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{"word": "angular", "translated": "kanciasty", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8\u00e6\u014b.\u0261j\u0259.l\u025a/", "sentence": "Her features were too angular, her face a little too long for beauty.", "media_fname": "angular.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "Her features were too _______, her face a little too long for beauty.", "gap_term": "angular", "picture": ""},
{"word": "astute", "translated": "b\u0142yskotliwy, bystry", "explanation": "able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it", "pronunciation": "/\u0259\u02c8stu\u02d0t/", "sentence": "She was astute enough to realize that what Jack wanted was her money.", "media_fname": "astute.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "She was ______ enough to realize that what Jack wanted was her money.", "gap_term": "astute", "picture": ""},
{"word": "barf", "translated": "rzyga\u0107", "explanation": "US; very informal", "pronunciation": "/b\u0251\u02d0rf/", "sentence": "He got drunk and barfed all over the carpet.", "media_fname": "barf.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "He got drunk and ______ all over the carpet.", "gap_term": "barfed", "picture": ""},
{"word": "belittle", "translated": "umniejsza\u0107, bagatelizowa\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/b\u026a\u02c8l\u026at\u032c.\u0259l/", "sentence": "She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements.", "media_fname": "belittle.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "She felt her husband constantly _________ her achievements.", "gap_term": "belittled", "picture": ""},
{"word": "berth", "translated": "koja", "explanation": "a bed in a boat, train, etc., or a place for a ship or boat to stay in a port", "pronunciation": "/b\u025d\u02d0\u03b8/", "sentence": "She booked a berth on the ferry from Palermo to Naples.", "media_fname": "berth.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "She booked a _____ on the ferry from Palermo to Naples.", "gap_term": "berth", "picture": ""},
{"word": "bleat", "translated": "beczenie", "explanation": "the sound made by a sheep or goat", "pronunciation": "/bli\u02d0t/", "sentence": "We could hear the bleat of sheep in the meadow.", "media_fname": "bleat.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "We could hear the _____ of sheep in the meadow.", "gap_term": "bleat", "picture": ""},
{"word": "bulge", "translated": "wybrzuszenie", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/b\u028cld\u0292/", "sentence": "I wondered what the bulge in her coat pocket was.", "media_fname": "bulge.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "I wondered what the _____ in her coat pocket was.", "gap_term": "bulge", "picture": ""},
{"word": "bursitis", "translated": "zapalenie torebki stawowej", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/b\u025d\u02d0\u02c8sa\u026a.t\u032c\u0259s/", "sentence": "Other disorders such as bursitis and tendinitis have been associated with repeated motions performed in the course of normal work or other activities.", "media_fname": "bursitis.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Other disorders such as ________ and tendinitis have been associated with repeated motions performed in the course of normal work or other activities.", "gap_term": "bursitis", "picture": ""},
{"word": "calipers", "translated": "suwmiarka", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8k\u00e6l.\u0259.p\u025az/", "sentence": "He measured the diameter of the pipe with a pair of calipers.", "media_fname": "calipers.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "He measured the diameter of the pipe with a pair of ________.", "gap_term": "calipers", "picture": ""},
{"word": "carnal", "translated": "cielesny", "explanation": "formal; relating to the physical feelings and wants of the body", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8k\u0251\u02d0r.n\u0259l/", "sentence": "The preacher warned that those who were interested only in carnal pursuits would not see the kingdom of heaven.", "media_fname": "carnal.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "The preacher warned that those who were interested only in ______ pursuits would not see the kingdom of heaven.", "gap_term": "carnal", "picture": ""},
{"word": "chalice", "translated": "kielich", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8t\u0283\u00e6l.\u026as/", "sentence": "The holy chalice, also known as the holy grail, is in christian tradition the vessel that jesus used at the last supper to serve wine.", "media_fname": "chalice.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The holy _______, also known as the holy grail, is in christian tradition the vessel that jesus used at the last supper to serve wine.", "gap_term": "chalice", "picture": ""},
{"word": "clad", "translated": "odziany", "explanation": "literary", "pronunciation": "/kl\u00e6d/", "sentence": "A strange figure appeared in the doorway, clad in white.", "media_fname": "clad.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "A strange figure appeared in the doorway, ____ in white.", "gap_term": "clad", "picture": ""},
{"word": "cleansing", "translated": "oczyszczaj\u0105cy", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8klen.z\u026a\u014b/", "sentence": "Please buy me a cleansing cream.", "media_fname": "cleansing.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "Please buy me a _________ cream.", "gap_term": "cleansing", "picture": ""},
