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gnaw
the trait of being gullible and credulous
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credulity
increasing as each new amount is added or as each new fact or condition is considered; łączny, skumulowany, nagromadzony
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cumulative
to stop before it’s finished, or to reduce (c. + severely); redkować, ograniczać, tłumić
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curtail
to very badly reduce the quality or value of sth; upadlać się, upokarzać się
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debase
proper, appropriate, polite and controlled
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decorous
to censure, condemn, defame
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decry
to give authority or responsibility
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delegate
harmful; disastrous; zgubny; szkodliwy
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deleterious
a person (esp. a political leader) who wins support by playing on emotions of ordinary people rather than being reasonable
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demagogue
modest, reserved and aloof (especially about a woman)
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demure
to critisize or belittle
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denigrate
to dismiss, to oust, to remove from office (from important position); dymisjonować, usuwać
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depose
(about buildings and places) not cared for and in bad condition
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derelict
empty, lifeless, deserted; hopeless; devastated
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desolate
extremely poor (like extremely-extremely)
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destitude
krytykant (osoba wyrażająca raczej nieuzasadnioną krytykę)
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detractor
to depart from a standard or norm
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deviate
tricky, deceptive and unfair
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devious
shy, not confident of their abilities
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diffident
the fact of being not confident and shy of your abilities
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diffidence
dyfundować, ulegać dyfuzji
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diffuse
to wander from the main topic or the main path
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digress
delaying, procrascinating; slow and likely to cause delay; opieszały
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dilatory
tiny, very small; także: zdrobnienie językowe
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diminutive
to make publically known, to reveal; ujawniać
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disclose
to make something secret known
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divulge
to make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally; zawstydzić
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discomfit
konsternacja
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discomfiture
to confuse, to make someone feel suddenly uncertain and worried
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disconcert
to cause disbelief in the accuracy of someone’s statement/reliability
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discredit
careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, esp. by keeping sth secret; dyskretny, rozważny
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discreet
slightly dishonest, not speaking the entire truth
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disingenuous
to criticize disrespectfully; to belittle
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disparage
a lack of equality/similarity, esp. unfair; difference in quality or kind; odmienność, różnica
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disparity
(v./n.) showing no care or respect for something, to ignore, to neglect; zlekceważyć; okazać brak poszanowania
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disregard
causing disorder, interrupting
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disruptive
to hide real intentions, feelings or the facts
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dissemble
to (cause to) move apart in different directions
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scatter
to (cause to) gradually disappear or waste; rozpraszać, rozwiewać; gasić (entuzjazm)
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dissipate
to differ, to follow a different direction
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diverge
aim, goal, target
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objective
the skill/act of predicting the future; przepowiadanie przyszłości, wróżenie
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divination
causing disagreement/disunity
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divisive
certain that you’re right and everyone else is wrong
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dogmatic
very strong, inner feeling of wanting to do sth; nieodparta chęć
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compulsion
calm and controlled acting/behaviour; limit; powściągliwość, umiar; ograniczenie
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restraint
przymus (szczególnie w prawie)
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duress
drawn from many sources; varied; accumulating the best options from different sources
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eclectic
effective, successive
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efficacious
a brave and confident way of behaving with no fear; śmiałość, odwaga; zuchwałość
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boldness
extreme, shameless rudeness
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effrontery
pouring positive emotions (too) freely; wylewny
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effusive
extremely bad, being noticeable in an obvious way; bezczelny (o kłamstwie)
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egregious
zwracający uwagę, rażący
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conspicuous
shocking because of being so obvious; jawny, rażący
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flagrant
very happy, esp. at someone else’s defeat/failure
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exultant

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