abolish	do away with, put an end to a system or practise by law
repeal	put an end to a law
annul	declare officially that sth is invalid, it no longer exists
revoke	take back sth granted so that is no longer legal or official
recall	send sb back or order sb to return especially if they have been working abroad
eradicate	make sth disappears completely by destroying it
exterminate	destroy sth/ sb completely by killing them (tribes, races, animals, insects)
annihilate	destroy a place/group of ppl by using weapons, bombs, etc.
decimate	destroy a large part of a whole (but not the whole lot)
livelihood	środki do życia
abound	obfitować
beseech, solicit	błagać, dopraszać się (2)
derogatory	shows no respect
succinct	brief, zwięzły
acute	przenikliwy, sharp, penetrating
congenital	wrodzony, (of a disease) existing from birth
congenial	pleasant in agreement with one's taste
contagious	(of disease) spreading by contact
contiguous	touching, neighboring
snag	przeszkoda, any sort of difficulty or obstacle
snug	cozy, warm, comfortable
obscene	morally disgusting, offensive
obscure	not clearly seen or understood, unknown
gnaw at	gryźć kogoś, targać kimś
arid	jałowy
grazing	wypasać
silversmith	jubiler
reticent	małomówny, powściągliwy
ill-defined	niejasno sformułowany
prevalent	rozpowszechniony
flimsy	cienki, marny
wield	władać (np a powerful influence)
obstinate	zawzięty, uporczywy
eligible	uprawniony
legible	czytelny
hitch	przeszkoda
prerogative	przywilej
acid	unkind, critical
sour	having or showing a bad temper, disagreeable in manner
bitter	hard to accept, usually used to express a feeling of disappointment
caustic	sarcastic
tart	uszczypliwy, sharp in manner
harsh	severe, cruel, unsympathetic
cutting	hurtful
biting	shaprly critical and is often caused by anger or dislike
insolent	bezczelny, rozzcuhwalony
virtual	faktyczny
virtuous	cnotliwy
ungainly	niezgrabny
propriety	kultura osobista
perennial	wieloletni
perpetual	nieustanny
regretful	pełen żalu
regrettable	godny pożałowania
debtor	dłużnik
creditor	wierzyciel
subjugate	enslave
supersede	zastępować
wary	be careful about sth
weary	extremely tired
stinging	bitter, unkind
stringent	(of rules) severe
renovate	repair and return to good condition
innovate	introduce sth new, make changes
status	a person's social, legal or professional position
statute	a written law
utility	usefulness
utilisation	making use of sth or finding use for sth
ineptitude	nieumiejętność
defer	postpone
frivolity	lekkomyślność
mileage	przebieg samochodu
negligible	insignificant
substantial	essential, fundamental, istotny
encroach	trespass, intrude
decorum	propriety, etiquette, stosowność zachowania
contemptible	godny pogardy
contempt	pogarda, disregard
becoming	suitable, appropriate, flattering
blow	a violent stroke, given by the hand or weapon/ a sudden shock or disaster
misfortune	bad luck of a serious nature, lingering character of consequence, the sufferer is not responsible
adversity	unfortunate event, unfavorable situation caused by outward circumstances (loss of fortune, position)
calamity	a serious misfortune/disaster causing a great deal of damage, destruction, suffering
hardship	a specific difficult condition of life such as lack of food, comfort, money
mishap	a minor and unfortunate accident
reverse	any change or alteration for the worse
distress	a state or condition of great suffering, danger, anxiety, pain or discomfort
affliction	the state of physical or mental suffering
trial	a troublesome or irritating person that must be endured
stroke	a blow or ill effect caused as if by a blow, stroke of misfortune or sunstroke _ paralysis, apoplexy
affliction, bereavement, blow	for the loss of friends by death
misery	__ of the poor
hardships	__ of the soldier
misfortunes	__ of a businessman
adversities	__ met with because of bad weather
calamities	__ of war
mishap	__ preventing you from doing sth
distress	people in __
trial	a boy being a __ to his mother
squalid	wretched conditions, brudny, obskurny, podły (zamiar)
derelict	ramshackle (=w opłakanym stanie) and run-down
hard up	not having enough money
jerry-built	tandetnie zbudowany, badly constructed
indigent, destitute	poor
affluent	zamożny, bogaty
downtrodden	oppressed, treated badly by ppl in power
brawl	a fight, awantura
prove your mettle	show you are able
relinquish	give sth up
indignant, indignation	oburzony, wzburzony + n
indict, indictment	oskarżenie, akt oskarżenia v + n
subvert, subversion	obalać, znosić, osłabiać wiarę, sabotaż, przewrót v + n
indigenous	native
dilligent	hard working, studious, industrious
indolent	lazy, idle
adversary	enemy, opponent
afflict	cause trouble, pain, distress
inflict	cause sb to suffer by imposing sth ON them
rush	move quickly
rash	acting or done without careful thought, especially of the consequences
avert	turn away, avoid
divert	cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another
convert	change into another form or use / change religious beliefs
subvert	try to destroy the power and influence of a government or established ideas, beliefs
impart	przekazywać (wiedzę) nadawać (atmosfery, rady, elegancji)
havoc	spustoszenie, dewastacja, zamęt
ill-fated	nieszczęśliwy, niefortunny
stench	smród
sloven	niechluj, brudas (slang?)
refurbish	odświeżenie (umiejętności), odnawianie (planu), odrestaurowanie (domu)