{"word": "club", "translated": "wali\u0107", "explanation": "to hit a person or animal with a heavy stick", "pronunciation": "/kl\u028cb/", "sentence": "The alligators are then clubbed to death.", "media_fname": "club.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The alligators are then _______ to death.", "gap_term": "clubbed", "picture": ""},
{"word": "condemn", "translated": "pot\u0119pia\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/k\u0259n\u02c8dem/", "sentence": "The government issued a statement condemning the killings.", "media_fname": "condemn.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The government issued a statement __________ the killings.", "gap_term": "condemning", "picture": ""},
{"word": "curfew", "translated": "godzina policyjna", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8k\u025d\u02d0.fju\u02d0/", "sentence": "You must get home before curfew.", "media_fname": "curfew.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "You must get home before ______.", "gap_term": "curfew", "picture": ""},
{"word": "dearth", "translated": "niedostatek", "explanation": "formal; an amount or supply that is not large enough", "pronunciation": "/d\u025d\u02d0\u03b8/", "sentence": "There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.", "media_fname": "dearth.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "There was a ______ of reliable information on the subject.", "gap_term": "dearth", "picture": ""},
{"word": "deceit", "translated": "oszustwo", "explanation": "(an act of) keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage", "pronunciation": "/d\u026a\u02c8si\u02d0t/", "sentence": "Everyone was involved in this web of deceit.", "media_fname": "deceit.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Everyone was involved in this web of ______.", "gap_term": "deceit", "picture": ""},
{"word": "despatch", "translated": "wysy\u0142ka", "explanation": "formal; = dispatch", "pronunciation": "/d\u026a\u02c8sp\u00e6t\u0283/", "sentence": "The latest despatch was held up for three hours at the border.", "media_fname": "despatch.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The latest ________ was held up for three hours at the border.", "gap_term": "despatch", "picture": ""},
{"word": "deteriorate", "translated": "pogarsza\u0107 si\u0119", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/d\u026a\u02c8t\u026ar.i.\u0259.re\u026at/", "sentence": "She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated.", "media_fname": "deteriorate.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly ____________.", "gap_term": "deteriorated", "picture": ""},
{"word": "dilate", "translated": "poszerza\u0107, rozszerza\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8da\u026a.le\u026at/", "sentence": "The drug causes your pupils to dilate.", "media_fname": "dilate.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The drug causes your pupils to ______.", "gap_term": "dilate", "picture": ""},
{"word": "dome", "translated": "kopu\u0142a", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/do\u028am/", "sentence": "The dome of city hall could be seen in the distance.", "media_fname": "dome.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The ____ of city hall could be seen in the distance.", "gap_term": "dome", "picture": ""},
{"word": "dossier", "translated": "akta", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8d\u0251\u02d0.si.e\u026a/", "sentence": "The officers compiled a dossier on the case.", "media_fname": "dossier.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The officers compiled a _______ on the case.", "gap_term": "dossier", "picture": ""},
{"word": "dribble", "translated": "kapa\u0107", "explanation": "to (cause a liquid to) flow very slowly in small amounts", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8dr\u026ab.\u0259l/", "sentence": "Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.", "media_fname": "dribble.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "Melted wax ________ down the side of the candle.", "gap_term": "dribbled", "picture": ""},
{"word": "duodenum", "translated": "dwunastnica", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02ccdu\u02d0.\u0259\u02c8di\u02d0.n\u0259m/", "sentence": "Duodenum is the first part of the bowels just below the stomach.", "media_fname": "duodenum.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "________ is the first part of the bowels just below the stomach.", "gap_term": "duodenum", "picture": ""},
{"word": "earnest", "translated": "szczery (powa\u017cny)", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8\u025d\u02d0.n\u026ast/", "sentence": "Despite her most earnest efforts, she could not find a job.", "media_fname": "earnest.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "Despite her most _______ efforts, she could not find a job.", "gap_term": "earnest", "picture": ""},
{"word": "emendation", "translated": "sprostowanie", "explanation": "formal", "pronunciation": "/\u02cci\u02d0.men\u02c8de\u026a.\u0283\u0259n/", "sentence": "Corrections and emendations might make a work better and more useful.", "media_fname": "emendation.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Corrections and ___________ might make a work better and more useful.", "gap_term": "emendations", "picture": ""},
