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Abjure He abjured his religion/his life of dissipation. start learning
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slight, insignificant, wątły, cienki, nieznaczny
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inconvenient, uncomfortable
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talent do przypadkowych odkryć
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zrzekać się, zaniechać, odstępować
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to end a law, agreement or custom formally, znosić, uchylać The treaty was abrogated in 1929.
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orientacja, bystrość, przenikliwość
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relating to the time before a war, especially the American Civil War Many homes and churches of the antebellum South can still be visited today.
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adj (favourable) pomyślny; dobrze wróżący. suggesting a positive and successful future They won their first match of the season 5-1 which was an auspicious start/beginning. Our first meeting was not auspicious - we had a huge argument.
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to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion Her calm face belied the terror she was feeling. maskować, ukrywać
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bowdlerize /ˈbaʊd. lə. raɪz start learning
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to remove words or parts from a book, play or film that are considered to be unsuitable or offensive usuwać fragment
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clever, dishonest talk or behaviour which is used to deceive people The investigation revealed political chicanery and corruption at the highest levels. oszustwo
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adj grubiański, nieokrzesany, prostacki. rude, unfriendly and unpleasant They invited me to dinner and I thought it would be churlish to refuse.
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(an example of) an indirect way of saying something, especially something unpleasant 'Economical with the truth' is a circumlocution for 'lying'. Politicians are experts in circumlocution.
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opp. evergreen zrzucający liście [dɪ'sɪdʒʊəs]
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delɪ`tɪərɪəs] szkodliwy, ujemny harmful These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system.
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shy and not confident of your abilities, nieśmiały, niedowierzający sobie a diffident manner You shouldn't be so diffident about your achievements - you've done really well!
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causing you to feel weak and with no energy, osłabiający I find this heat very enervating.
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to give a person or group of people the right to vote in elections, nadawać prawo wyborcze Women in Britain were first enfranchised in 1918.
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