Vocabulary revision 3

 0    14 flashcards    apaznowicz
download mp3 print play test yourself
 
Question Answer
amanuensis plural: amanuenses
The Amanuensis records the official proceedings of these societies.
start learning
sekretarz formal
beadle
start learning
urzędnik parafialny, kościelny
peerless
He is said to be a peerless swordsman, but no one has ever seen him in action.
start learning
niezrównany, nie mający sobie równego
fatuous
Then a wide and fatuous grin spread over his face.
start learning
niedorzeczny, bezmyślny, głupi, głupkowaty
aegis
The institute is run under the aegis of the provincial government.
start learning
egida
tantamount
His request was tantamount to a demand.
start learning
równoznaczny
Jego prośba była równoznaczna z żądaniem.
cupidity
It is not wise to underestimate the cupidity of any man.
start learning
chciwość, zachłanność formal
dogged
See what a bit of dogged determination does for you!
start learning
uparty, zawzięty, zacięty
lapidary
Such specimens may be cut and polished using lapidary equipment.
start learning
szlifierski
lapidary
Like many of his lapidary utterances, this one did not come with a long explanation.
start learning
lapidarny (skrótowy)
hobnob
He hobnobbed with the rich and the famous of those days.
start learning
zadawać się z kimś o wyższej pozycji informal
hobnob
start learning
spędzać z kimś czas rozmawiając, socjalizować się informal
squabble
They squabbled a bit, as people sometimes do at parties.
start learning
sprzeczać się (o coś), kłócić się (z kimś)
alienist
A trained alienist would have undoubtedly checked that out immediately.
start learning
psychiatra

You must sign in to write a comment