March I 2012 FCE

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brak (środków), deficyt, niedobór (witamin)
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deficiency
The book's major deficiency is its poor plot.
nabywać, posiąść, uzyskać
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acquire
The old word has acquired a new meaning.
znaczący, znaczny
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considerable
zaufanie, wiara, ufność, przekonanie
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confidence
miejsce (np. spotkania, koncertu)
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venue
The venue of the trial has been changed.
brzemię, obciążenie, ładunek
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burden
That is a burden which makes the job more difficult.
młode, potomek, potomstwo
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offspring
Parents buy many more toys for their offspring than do their continental counterparts.
zasługa, wartość, zaleta, wyróżnienie
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merit
I can't see any merit in his proposal.
oklaskiwać, przyjmować brawami
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acclaim
The critics have acclaimed her performance.
urażony, dotknięty, obrażony
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resentful
She is resentful about being demoted.
współczesny, ówczesny
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contemporary
A magazine devoted to contemporary fashions.
pojednać się, pogodzić się (po sprzeczce, z czymś)
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reconcile
It can be difficult to reconcile your ideals with reality.
ścisnąć, mocno chwycić, opanować, ogarnąć (np. panika, trema)
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grip
The little boy gripped his mother's hand tightly.
skamieniałość, skamieniały
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fossil
This is the first example of a two-headed fossil reptile.
gad
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reptile
Some reptiles lay eggs and others deliver live young.
odżywianie
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nutrition
The speaker discussed diet and nutrition with the class.
kuźnia, piec hutniczy, wykuwać, rozpocząć (znajomość)
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forge
<forge a close relationship>
uprawa, plon, zbiory, przycinać | harvest
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crop
Scientists have developed a seed-producing crop that thrives in sandy soils irrigated with salt water.
wewnętrzny przymus, nieodparta chęć, przymus
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compulsion
I gave in to one of my compulsions and ordered the chocolate dessert.
pasożyt, darmozjad
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parasite
Many diseases are caused by parasites.
wykonalny, realny, rentowny, opłacalny
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viable
He could not suggest a viable alternative.
asortyment, zapas, zasób, banalny, oklepany
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stock
That camera is out of stock.
olśniewający, zachwycający, cudowny, wspaniały
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gorgeous
There's still light in the sky, but it takes on a gorgeous blue gradation.
ostrożność, rozwaga, przestrzegać, pouczenie
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caution
Seeing a solar eclipse can be an unforgettable experience, but experts urge caution.
dążyć do (czegoś), kontynuować (badanie), ścigać, gonić
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pursue
The criminal is being pursued by police.
hrabstwo, powiat, okręgowy
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county
County chiefs remain at the mercy of their prefectural-level superiors, who retain a critical say in county appointments.
kazanie (moralna przemowa, np. od rodziców)
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sermon
Once upon a time, the good vicar was the one who preached the best sermon.
wygłaszać kazanie, nauczać
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preach
And you needn't preach to me about ownership's interest to make a profit.
obowiązek, katorga, pańszczyzna
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chore
Teaching them, it seemed, was a chore to be suffered until you could return to your writing.
miazga, miąższ, rozetrzeć na miazgę
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pulp
The fruit has sweet, juicy pulp and hard, black seeds.
fałszować (rachunki, dochody), grać na skrzypcach, skrzypce
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fiddle
The ability to keep on cashing out is what tempted some to fiddle the books.
pragnienie (zrobienia czegoś), zalecać, popędzać
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urge
The rescuers urged that we remain calm.
zardzewiały, zaniedbany
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rusty
klaps, dawać klapsa, spoliczkować
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slap
stado (bydła, koni), tłum
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herd
The herd grazed peacefully in the pasture.
zaniepokojony, zatroskany, pragnący (czegoś)
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anxious
Me and my best buddy are anxious to try our hand at rock climbing.
paść (się), zadrasnąć, zadraśnięcie
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graze
Sheep graze on front lawns and horses in open fields.
piec, palenisko
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furnace
The hot air was allowed to rise through the ducts while the heavier cold air dropped down through return ducts to the furnace.
uderzyć (o coś), guz (np. na czole)
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bump
As recent news has shown, mischaracterizing the fist bump can cause you some grief.
żal, rozpacz, smutek, zmartwienie
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grief
As an atheist/agnostic it can be difficult to cope with grief in a society that is 95% religious.
wysyłać (np. depeszę), ekspediować (kogoś gdzieś), załatwić, uporać się, sprawozdanie
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dispatch
I'll give you an update of their work in the next dispatch.
podkoszulek, kamizelka (np. kuloodporna)
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vest
The vest has divorced itself from the three-piece suit.
nieunikniony, nieuchronny
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inevitable
<getting wet is inevitable if you are going to try to give your dog a bath>
parcela z zabudowaniami, teren, nieruchomość
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premises
The worst part about moving to the small town of Bridgewater is that her family has to live on the premises of the hospital.
odmienność, różnica
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disparity
The question is not whether a disparity exists but why.
wpaść, rzucać się (do wody), gwałtowny spadek
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plunge
Why and How I Took the Plunge into Full-Time Freelancing
straszliwy, potworny (zbrodnia)
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horrendous
Many of the refugees suffered horrendous atrocities along the way.
sekretarz, urzędnik, pracownik biurowy
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clerk
She has already gone part-time as an accounts clerk.
pchnięcie, posunięcie (kogoś, czegoś), popychać
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shove
He shoved me towards the house.
sklep spożywczy
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grocery
Imagine living hundreds of miles from your nearest neighbor or grocery store and having mail delivered twice a year.

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