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palliative
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releiving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition, painkiller, soothing,
palliative
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of a medicine or medical care) relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition.
quell
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suppress... crush
quell
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calm
passion enthusiasm
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zest
exhaustive
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exhibiting all the facts or arguments, very thorough, exhaustively complete; wyczerpujący
obliging
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showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
deft
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neatly skilful and quick in one's movements.
dextrous, nimble
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deft
mound
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a rounded mass projecting above a surface; a large pile or quantity of something
fickle
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person that is not loyal
lasting only a short time
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fleeting
lasting only a short time
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fleeting
decidedly
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without doubt or question; in a definite and determined manner.
congenial
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like-minded, compatible
idly
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not working or doing something without any specific purpose
idly
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with no particular purpose, reason, or foundation. "‘How was the race?’ Kate asked idly" in an aimless or lazy way. "I can no longer stand idly by and let him take the blame"
abate
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to become less strong
if you are cr..., you are always ready to believe what people tell you, and are easily deceived
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credulous
eager to believe; gullible
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credulous
(n.) something that differs from the norm
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aberration
aberration
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a departure from what is normal, typically an unwelcome one
I ....... blood sports.
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abhor
abhor
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regard with disgust and hatered
The definition of ........ is to really hate something or someone
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abhor
abscond
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leave hurriedly
runaway, flee, getaway
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abscond
abscond
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leave hurriedly and secretly typically to escape from chstody or avoid arrest
acumen
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skill in making correct decisions and judgments in a particular subject, such as business or politics
keenness of judgement; mental sharpness
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acumen
acumen
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mental keenness, the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.
praise and admiration for someone that is more than they really deserve
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adulation
adulation
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very great admiration
wild or excessive admiration; flattery
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adulation
(n.) eagerness, speed
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alacrity
alacrity
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Speed
alacrity
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a quick and cheerful readiness to do something
anachronism
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belonging to another time. dressed in 15th century clothing each day, Edward was a walking anachronism.
anachronism
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something that is or seems to be out of place of its proper time
anachronism
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something that is inappropriate for the given time period (usually something old). Dressed in 15th century clothing each day; Edward was a walking anachronism.
apathy
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absence of emotion
apocryphal
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sth of doubtful authenticity
apocryphal
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describes a story that is probably not true although often told and believed by some people to have happened
assiduous
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showing constant care
The government has been ... in the fight against inflation.
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assiduous
assiduous
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hard-working
bellicose
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ladaku, highly aggresive
bellicose
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warlike; inclined to quarrel
bellicose
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wishing to fight or start a war
bombastic
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high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.
bombastic
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pompous, self important, inflated
using long and difficult words, usually to make people think you know more than you do; górnolotny
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bombastic
cacophony
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an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
cacophony
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a mixture of loud and unpleasant sounds
capitulate
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give up the struggle, to accept something or agree to do something unwillingly
capitulate
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to surrender (usually under agreed conditions)
censure
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express severe disapproval of; the formal expression of severe disapproval
to officially criticize someone for something they have done; suppress sb’s opinions from publishing;
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censure
chicanery
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trickery / deception
chicanery
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trickery, the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose
circuitous
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Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course
circuitous
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longer than the most direct way.
(n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger
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complacency
complacency
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a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder
conflagration
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terrible fire
conflagration
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a very intense and uncontrollable fire
a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, forests etc;
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conflagration
conflagration
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a large destructive fire/ a large and violent event, such as war, involving a lot of people
conundrum
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zagadka, puzzling problem, question
conundrum
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a puzzle that is extremely difficult to solve
plentiful, abundant, bountiful
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copious
copious
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vast in quantity
a great amount of something
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copious
corroborate
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to confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim)
confirm, verify, affirm
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corroborate
to provide information that supports or helps to prove someone else's statement, idea etc
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corroborate
cryptic
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having a hidden or ambiguous meaning. puzzling or obscure
having a secret meaning
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cryptic
cryptic
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with a meaning that is hidden or not easily understood
cursory
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done quickly, in a hurry
cursory
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hasty and superficial
After a ... look at the view, they were ready to leave.
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cursory
dauntless
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fearless
In ​spite of the ​scale of the ​famine, the ​relief ​workers ​struggled on with ...​optimism.
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dauntless
deference
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an instance of showing great respect
deference
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politeness or respect
polite behaviour that shows that you respect someone and are therefore willing to accept their opinions or judgment
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deference

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