procrastinate ( ociągać się ) | my friend is the kind of person who always puts off doing anything if it is at all possible |
rejuvenate ( odmładzać ) | most people feel younger when they come back from their holidays |
perpetrate ( popełniony ) | it makes one ashamed if one thinks of how many crimes have been committed in the name of religion |
incarcerate ( uwięzić ) | one of the sons of the last dowager empress of china was kept in prison for a long time |
gesticulate | he was waving his arms about so wildly that he fell overboard |
proliferate ( rozmnażać się ) | coffee bars have multiplied enormously in recent years in some parts of London |
underrate ( nie doceniać ) | it is very dangerous to think the power of your enemies less than it really is |
abominate ( wstrętny ) | i detest beer and never drink it |
facilitate ( ułatwiać ) | the authoritles did everything possible to make his leaving the country as easy as possible |
litigate ( procesować się ) | it is very unwise to take legal action against someone unless it is absolutely necessary |
exterminate ( wyniszczyć ) | rigid restrictions on hunting have been imposed in Africa to prevent big game hunters |
infuriate ( rozwścieczyć się ) | there is nothing that angers some people more than being held up in a traffic jam |
deteriorate ( pogorszyć się ) | the political situation is worsening to such an extent that I doubt if war can be avoided |
vitiate ( osłabiony ) | the impact of his words , came from the heart , was marred by his having a pronounced stutter |
prevaricate ( kłamać ) | he avoided giving a direct answer |
intimidate ( zastraszyć ) | very serious view is taken of any attempt to bring pressure to bear on witnesses |
expiate ( odpokutować ) | Christians believe that Christ atoned for the sins of the world on the Cross |
prefabricate ( sprefabrykować ) | The component parts of that house were made in advance they only had to be assembled on the spot |
incapacitate ( niezdolny do pracy ) | He was out of action for some time after being badly injured in a car crash |
alleviate ( łagodzić ) | modern drugs can considerably lessen the pain of people suffering from cancer |
delegate ( delegat ) | The Director was grossly overworked |
implicate ( wplątać ) | Were you involved in that attempt to topple the government |
placate ( przebłagać ) | I did my best to calm her down but she remained in a terrible temper |
fumigate ( oddymić ) | to remove all traces of infection by means of smoke in a house |
annihilate ( zniszczyć ) | everything they had built up together and made their lives around was utterly destroyed |
expatiate ( rozpowiadać ) | she talked enthusiastically and at some lenght on the joys of having a large family |
resuscitate ( reanimować ) | We are told that Lazarus was brought back to life |
reiterate ( powtarzać ) | i can only repeat what i have already said |
rehabilitate | one of the arguments against the death penalty ( he cannot be restored to his former position) |
reverberate ( rozbrzmiewać ) | The report of the gun echoed round and round in the huge vaulted room |