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Abjure He abjured his religion/his life of dissipation.

odwoływać, wyrzekać się

gain a competitive edge

zdobyć przewagę

tenuous

slight, insignificant, wątły, cienki, nieznaczny

incommodious

inconvenient, uncomfortable

serendipity

talent do przypadkowych odkryć

waive

zrzekać się, zaniechać, odstępować

abrogate

to end a law, agreement or custom formally, znosić, uchylać The treaty was abrogated in 1929.

abstemious

wstrzęmięźliwy

acumen

orientacja, bystrość, przenikliwość

antebellum

relating to the time before a war, especially the American Civil War Many homes and churches of the antebellum South can still be visited today.

auspicious

adj (favourable) pomyślny; dobrze wróżący. suggesting a positive and successful future They won their first match of the season 5-1 which was an auspicious start/beginning. Our first meeting was not auspicious - we had a huge argument.

belie

to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion Her calm face belied the terror she was feeling. maskować, ukrywać

bowdlerize /ˈbaʊd. lə. raɪz

to remove words or parts from a book, play or film that are considered to be unsuitable or offensive usuwać fragment

chicanery

clever, dishonest talk or behaviour which is used to deceive people The investigation revealed political chicanery and corruption at the highest levels. oszustwo

churlish

adj grubiański, nieokrzesany, prostacki. rude, unfriendly and unpleasant They invited me to dinner and I thought it would be churlish to refuse.

circumlocution

(an example of) an indirect way of saying something, especially something unpleasant 'Economical with the truth' is a circumlocution for 'lying'. Politicians are experts in circumlocution.

deciduous

opp. evergreen zrzucający liście [dɪ'sɪdʒʊəs]

deleterious

delɪ`tɪərɪəs] szkodliwy, ujemny harmful These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system.

diffident

shy and not confident of your abilities, nieśmiały, niedowierzający sobie a diffident manner You shouldn't be so diffident about your achievements - you've done really well!

enervating

causing you to feel weak and with no energy, osłabiający I find this heat very enervating.

enfranchise

to give a person or group of people the right to vote in elections, nadawać prawo wyborcze Women in Britain were first enfranchised in 1918.