vocab 2 quiz1 3/6

101. keep-up-with-the-Joneses

- to always want to own the same expensive objects and do the same things as your friends or neighbours, because you are worried about seeming less important socially than they are

102. shrink

- become or make smaller in size or amount

103. hut

a small, simple, single-storey house or shelter.

104. income

dochód

105. affluent

zamożny

106. jump-start

start (a car with a flat battery) with jump leads or by a sudden release of the clutch while the car is being pushed.

107. well-being

dobrobyt

108. window-shopping

the activity of looking at goods displayed in shop windows, especially without intending to buy anything.

109. studded

decorated or augmented with studs."a studded leather belt"

110. in terms of

with regard to the particular aspect or subject specified.

111. fatal

causing death. Leading to failure or disaster

112. objective

not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts. "historians try to be objective and impartial. / aim, intention

113. unavoidable

nieunikniony

114. prosaic

having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry, lacking imaginativeness or originality., przyziemny

115. dejected

sad and depressed, przygnębiony, strapiony

116. gap

luka, przerwa

117. glum

ponury, posępny

118. famine

głód, głodowanie

119. encircle

form a circle around, surround

120. call in sick

you telephone to say that you are unable to work because of illness.

121. revolutionary

involving or causing a complete or dramatic change.

122. meet with opposition

to receive a negative response or reaction.

123. hardliner

a member of a group, typically a political group, who adheres uncompromisingly to a set of ideas or policies., twardogłowy

124. churn out

produce something routinely or mechanically and in large quantities."artists continued to churn out uninteresting works"

125. meet the demand

to be supply enough products and/or services to satisfy the desire of people who wish to buy them

126. struggle

walka, zmagać się

127. make ends meet

łączyć koniec z końcem

128. nest

gniazdo

129. lay eggs

składać jaja

130. be on the lookout for

to watch or search for (something or someone): be alert to.

131. predator

drapieżnik

132. seabed

dno morskie

133. lay the table/set the table

nakryć do stołu

134. spread lies

powtarzać kłamstwa, rozprzestrzeniać kłamstwa

135. urge

pęd, impuls, nalegać namawiać

136. spread your wings

rozwinąć skrzydła

137. hard drug

twardy narkotyk

138. good-natured

dobroduszny, życzliwy

139. learn things the hard way

to discover what you need to know through experience or by making mistakes

140. favourable

korzystny, expressing approval, to the advantage of someone or something

141. underrate

nie doceniać, underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something).

142. reclusive

samotniczy, solitary, avoiding the company of other people

143. troop

soldiers or armed forces, stado, gromada / zgromadzić się

144. defiant

wyzywający, prowokujący

145. in short supply

not easily obtainable, scarce (deficytowy)

146. aftermath

następstwa, the consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event

147. for short

If a person or thing is called something for short, that is the short version of their name.

148. short list

ostateczna lista, a list of selected candidate from which a final choice is made

151. incite

nawoływać, podburzać