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dobroczynny
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beneficent benevolent
żywiołowy
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ebullient exuberant
bystry
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perspicacious sagacious
niezdecydowany
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vacillate oscillate
pasować
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jibe correspond
The two stories don't jibe in many details
osłabiać
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enfeeble debilitate
Although his age enfeebled him, he could still walk long distances without tiring.
krzepnąć
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coagulate clot
The medical students watched blood coagulate as part of their lesson in clotting reactions.
nasilać
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escalate
Tensions escalated as the politicians refused to compromise.
zawisać
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hover
she hovered between life and deatch
prawdopodobieństwo
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verisimilitude
While recounting the preposterous tale, he threw in a few convincing details to add verisimilitude to the narrative.
wendetta wojna
zemsta jednej grupy na drugiej za zabójstwo krewnego. Rodzi to stosunek społeczny oparty na wzajemnej morderczej wrogości.
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vendetta
The vendetta between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines caused a devastating civil war in Italy.
zwada waśń
waśń- kłótnia sprzeczka
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feud
podkoszulek
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singlet
Its owner had taken off his tunic, and in white trousers and a thin, short-sleeved singlet prowled behind the chair-backs nursing his meager elbows
wątły chudy
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meager
długi wyraz
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sesquipedalian
miotać obelgi
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vituperate
The activists gathered to vituperate the government's programs.
żebrać wyłudzać
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sponge cadge
Though she had a pantry full of groceries, Sheila loved to cadge her meals from her sister.
gratulować
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falicitate
I felicitate you on your memory, sir.
udawać
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feign
He feigned that he was ill to avoid going to school
udawać ukrywać
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dissemble
pretensja uraza
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rancor
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
nabywca
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vendee
There were three vendees from three different companies at the auction, and each hoped to acquire the same valuable item.
zniewaga
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affront
Such vandalism is an affront to society, and they should be arrested for participating in it.
nieuprzejmy
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discourtesy
an expression of lack of respect
skrzyżowanie
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carrefour
When his jalopy broke down right in the middle of a busy carrefour, he swore he would invest in a more reliable car
obrzydliwy
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execrable odious
The meal they were served was execrable from beginning to end, but they were too hungry to care
promienny
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refulgent
Standing by the edge of the sea, they witnessed a refulgent sunset.
powolny apatyczny
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languid
He gave a languid wave of the hand to signify his indifference.
babie lato, cienka tkanina
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gossamer
The gossamer curtains fluttered in the breeze
optymistyczny
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sanguine
He had a sanguine complexion that was matched by his cheerful outlook.
przeświecający przeźroczysty
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diaphanous
She wore a hat with a diaphanous veil that did not obscure her features.
fatalny beznadziejny
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abysmal
Borckman felt the abysmal urgings of the beast, as a beast, to prove himself master of this four-legged beast.
wszechobecny
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ubiquitous omnipresent
Political controversies are ubiquitous in the news today
gaduła
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chaterbox
A person who talks constantly, especially about trivial matters
człowiek lubiący dobre wino
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oenophile
The oenophile was heartbroken when months of heavy rain ruined a particularly promising grape harvest
zbiory
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harvest
pusta gadanina
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rigmarole.
Now I want to know what that rigmarole you told me this morning meant.
upiększony
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embroidered

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