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FYI4 ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
UNIT 8
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Language - English
Graduate
06/16/2006

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Term
INEVITABLE ADJ
Definition
certain to happen; unavoidable
noun (the inevitable) a situation that is unavoidable
nieunikniony, nieuchronny, pewny
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STAGNANT ADJ
Definition
1 (of water or air) motionless and often having unplesand smell as a consequence
2 showinglittle activity
zastojowy, zasta³y, cichy
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PARADIGM N
Definition
1 a typical example, pattern, or model of something
2 aconceptual model underlying the theories and practice of a scientific subject
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DISTINGUISHED ADJ
Definition
1 dignified in apparance
2 succesful and commanding great respect
wybitny, celny, wytworny
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ABANDON V
Definition
1 desert or leave permnently
2 give up (an action or practice) completly
pozostawiaæ, osamotniæ, porzuciæ
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CONTEMPORARY ADJ
Definition
1 living, occuring, or originating at the same time
2 belonging to or occuring in the same present
3 modern in style or design
wspó³czesny, jednoczesny, dzisiejszy
NOUN contemporaries
1 a person or thing existing at the same time as another
2 a person of roughly the same age as another
rówieœnik
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AMBIVALENT ADJ
Definition
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
ambiwalentny [psych.]
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ANALOGY N
Definition
1 a comparison between one thing and another made to explain or clarify
2 a correspondence or partial similarity
analogia
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SPECIES N
Definition
1 Biology a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
2 a kind or sort
gatunek, rodzaj
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SPECIMEN N
Definition
1 an individual animal, plant, object, etc. used as an example of its speciesor type for scientific study or display
2 a sample for medical testing, especially of urine
3 an example of something regarded as typical of its class or group
4 informal a person or animal of a specific type
okaz, egzemplarz, osobnikodmiana, preparat
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ESSENCE N
Definition
most vital, important part of some idea or experience; substance
istota, sedno, treœæ, esencja, ekstrakt, wyci¹g
Term
SPATIAL (ALSO SPACIAL) ADJ
Definition
of or relating to space
przestrzenny
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HEREDITY N
Definition
1 the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another
2 inheritance of a title, office, or right
dziedziczność
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BOOST V
Definition
help or encourage to increase or improve
noun a source of help or encouragment
zwiększać, doładować
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RESEMBLANCE N
Definition
1 the state of being alike
2 a way in which things look very similar
podobieństwo
Term
INSIGHT N
Definition
1 the capacity to gain an accurate and intuitive understanding of something
2 understanding of this kind
wnikliwoœæ, intuicja, wgl¹d
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PRECONCEIVED ADJ
Definition
(of an idea or opinion) formed before having evidance for its truth or usefulness
uprzednio powziety, z gory powziety
Term
VIVACIOUS ADJ
Definition
attractively lively and animated
żywy, ożywiony, pełny energii, pełen energii, żywotny, rześki, animowany
Term
INCESSANT ADJ
Definition
contnuing without pause or interruption
nieustanny, bezustanny, nieprzerwany
Term
ABUNDANCE N
Definition
1 a very large quntity
2 the state of having large quantity; plentifulness: vines grew in abundance
3 the amount of something present in a particular area, volume , or sample

obfitość, dostatek, urodzaj, znaczna ilość
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PREVALENT ADJ
Definition
widespread in particular area at a particular time

panuj¹cy, przewa¿aj¹cy, rozpowszechniony
Term
SENTIMENT N
Definition
1 a view, opinion, or feeling
2 exaggerated and self-indulgent feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia
uczucie, sentyment, zapatrywanie, opinia, sentymentalnoϾ
Term
AGONIZE V
Definition
1 worry greatly
2 cause agony to
drêczyæ, mêczyæ
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TRIGGER N
Definition
1 a device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in order to fire a gun
2 an event that causes something to happen
spust broni, cyngiel
Term
EMPATHIZE V
Definition
understand and share the feelings of another
empatia, kondolencja
Term
STATIC ADJ
Definition
1 lacking movment, action, or change
2 Physics concerned with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrum. Often contrasted with dynamic.
3 (of an electric charge) acquired by objects that cannot conduct a current
statyczny, spoczynkowy
Term
ELABORATE
Definition
market by complexity and richnessof details; produce by labor; make more complex; enlarge
skomplikowany, gruntowny, wyszukany,
wypracowany
Term
FALLACY N
Definition
1 a mistaken belief
2 a failure in resoning witch makes an argument invalid
b³¹d,b³êdnoœæ,mylnoœæ,przes¹d,nieprawdziwoœæ, b³êdne mniemanie, fa³szywe rozumowanie
Term
IMPLICATION
Definition
a likely consequence
wplątanie, wmieszanie
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RANDOM ADJ
Definition
1 made, done, or happeningwithout method or conscious decision
2 Statistics governed by or involving equal chances for each item
przypadkowy, nie planowany, wyrywkowy
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DEFICIENT ADJ
Definition
1 not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient
2 insufficient or inadequate
niepe³ny, nieca³y, nieca³kowity, deficytowy, niekompletny, niedok³adny,
niedoskona³y, niepe³nowartoœciowy,
kiepski
Term
CONTROVERSY N
Definition
debate or disagreement about a matter which arouses strongly contrasting opinions
spór, dysputa, dyskusja, polemika,
kontrowersja
Term
PROLOG V
Definition
extend the duration of
Term
ANXIOUS ADJ
Definition
1 experiencing worry or unease
2 very eager and concerned to do something
niespokojny (o coś), niespokojny ktoś lub coś, trwożny, zatroskany
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RELEVANT ADJ
Definition
closely connected or appropriate to the matter in hand
związany z tematem, odnośny, trafny,
stosowny,istotny
Term
RELEVANT ADJ
Definition
closely connected or appropriate to the matter in hand
zwi¹zany z tematem, odnoœny, trafny,
stosowny,istotny
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SULKY ADJ
Definition
bad-tempered
posêpny, mrukliwy
Term
CREDENTIALS N
Definition
1 qualification, achievment, etc. that gives an indication of a person`s suitability for something
2 a document or certificate proving a person`s identity or qualifications
referencje, listy uwierzytelniajace, dokumenty tozsamosci
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