cpt 13-18

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Curtail
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To cut short or reduce
Ograniczać, skracać
Devastate
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To upset deeply; overwhelm
Dewastować, niszczyć
Digress
Отклоняться (от темы)
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To turn aside, especially from the main topic
Zbaczać (z tematu)
Incentive
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A motivation; something that moves one to take action or work harder
Zachęta, bodziec
Incorporate
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To unite into a single whole; combine
Włączać, wcielać
Indispensable
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Necessary
Niezbędny, konieczny
Intermittent
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Starting and stopping from time to time; irregular
Przerywany, okresowy
Rigor
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Great hardship or difficulty
Surowość, rygor
Squander
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To waste; spend or use foolishly
Marnować, trwonić
Succumb
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To give in; stop resisting
Ulegać, poddawać się
Alleviate
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To relieve; make easier
Łagodzić, uśmierzać
Benefactor
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A person who gives help or financial support
Dobroczyńca, sponsor
Covert
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Secret; hidden
Tajny, ukryty
Cynic
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A person who believes the worst about others' motives
Cynik
Demise
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Death; the end of something
Zgon, upadek
Infamous
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Having a bad reputation
Niesławny, haniebny
Intrinsic
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Belonging naturally; essential
Wrodzony, nieodłączny
Revulsion
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Great disgust or distaste
Wstręt, odraza
Speculate
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To guess or form a theory without firm evidence
Spekulować, rozważać
Virile
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Manly; having qualities associated with men
Męski, silny
Abstain
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To voluntarily choose not to do something
Powstrzymywać się
Affiliate
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To associate with a larger organization
Stowarzyszać się, przyłączać
Agnostic
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A person who is unsure whether God exists
Agnostyk
Aspire
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To have a strong desire to achieve something
Dążyć do czegoś
Benevolent
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Kind and generous
Życzliwy, dobroczynny
Deficit
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A shortage; lack of something
Deficyt, niedobór
Dissent
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Disagreement with a widely held opinion
Sprzeciw, niezgoda
Diversion
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A distraction or amusement
Odwrócenie uwagi, rozrywka
Lucrative
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Bringing in a lot of money; profitable
Dochodowy, lukratywny
Mandatory
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Required; not optional
Obowiązkowy
Charisma
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Personal magnetism; charm
Charyzma, magnetyzm osobisty
Contemporary
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Modern; up-to-date
Współczesny
Contend
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To state to be so; claim
Twierdzić, rościć
Conversely
Напротив, наоборот
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In an opposite manner
Przeciwnie, odwrotnie
Extrovert
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An outgoing, sociable person
Ekstrawertyk
Poignant
Трогательный, эмоционально заряженный
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Emotionally moving; touching
Wzruszający, poruszający
Prevalent
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Widespread; common
Powszechny, rozpowszechniony
Proponent
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Someone who supports a cause
Zwolennik, orędownik
Quest
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A search; pursuit
Poszukiwanie, dążenie
Traumatic
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Causing painful emotions
Traumatyczny, bolesny
Congenial
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Friendly; agreeable or pleasant in character
Życzliwy, sympatyczny
Flippant
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Disrespectful and not serious enough
Lekceważny, nonszalancki
Impasse
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Dead end; a situation with no way out
Ślepa uliczka, impas
Perception
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Insight or understanding gained through observation; impression
Percepcja, zrozumienie
Prompt
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To urge into action
Nakłaniać, skłaniać do działania
Prone
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Having a tendency
Skłonny, podatny
Rapport
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Relationship, especially one that is close, trusting, or sympathetic
Relacja, porozumienie
Rationale
Обоснование, логическое объяснение
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The underlying reasons for something; logical basis
Uzasadnienie, logika
Relentless
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Persistent; continuous
Niezłomny, nieustający
Reprisal
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Revenge; the paying back of one injury or bad deed with another
Odwet, zemsta

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