{"word": "excavate", "translated": "wykopa\u0107", "explanation": "to dig in the ground, especially with a machine, or to look for objects from the past", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8ek.sk\u0259.ve\u026at/", "sentence": "The body was discovered when builders excavated the area.", "media_fname": "excavate.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The body was discovered when builders _________ the area.", "gap_term": "excavated", "picture": ""},
{"word": "excoriate", "translated": "ostro krytykowa\u0107", "explanation": "formal", "pronunciation": "/ek\u02c8sk\u0254\u02d0r.i.e\u026at/", "sentence": "The president excoriated the Western press for their biased views.", "media_fname": "excoriate.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The president __________ the Western press for their biased views.", "gap_term": "excoriated", "picture": ""},
{"word": "exiguous", "translated": "znikomy", "explanation": "formal; very small in size or amount", "pronunciation": "/e\u0261\u02c8z\u026a\u0261.ju.\u0259s/", "sentence": "I got a teaching job at an exiguous rate of pay.", "media_fname": "exiguous.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "I got a teaching job at an ________ rate of pay.", "gap_term": "exiguous", "picture": ""},
{"word": "expulsion", "translated": "wydalenie", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u026ak\u02c8sp\u028cl.\u0283\u0259n/", "sentence": "They threatened him with expulsion from school.", "media_fname": "expulsion.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "They threatened him with _________ from school.", "gap_term": "expulsion", "picture": ""},
{"word": "fertile", "translated": "\u017cyzne, urodzajne (np. pole)", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8f\u025c\u02d0rt\u0259l/", "sentence": "The corn grows waist-high in these fertile fields.", "media_fname": "fertile.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "The corn grows waist-high in these _______ fields.", "gap_term": "fertile", "picture": ""},
{"word": "frown", "translated": "marszczy\u0107 brwi", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/fra\u028an/", "sentence": "He frowned as he read the instructions, as if puzzled.", "media_fname": "frown.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "He _______ as he read the instructions, as if puzzled.", "gap_term": "frowned", "picture": ""},
{"word": "fumigate", "translated": "odymi\u0107", "explanation": "to remove harmful insects, bacteria, or disease, using chemical gas or smoke", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8fju\u02d0.m\u0259.\u0261e\u026at/", "sentence": "We had to fumigate the cellar to get rid of cockroaches.", "media_fname": "fumigate.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "We had to ________ the cellar to get rid of cockroaches.", "gap_term": "fumigate", "picture": ""},
{"word": "funnel", "translated": "lejek", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8f\u028cn.\u0259l/", "sentence": "After you grind the coffee, use a funnel to pour it into the jar.", "media_fname": "funnel.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "After you grind the coffee, use a ______ to pour it into the jar.", "gap_term": "funnel", "picture": ""},
{"word": "gerbil", "translated": "myszoskoczek", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8d\u0292\u025d\u02d0.b\u0259l/", "sentence": "The gerbil is a playful little animal with big whiskers and a huge tail.", "media_fname": "gerbil.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The ______ is a playful little animal with big whiskers and a huge tail.", "gap_term": "gerbil", "picture": ""},
{"word": "haste", "translated": "po\u015bpiech", "explanation": "a situation in which you are in a hurry and do something more quickly than you should", "pronunciation": "/he\u026ast/", "sentence": "Unfortunately the report was prepared in haste and contained several inaccuracies.", "media_fname": "haste.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Unfortunately the report was prepared in _____ and contained several inaccuracies.", "gap_term": "haste", "picture": ""},
{"word": "headway", "translated": "post\u0119py", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8hed.we\u026a/", "sentence": "The builders aren't making much headway with our new house.", "media_fname": "headway.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The builders aren't making much _______ with our new house.", "gap_term": "headway", "picture": ""},
{"word": "husbandry", "translated": "uprawa roli", "explanation": "= farming", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8h\u028cz.b\u0259n.dri/", "sentence": "He gave a lecture on crop and animal husbandry.", "media_fname": "husbandry.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "He gave a lecture on crop and animal _________.", "gap_term": "husbandry", "picture": ""},
{"word": "impugn", "translated": "zakwestionowa\u0107", "explanation": "formal; to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them", "pronunciation": "/\u026am\u02c8pju\u02d0n/", "sentence": "There were no real grounds for impugning the decision.", "media_fname": "impugn.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "There were no real grounds for _________ the decision.", "gap_term": "impugning", "picture": ""},
