Masterclass proficiency unit 2 page 24-30, 32, 36-37

revolutionise

to completely change something so that it is much better

undo [undid – undone]

to open something that is tied, fastened or wrapped

chimera

an imaginary monster; a hope or dream that is extremely unlikely ever to come true;

profoundly

having a strong influence or effect

quarry

1) to dig stone; a large artificial hole in the ground where stone, sand, etc. is dug out of the ground for use as building material: 2) an object being hunted; a person or animal being hunted, chased or looked for

tear apart

to break something violently into a lot of small pieces; to destroy a building or room; to cause serious arguments in a group of people

whine

) to complain in a sad, annoying voice about something [= moan]

skeletal-looking

extremely thin;

tweed

rough woolen cloth woven from threads of different colours, used mostly to make jackets, suits, and coats:

angle

the space between two straight lines or surfaces that join each other, measured in degrees

emerge

to appear or come out from somewhere

joystick

a device for controlling direction

emit

to send out a beam, noise, smell or sth such as sound, heat, light, gas

baffled

very confused; to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain sth

forth

going out from a place or point, and moving forwards or outwards

steering

the parts of a car, boat etc that allow you to control its direction; to control the direction of a vehicle:

gimmick

a trick or sth unusual that you do to make people notice someone or sth - used to show disapproval [=stunt]

sucker

an enthusiast; someone who is easily tricked or persuaded to do sth; a person who believes everything they are told and is therefore easy to deceive

mirage

an illusion that cannot be real; a dream, hope, or wish that cannot come true [= illusion]

formulate

to create or prepare sth very carefully; to develop sth such as a plan or a set of rules, and decide all the details of how it will be done

stature

the degree to which someone is admired or regarded as important (renoma, postura)

defunct

no longer of any use; not existing any more, or not useful any more; no longer existing, living, or working correctly

savage

very violent or cruel

detrimental

harmful or acting against sth; causing harm or damage [= damaging]

capacity

the amount that sth can hold; the amount of space a container, room etc has to hold things or people

deterioration

process of sth getting worse

stumble

to hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fall

vestigial

a vestigial part of the body has never developed completely or has almost disappeared; being a small remaining part or amount

disconcerting

making you feel slightly confused, embarrassed, or worried

immense

extremely large in size or degree [= enormous]

grin

to smile widely

shabby

clothes, places, or objects are untidy and in bad condition because they have been used for a long time; looking old and in bad condition because of long use or lack of care

slumped

leżeć bezwładnie

fragile

easily damaged, broken or harmed [= delicate; ≠ strong]:

interjection

a short sound, word or phrase to express sudden emotion or a strong feeling such as shock, pain, or pleasure [= exclamation]

equation

a statement in mathematics that shows that two amounts or totals are equal

relativity

the state of being judged in comparison with other things and not by itself = względność

incomprehensible

difficult or impossible to understand;

layman

a non-expert; someone who is not trained in a particular subject or type of work,

whirr

to make a fairly quiet regular sound, like the sound of a bird or insect moving its wings very fast

now’s a fine time

used to say that someone should do something now, because it is the right time to do it

a bit pressed for time

to be in a hurry; to not have enough time, money etc:

buy time

to deliberately make more time for yourself to do sth, for example by delaying a decision; to do sth in order to be allowed more time

for the time being

for a limited, short period of time from now, but not permanently

(be/ come/ leave) on time

at the correct time or the time that was arranged

at the best of times

when everything is going well; if sth is not very good, pleasant etc at the best of times, it is usually even worse than this

(only) time will tell

used to say that the truth or a result will only be known in the future after events have happened

time and time again

very often, over a long period [= time after time  again and again]

kill time

to do sth that keeps you busy while you are waiting for sth else to happen;

just in the nick of time

at the last possible moment; just before it is too late, or just before sth bad happens

nonconformity

someone who lives and thinks in a way which is different from other people, • a member of a Christian group which is Protestant but does not belong to the Church of England

disentangle

to separate things that have become joined or confused

proportional/ proportionately

If two amounts are proportional, they change at the same rate so that the relationship between them does not change

uncoordinated

with different parts failing to work or move well together

reconstructive

describes medical treatment that involves changing the shape of part of a person's body, either because it has been badly damaged or to improve someone's appearance

differentiation

[u] the process of becoming or making something different

informality

nieformalność

interchangeable

able to be exchanged with each other without making any difference or without being noticed

