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Pytanie English Odpowiedź English
accessible
The northern part of the park is virtually inaccessible unless you have a four-wheel drive
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sth that can be easily reached/entered/obtained/used; accessibility (n) Opp: inaccessible, inaccessibility
accessible easy to find or reach Information such as this is freely accessible to the public. The hotel is in a quiet but easily accessible part of the resort
accurate
It is not always easy to give accurate measurements for the strength of an earthquake.
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precise/correct
accurate correct or exact She was able to give police a fairly accurate description of the man
apologetic
Audrey was extremely apologetic for having kept us waiting so long
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showing or saying that you are sorry about something an apologetic smile She was very apologetic about missing the meeting.
apologetic to say or show you are sorry for doing sth
arguable
Whether or not this is the way forward is arguable. It is arguable that education leads to higher income.
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debatable. may be questioned [Note: it is arguable that: it can be argued that]
arguable If something is arguable, it is not certain if it is true
argumentative
I've never met anyone more argumentative than Jenny; she will tell you that black is white
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quarrelsome; always ready to disagree
argumentative often arguing or wanting to argue
coherent
This is a clear and coherent explanation of the workings of the internal combustion engine
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well-planned, clear and sensible; coherence (n) Opp: incohe; ent, incoherence
coherent A coherent argument, plan, etc is clear, and each part of it has been carefully considered.
decisive
Winston Churchill's decisive policies rallied the country round him at a difficult and dangerous time
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able to make quick decisions in a difficult situation; decisiveness (n) Opp: indecisive, indecision (n)
decisive making decisions quickly and easily
discreet
Try to be as discreet as possible as he 's very sensitive and easily upset.
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careful in order to avoid ernbarrassinq or offending sb; discretion (n) Opp: indiscreet, indiscretion
discreet careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret
excessive
Don 't you think that a 25% price increase is excessive, even allowing for inflation?
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more or higher than is necessary or reasonable
excessive more than is necessary or wanted They accused the police of using excessive force.
knowledgeable
Malcolm is knowledgeable about computer hardware and will tell you everything you want to know.
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well-informed
knowledgeable knowing a lot: He's very knowledgeable about German literature.
legible
I can't possibly read this; her handwriting is illegible.
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clear enough to read; legibility (n)Opp: illegible, illegibility[(n)-not common]
legible If writing is legible, you can read it easily.
logical
There is no logical explanation for his behaviour
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reasonable/sensible; logic (n) Opp: illogical
logical using reason a logical choice/conclusion
loyal
A loyal friend will stand by you through good and bad times.
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faithful; loyalty (n) Opp: disloyal, disloyalty
loyal always liking and supporting someone or something, sometimes when other people do not
normal
It's not abnormal for boys of his age to want to join the army
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usual/ordinary; normality (n) Opp: abnormal, abnormality
normal to lead a normal life It's perfectly normal to feel some degree of stress at work.
obedient
Jo is a very disobedient child and refuses to do what she is told.
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sb who does what they are told to do; obedience (n) Opp: disobedient, disobedience
official
This is the only official biography of the author currently on the market
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approved by sb in authority Opp: unofficial
orthodox
orthodox medicine He always gets outstanding results, despite his unorthodox teaching methods.
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accepted or used by most people; orthodoxy (n) Opp: unorthodox, unorthodoxy
If ideas or methods are orthodox, most people think they are correct, usually because they have existed for a long time.
plausible
The special effects in the film were excellent but I didn 't think the plot was very plausible.
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likely to be true, valid; plausibility (n) Opp: implausible, implausibility (
plausible If something that someone says or writes is plausible, it could be true.
polite
She was too polite to point out my mistake.
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with good manners, courteous; politeness (
polite behaving in a way that is not rude and shows that you do not only think about yourself
practical
Banning all vehicles from the citY centre is a lovely idea but' oon't think it's practical at all
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down-to-earth (for peep'1e; effective/likelyto be successful; practicality (n) Opp: impcactica. impracticality
precise
This machine has brought an unprecedented degree of precision to the business of dating trees
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exact; precision (n) Opp: imprecision
precise exact and accurate
preferential treatment
Harry gets preferential treatment at work, wIth an office all to himself, just because he is the boss's nephew.
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(to be) treated better than other people
preferential treatment If you are given preferential treatment, you are treated in a better way than other people.
replaceable
Many of the paintings lost in the fire were irreplaceable old masters.
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disposable;
responsible
Sharon is the perfect employee; hardworking and responsible
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behaving sensibly and properly; responsibility (n) Opp: irresponsible, irresponsibility
ripe
I'm not buying these tomatoes; they're unripe.
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fully grown, ready to eat (fruit, grain); ripeness (n), ripen (v) Opp: unripe, unripeness [(n)-not common
ripe developed enough and ready to be eaten ripe bananas
scrupulous
Socrates was known for his scrupulous adherence to the truth and his refusal to compromise.
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sb who takes great care to do what is fair, honest or morally right; scruples
scrupulous very careful and giving great attention to details He's very scrupulous about making sure that all the facts are checked

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