Mastering conversation

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1. inspire
The artist hopes to inspire young people with his vibrant new exhibition.
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e. to give somebody the desire, confidence or enthusiasm to do something creative - inspirować
2. trivial
We spent too much time discussing trivial matters and didn't focus on the main objective.
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b. of little value or importance - trywialny, błahy
3. devolve
The discussion quickly devolved into a shouting match about budgets.
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d. to change from one thing to another, often to something bad - przekształcać się (często w coś gorszego), spadać (np. o odpowiedzialności)
4. polarised
The political debate has left the country sharply polarised.
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c. opposite e.g. points of view - spolaryzowany
5. overlooked
The mistake in the final report was unfortunately overlooked by the proofreader.
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a. fail to notice something - przeoczony
1. condescending
She found his constant advice irritating and condescending.
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a. behaving as though you are more important and more intelligent than others - protekcjonalny, wyniosły
2. balanced
You need to eat a balanced diet to stay healthy.
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e. when different elements are equal - zrównoważony
3. engaged
We need to keep the audience engaged throughout the entire presentation.
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b. occupy someone's attention - zaangażowany, zajęty
5. divided
The management team was divided on the best strategy for the new product launch.
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c. separated into parts - podzielony

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