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05.05.2021

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precipitately - pochopnie [formal; in a way that is too sudden and done without thinking]
/priːˈsɪp.ə.t̬ɪt.li/
Scientists are annoyed that the research programme has been abandoned so precipitately.
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insuperable - nie do przezwyciężenia [formal; (especially of a problem) so great or severe that it cannot be defeated or dealt with successfully]
/ɪnˈsuː.pɚ.ə.bəl/
Things which defeated you a short time ago are no longer insuperable.
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disaffected - rozczarowany, zniechęcony [no longer satisfied with your situation, organization, belief, etc. and therefore not loyal to it]
/ˌdɪs.əˈfek.tɪd/
Some disaffected members left to form a new party.
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grandstanding - granie pod publikę [informal; acting or speaking in a way intended to attract the good opinion of other people who are watching]
/ˈɡrænˌstæn.dɪŋ/
Experts criticized the program as mere grandstanding by corporations and local officials.
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repose - spoczynek, odpoczynek [literary; a state of rest, sleep, or feeling calm]
/rɪˈpoʊz/
The first rays of morning sun disturbed their repose.
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impetuous - porywczy [likely to do something suddenly, without considering the results of your actions]
/ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs/
He's so impetuous - why can't he think things over before he rushes into them?
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stampede - popłoch, panika [an occasion when many large animals or many people suddenly all move quickly and in an uncontrolled way, usually in the same direction at the same time, especially because of fear]
/stæmˈpiːd/
Two shoppers were injured in the stampede as shop doors opened on the first day of the sale.
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quagmire - bagno, trzęsawisko [an area of soft, wet ground that you sink into if you try to walk on it; a difficult and dangerous situation]
/ˈkwæɡ.maɪr/
The heavy rain soon turned the field into a quagmire. Since the coup, the country has sunk deeper into a quagmire of violence and lawlessness.
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lobe - płat [any part of an organ that seems to be separate in some way from the rest, especially one of the parts of the brain, lungs, or liver]
/loʊb/
The x-rays were conclusive and indicated a bad infection in the lower lobe of one lung.
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tomb - grobowiec, grób [a large stone structure or underground room where someone, especially an important person, is buried]
/tuːm/
When they opened up the tomb they found treasure beyond their wildest dreams.
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bonus - idiom
couch potato
If you refer to someone as a couch potato, you criticize them for spending a lot of time sitting and watching television.
Don't be such a couch potato. There are better ways of spending your time than in front of the TV.

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