Global warming 7

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denoting or relating to worldwide changes in sea level
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eustatic
eustatic changes
Pol. choroby przenoszone przez owady
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insect borne diseases
Insect borne tropical diseases like malaria might be spread northward
If sb or sth____, they do well and are successful, healthy, or strong.
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thrives
She seems to thrive on hard work.
_____ is used to describe a climate or a place which is never extremely hot or extremely cold.
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temperate
The climate here is pretty temperate.
a body of people united in interests, aims, etc;
Pol. bractwo
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fraternity
counter the claims of the global warming fraternity
Pol. średnia zimowa temperatura
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mean winter temperature
If you describe someone's work or activities as_____, you mean they have been done in a careless and lazy way.
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sloppy
Spelling mistakes always look sloppy in a formal letter.
If you achieve something _____ a particular course of action, you succeed without carrying out that action;
Pol. bez uciekania się do czegoś
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without recourse to sth
We should be able to resolve these types of disputes without recourse to a public inquiry.
to officially criticize someone for something they have done; suppress sb’s opinions from publishing;
Pol. ostro skrytykować, ocenzurować
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censure
His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.
. _____ means up until the present time
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to date
I wrote to you two months ago, but I have not received any response to date.
the evaluation by fellow specialists of research that someone has done in order to assess its suitability for publication or further development
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peer review
All these papers have been published after being subjected to peer review.
Your _____ is your attitude to it;
Pol. stanowisko (wobec czegoś)
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stand on sth
an opinion, esp a resolutely held one;
Pol. stanowisko (wobec czegoś)
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stance on sth
The doctor's stance on the issue of abortion is well known.
Pol. zająć stanowisko wobec czegoś
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take a stand

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