B-movie

a low-budget film of inferior quality made for use as a supporting feature in a cinema programme:[as modifier]:

fairly

to a moderately high degree

to pose

to create a difficult or dangerous situation

to abound

exist in large numbers or amounts

abundant

existing or available in large quantities

peninsula

a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water. polwysep

Diameter

a straight line that crosses a circle through the centre, or the length of this line, srednica

Wipe out

remove or eliminate (something) completely

Celestial

positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy

Hulk

kolos; wielkolud; olbrzym

inherent

wrodzony; naturalny; nieodłączny

resentful

urażony, feeling angry and upset about sth that you think is unfair

One-off

happening or done only once, not as part of a regular series

In league with

to be working with someone secretly, especially for a bad purpose

Witchcraft

czarna magia

Sweep away

to destroy or to completely remove something

Conviction

a formal declaration by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence

Persecution

to treat someone cruelly or unfairly over a period of time, especially because of their religious or political beliefs

institutionalize

establish (something, typically a practice or activity) as a convention or norm in an organization or culture

Titanic

extremely large, powerful, or important

Arcane

secrets or mysteries

stagger

an unsteady walk or movement; astonish or deeply shock

Subsided

gradually becomes less and then stops [= die down]; if a building or an area of land subsides, it gradually sinks to a lower level

Kinsmen/ kinswoman

(in anthropological or formal use) one of a person’s blood relations.

Be immortalize in

confer enduring fame upon

Inadequacy

a feeling that you are not as good, clever, skilled etc as other people

embryo

an animal that is developing either in its mother's womb or in an egg, or a plant that is developing in a seed

indictment

a reason for giving blame

victimisation

to treat someone in an intentionally unfair way, especially because of their race, sex or beliefs= zmęcanie się

bold

brave, not fearing danger

to elope

run away secretly in order to get married, especially without parental consent

course

the often gradual development of sth, or the way sth happens, or a way of doing sth

throw the book at somebody

to punish or criticize someone as severely as possible

turn over a new leaf

to start behaving in a better way

to go by the book/to do sth by the book

to do something exactly as the rules tell you

be in sb's good/bad books

they are pleased/not pleased with you

to speak volumes

make an opinion, characteristic or situation very clear without the use of words

take a leaf out of sb's book

to copy sth that someone else does because it will bring you advantages

Fusion

the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity,

to threaten

. to tell someone that you will kill /hurt them, or cause problems for them if they do not do what you want

vitally

absolutely necessary or important

to replicate

to make or do sth again in exactly the same way

alongside

next to, or together with

staggering

very shocking and surprising

to stumble

to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall (potykać się)

to topple

to (cause to) lose balance and fall down

to trip

to lose your balance after knocking your foot against something when you are walking or running, or to cause someone to do this (potknąć się)

expert

having or showing a lot of knowledge or skill

handmaid

a female servant

prominent

very well known, important, famous

chilling

frightening, horrifying, mrożący krew w żyłach

to build on sth

to use a success or achievement as a base from which to achieve more success (bazować na czymś)

Submission

the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person

mere

used to emphasize that sth is not large or important (jedynie)

to subjugate

to defeat people or a country and rule them in a way which allows them no freedom, (ciemiężyć, podporządkować)

infertile

bezpłodny, nieurodzajny

expose sb to sth

o make it likely that someone will experience something harmful or unpleasant (narazić)

to compile

to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report or list

to conceive

to invent a plan or an idea

to compute

to calculate /reckon an answer or amount by using a machine; make a calculation, especially using a computer (obliczać)

Contribution

sth that you do or give to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make sth successful; the part played by a person

sb's declining years

the last years of someone's life

embittered

very angry about unfair things that have happened to you (rozgoryczony)