{"word": "impunity", "translated": "bezkarno\u015b\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u026am\u02c8pju\u02d0.\u0259.t\u032ci/", "sentence": "Criminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent impunity.", "media_fname": "impunity.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Criminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent ________.", "gap_term": "impunity", "picture": ""},
{"word": "ingrained", "translated": "zakorzeniony", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u026an\u02c8\u0261re\u026and/", "sentence": "Such ingrained prejudices cannot be corrected easily.", "media_fname": "ingrained.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "Such _________ prejudices cannot be corrected easily.", "gap_term": "ingrained", "picture": ""},
{"word": "iniquity", "translated": "niesprawiedliwo\u015b\u0107", "explanation": "formal", "pronunciation": "/\u026a\u02c8n\u026ak.w\u0259.t\u032ci/", "sentence": "They fought long and hard against the iniquities of apartheid.", "media_fname": "iniquity.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "They fought long and hard against the __________ of apartheid.", "gap_term": "iniquities", "picture": ""},
{"word": "irate", "translated": "rozgniewany (bardzo)", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/a\u026a\u02c8re\u026at/", "sentence": "Hundreds of irate passengers have complained to the airline.", "media_fname": "irate.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "Hundreds of _____ passengers have complained to the airline.", "gap_term": "irate", "picture": ""},
{"word": "jigsaw", "translated": "puzzle, uk\u0142adanka", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8d\u0292\u026a\u0261.s\u0251\u02d0/", "sentence": "We spent all evening doing a 1,000-piece jigsaw.", "media_fname": "jigsaw.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "We spent all evening doing a 1,000-piece ______.", "gap_term": "jigsaw", "picture": ""},
{"word": "litigious", "translated": "pieniacki, sporny", "explanation": "too often taking arguments to a court of law for a decision; formal", "pronunciation": "/l\u026a\u02c8t\u026ad\u0292.\u0259s/", "sentence": "The US is the most litigious society in the world.", "media_fname": "litigious.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "The US is the most _________ society in the world.", "gap_term": "litigious", "picture": ""},
{"word": "loath", "translated": "niech\u0119tny", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/lo\u028a\u03b8/", "sentence": "I'm loath to spend it all at once.", "media_fname": "loath.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "I'm _____ to spend it all at once.", "gap_term": "loath", "picture": ""},
{"word": "mellow out", "translated": "odpr\u0119\u017cy\u0107 si\u0119", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8mel\u00b7o\u028a/", "sentence": "We had worked hard all morning, so in the afternoon we just listened to music and mellowed out.", "media_fname": "mellow-out.mp3", "type": "phrasal verb", "sentence_gap": "We had worked hard all morning, so in the afternoon we just listened to music and ____________.", "gap_term": "mellowed out", "picture": ""},
{"word": "mingle", "translated": "miesza\u0107 (te\u017c: spotyka\u0107 si\u0119, rozmawia\u0107)", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8m\u026a\u014b.\u0261\u0259l/", "sentence": "The two flavours mingle well. The party will be a good opportunity to mingle with the other students.", "media_fname": "mingle.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The two flavours ______ well. The party will be a good opportunity to ______ with the other students.", "gap_term": "mingle", "picture": ""},
{"word": "monstrosity", "translated": "potworno\u015b\u0107", "explanation": "something that is very ugly and usually large", "pronunciation": "/m\u0251\u02d0n\u02c8str\u0251\u02d0.s\u0259.t\u032ci/", "sentence": "The new office building is a real monstrosity.", "media_fname": "monstrosity.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The new office building is a real ___________.", "gap_term": "monstrosity", "picture": ""},
{"word": "moreover", "translated": "ponadto", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02ccm\u0254\u02d0r\u02c8o\u028a.v\u025a/", "sentence": "The whole report is badly written. Moreover, it's inaccurate.", "media_fname": "moreover.mp3", "type": "adverb", "sentence_gap": "The whole report is badly written. ________, it's inaccurate.", "gap_term": "moreover", "picture": ""},
{"word": "muggy", "translated": "parny, duszny", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8m\u028c\u0261.i/", "sentence": "When the weather is muggy, it is unpleasantly warm and the air contains a lot of water.", "media_fname": "muggy.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "When the weather is _____, it is unpleasantly warm and the air contains a lot of water.", "gap_term": "muggy", "picture": ""},
{"word": "murky", "translated": "mroczny (lub np. o wodzie w stawie: m\u0119tny)", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8m\u025d\u02d0.ki/", "sentence": "She gazed into the murky depths of the water.", "media_fname": "murky.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "She gazed into the _____ depths of the water.", "gap_term": "murky", "picture": ""},
