betrayers of the truth _ 1

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potwierdzać
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conform
we noticed upon closer examination that the cases failed to conform the model of science implied by the conventional wisdom
winieta, portret
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vignette
each case of fraud was a fascinating vignette of human behaviour
dostrzegalny
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discernible
the logical structure discernible in scientific knowledge
pukać
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rap
rapped the gavel
młotek licytacyjny
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gavel
rap the gavel
ton głosu
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pitch
agressive pitch
niechęć
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disinclination
The scientists' disinclination to bite the bullet
zirytowany
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exasperated
the congresssmen became increasingly exasperated
kara
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chastisement
I was somewhat taken aback by the witnesses' chastisement of the committee for being presumptuous enough even to have the hearing at all.
arogancki
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presumptuous
grać defensywnie
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to stonewall
congressmen asked the question but at every turn scientists stonewalled them
postawa
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stance
yet their stance was undercut that day
skruszony
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contrite
bezpośredni
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articulate
układny
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urbane
zdenerwowany
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vexed
congressmen seemed more vexed at the scientists' failure to have resolved the situation then at Long himself
krzywoprzysięstwo
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perjury

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