Klasa rozumienie tekstów 3

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promiscuity
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when sb is promiscuous = having a lot of different sexual partners or sexual relationships, or (of sexual habits) involving a lot of different partners
ominous
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suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen
sentiment
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a thought, opinion or idea based on a feeling about a situation, or a way of thinking about something
weed
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any wild plant which grows in an unwanted place, especially in a garden or field where it prevents the cultivated plants from growing freely
benign
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pleasant and kind; describes a growth that is not likely to cause death
hooked
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unable to stop taking a drug; enjoying sth so much that you are unable to stop having, watching, doing, etc. it
illicit
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illegal or disapproved of by society
interchangeably
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able to be exchanged with each other without making any difference or without being noticed
peril
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great danger, or something that is very dangerous
be predisposed to sth
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to be more likely than other people to have a medical condition or to behave in a particular way
cardiovascular system
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relating to the heart and blood vessels (= tubes that carry blood around the body)
impairment
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impair = to spoil something or make it weaker so that it is less effective; physical/ mental impairment
respiratory
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relating to breathing
upside
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the advantage of a situation
glaucoma
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a disease of the eye which can cause a person to gradually lose their sight
kick the habit
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to give up something harmful that you have done for a long time
enhancement
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to improve the quality, amount or strength of something
relapse
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to become ill or start behaving badly again, after making an improvement
trunk
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the thick main stem of a tree, from which its branches grow; the main part of a person's body, not including the head, legs or arms
annihilate
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to destroy completely so that nothing is left; informal: to defeat completely
dissect
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to cut open something, especially a dead body or a plant, and study its structure; to examine or consider something in detail
cheeky
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slightly rude or showing no respect, but often in a funny way
conceptual
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based on ideas or principles
instantaneous
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happening immediately, without any delay
fraction
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a number that results from dividing one whole number by another, or a small part of something
gregarious
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(of people) liking to be with other people, or (especially of animals) living in groups

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