{"word": "nimble", "translated": "zwinny", "explanation": "quick and exact either in movement or thoughts", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8n\u026am.b\u0259l/", "sentence": "You need nimble fingers for that job.", "media_fname": "nimble.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "You need ______ fingers for that job.", "gap_term": "nimble", "picture": ""},
{"word": "nurture", "translated": "piel\u0119gnowa\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8n\u025d\u02d0.t\u0283\u025a/", "sentence": "It's important to nurture a good working relationship.", "media_fname": "nurture.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "It's important to _______ a good working relationship.", "gap_term": "nurture", "picture": ""},
{"word": "offspring", "translated": "potomstwo", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8\u0251\u02d0f.spr\u026a\u014b/", "sentence": "In the case of the guinea pig, the number of offspring varies between two and five.", "media_fname": "offspring.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "In the case of the guinea pig, the number of _________ varies between two and five.", "gap_term": "offspring", "picture": ""},
{"word": "outcry", "translated": "protest", "explanation": "a strong expression of anger and disapproval about something, made by a group of people or by the public", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8a\u028at.kra\u026a/", "sentence": "The release from prison of two of the terrorists has provoked a public outcry.", "media_fname": "outcry.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The release from prison of two of the terrorists has provoked a public ______.", "gap_term": "outcry", "picture": ""},
{"word": "parsley", "translated": "pietruszka", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8p\u0251\u02d0r.sli/", "sentence": "She must know the difference between mint and parsley, she must understand poultry and milking.", "media_fname": "parsley.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "She must know the difference between mint and _______, she must understand poultry and milking.", "gap_term": "parsley", "picture": ""},
{"word": "penitentiary", "translated": "zak\u0142ad karny", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02ccpen.\u0259\u02c8ten.\u0283\u0259r.i/", "sentence": "Most of the inmates in the penitentiary have committed major criminal offenses.", "media_fname": "penitentiary.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Most of the inmates in the ____________ have committed major criminal offenses.", "gap_term": "penitentiary", "picture": ""},
{"word": "permit", "translated": "zezwoli\u0107 (lub: umo\u017cliwi\u0107)", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/p\u025a\u02c8m\u026at/", "sentence": "The Chancellor is looking to lower interest rates, when economic conditions permit.", "media_fname": "permit.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The Chancellor is looking to lower interest rates, when economic conditions ______.", "gap_term": "permit", "picture": ""},
{"word": "pit", "translated": "d\u00f3\u0142", "explanation": "a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface", "pronunciation": "/p\u026at/", "sentence": "They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it.", "media_fname": "pit.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "They'd dug a shallow ___ and left the bodies in it.", "gap_term": "pit", "picture": ""},
{"word": "placate", "translated": "udobrucha\u0107, przeb\u0142aga\u0107", "explanation": "to stop someone from feeling angry", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8ple\u026a.ke\u026at/", "sentence": "Outraged minority groups will not be placated by promises of future improvements.", "media_fname": "placate.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "Outraged minority groups will not be ________ by promises of future improvements.", "gap_term": "placated", "picture": ""},
{"word": "posterity", "translated": "potomno\u015b\u0107, potomkowie", "explanation": "formal; the people who will exist in the future", "pronunciation": "/p\u0251\u02d0\u02c8ster.\u0259.t\u032ci/", "sentence": "Every attempt is being made to ensure that these works of art are preserved for posterity.", "media_fname": "posterity.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Every attempt is being made to ensure that these works of art are preserved for _________.", "gap_term": "posterity", "picture": ""},
{"word": "premises", "translated": "teren, siedziba", "explanation": "the land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8prem.\u026a.s\u026az/", "sentence": "Police were called to escort her off the premises.", "media_fname": "premises.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Police were called to escort her off the ________.", "gap_term": "premises", "picture": ""},
{"word": "profligacy", "translated": "rozrzutno\u015b\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8pr\u0251\u02d0.fl\u026a.\u0261\u0259.si/", "sentence": "Years of fiscal profligacy have left the country deeply in debt.", "media_fname": "profligacy.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Years of fiscal __________ have left the country deeply in debt.", "gap_term": "profligacy", "picture": ""},
