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autor: polorl
onomasticsthe study of geographical names
paremiologythe study of proverbs
creeksound by old stairs
rattleread quickly, scan
sneakTo go or move in a quiet, stealthy way
exaltationa very strong feeling of happiness
mercenaryonly interested in the money you may be able to get from a person, job etc:
entreatiesa serious request in which you ask someone to do something for you
oniristicdream/reality
phraseat least 2 words and no verb
juxtaposeto put things together, especially things that are not normally together, in order to compare them o
daffodilżonkil
conciseshort, with no unnecessary words, brief
redundantnot necessary because something else means or does the same thing
head honchoimportant, influential person
paradigma set of ideas and practices which is generally accepted or which can be used as a model for somethi
hastilyquickly, perhaps too quickly
tediousvery boring, continues for a long time
ampersand&
courtshipzaloty
selfhoodindividuality, being selfish
foundlingpodrzutek
assertionsomething that you say or write that you strongly believe
dissolutehaving an immoral way of life, for example drinking too much alcohol or having sex with many people
pensivethinking a lot about something, especially because you are worried or sad
fleetinglasting for only a short time
imagerythe use of words or pictures to describe ideas
testament oflast will
testament tomanifestation
indicativethe form of a verb that is used to make statements.
credenceacceptance of sth. as true
ascensionzmartwychwstanie/ awans w pracy
irreconcilablenot possible for them to reach an agreement
vicissitudescontinous changes and problems that affect a situation or sb's life
epitomiseto be a very typical example of sth
jettisonto get rid of sth
hegemonyone country controls other country
meeklyquite, gentle, unwilling to argue
derisionpogarda, showing rhat sb is stupid
entailinvolve sb as a necessary part (wymagać)
legitimatelyfair, reasonably
breachan action that breaks a law, rule, or agreement
blatantwithout any attempt at concealment, completely obvious
spur-of-the-momentspontanous
in the fleshin real life
tore off along the pathrun away quickly
scramble on ones feetwstać szybko, bez wdzięku
manegrzywa
bizarrevery unusual or strange
haphazardprzypadkowy, chaotyczny
retrieveto find sth/ bring back
fetchto go and get something or someone and bring them back
bashfuleasily embarrassed in social situations
alleywaynarrow path between buildings
dumbstrucklost for words