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1. carnal - relating to the physical feelings and wants of the body - cielesny
2. deranged - unable to behave and think normally, especially because of mental
illness - nienormalny, obłąkany
3. revulsion - a strong feeling of horror - niesmak, odraza
4. a pariah - a person who is not acceptable to society and is avoided by
everyone (an outcast) - wyrzutek
5. vexing - making somebody annoyed or worried - dokuczliwy, irytujący
6. expertise - expert knowledge or skill in a particular subject, activity or job -
wiedza specjalistyczna
7. nefarious - criminal; extremely bad - niegodziwy, nikczemny
8. uncanny - strange and difficult to explain - tajemniczy, zadziwiający
9. abscond - to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from
somewhere - zbiegać
10. leverage - the ability to influence what people do - zdolność wywierania
nacisku
11. a woe – big problems or troubles - żałość, rozpacz
12. subpar - below a level of quality that is usual or expected - poniżej normy
13. (exposed) midriff - the part of the body between the chest and the waist -
talia, przepona brzuszna
14. liaison - communication between people or groups who work with each
other - łącznik
15. proximity - the state of being near in space or time - bliskość
16. to retaliate - to do something harmful to somebody because they have
harmed you first (revenge) - brać odwet
17. condescending - behaving as though you are more important and more
intelligent than other people - protekcjonalny
18. to confide in - to share your feelings and secrets with someone because you
trust them not to tell other people - zwierzać się komuś
19. impromptu - without preparation or planning - bez przygotowania
20. attire - clothes, especially fine or formal ones - strój, ubiór
21. to shun - to avoid somebody/something - trzymać się z daleka
22. to accost - to go up to or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way -
nagabywać, napastować
23. unbridled - lacking control and therefore extreme - nieokiełznany,
niepohamowany
24. sanctimonious - acting as if morally better than others - świętoszkowaty
25. vile - extremely unpleasant or bad/morally bad; completely unacceptable -
niecny, podły
26. radiant - showing great happiness, love or health - rozpromieniony
27. preliminary - happening before a more important action or event (initial) -
wstępny, przygotowawczy
28. gruesome - extremely unpleasant and shocking, and usually dealing with
death or injury - makabryczny, przerażający
29. inconsequential - not important or worth considering - błahy, nieistotny
30. preposterous - very silly or stupid/completely unreasonable - absurdalny,
niedorzeczny
31. to vilify - to say or write unpleasant things about somebody/something so
that other people will have a low opinion of them - obmawiać, szkalować
32. atrocity - a cruel and violent act, especially in a war - potworność,
okrucieństwo
33. to incapacitate - to make somebody/something unable to live or work
normally - unieszkodliwić, uczynić niesprawnym