{"word": "raft", "translated": "tratwa", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/r\u00e6ft/", "sentence": "We lashed together anything that would float to make a raft.", "media_fname": "raft.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "We lashed together anything that would float to make a ____.", "gap_term": "raft", "picture": ""},
{"word": "recess", "translated": "przerwa", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8ri\u02d0.ses/", "sentence": "She never talked to teachers, never made friends, never played at recess.", "media_fname": "recess.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "She never talked to teachers, never made friends, never played at ______.", "gap_term": "recess", "picture": ""},
{"word": "reek", "translated": "cuchn\u0105\u0107", "explanation": "informal", "pronunciation": "/ri\u02d0k/", "sentence": "Her breath reeked of garlic.", "media_fname": "reek.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "Her breath ______ of garlic.", "gap_term": "reeked", "picture": ""},
{"word": "refute", "translated": "obali\u0107", "explanation": "formal; to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false", "pronunciation": "/r\u026a\u02c8fju\u02d0t/", "sentence": "She refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.", "media_fname": "refute.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "She _______ any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.", "gap_term": "refutes", "picture": ""},
{"word": "reminisce", "translated": "wspomina\u0107, opowiada\u0107 wspomnienia", "explanation": "formal", "pronunciation": "/\u02ccrem.\u0259\u02c8n\u026as/", "sentence": "We spent a happy evening reminiscing about the past.", "media_fname": "reminisce.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "We spent a happy evening ___________ about the past.", "gap_term": "reminiscing", "picture": ""},
{"word": "reprise", "translated": "odtworzy\u0107", "explanation": "to repeat a song, performance, or set of actions", "pronunciation": "/r\u026a\u02c8pri\u02d0z/", "sentence": "I was to play the doctor, reprising a role I\u2019d done years earlier.", "media_fname": "reprise.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "I was to play the doctor, _________ a role I\u2019d done years earlier.", "gap_term": "reprising", "picture": ""},
{"word": "retch", "translated": "mie\u0107 md\u0142o\u015bci", "explanation": "to react in a way as if you are vomiting", "pronunciation": "/ret\u0283/", "sentence": "The sight of blood makes him retch.", "media_fname": "retch.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The sight of blood makes him _____.", "gap_term": "retch", "picture": ""},
{"word": "rout", "translated": "rozgromi\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/ra\u028at/", "sentence": "The Russian chess team routed all the rest.", "media_fname": "rout.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The Russian chess team ______ all the rest.", "gap_term": "routed", "picture": ""},
{"word": "rowan", "translated": "jarz\u0119bina", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8ra\u028a.\u0259n/", "sentence": "The children collected some berries from a rowan.", "media_fname": "rowan.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The children collected some berries from a _____.", "gap_term": "rowan", "picture": ""},
{"word": "runner-up", "translated": "zdobywca drugiego miejsca", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02ccr\u028cn.\u025a\u02c8\u028cp/", "sentence": "I didn't even expect to be a runner-up, so I was just speechless when I won first prize.", "media_fname": "runner-up.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "I didn't even expect to be a _________, so I was just speechless when I won first prize.", "gap_term": "runner-up", "picture": ""},
{"word": "scrawl", "translated": "gryzmo\u0142y", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/skr\u0251\u02d0l/", "sentence": "I hope you can decipher my scrawl!", "media_fname": "scrawl.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "I hope you can decipher my ______!", "gap_term": "scrawl", "picture": ""},
{"word": "scurvy", "translated": "szkorbut", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8sk\u025d\u02d0.vi/", "sentence": "Scurvy is an illness of the body tissues that is caused by not having enough vitamin C.", "media_fname": "scurvy.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "______ is an illness of the body tissues that is caused by not having enough vitamin C.", "gap_term": "scurvy", "picture": ""},
{"word": "severity", "translated": "surowo\u015b\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/s\u0259\u02c8ver.\u0259.t\u032ci/", "sentence": "Even the doctors were shocked by the severity of his injuries.", "media_fname": "severity.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Even the doctors were shocked by the ________ of his injuries.", "gap_term": "severity", "picture": ""},
{"word": "shrewd", "translated": "sprytny, b\u0142yskotliwy", "explanation": "good at judging situations and making decisions that give you an advantage", "pronunciation": "/\u0283ru\u02d0d/", "sentence": "She is a shrewd politician who wants to avoid offending the electorate unnecessarily.", "media_fname": "shrewd.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "She is a ______ politician who wants to avoid offending the electorate unnecessarily.", "gap_term": "shrewd", "picture": ""},
{"word": "skanky", "translated": "paskudny", "explanation": "extremely unpleasant, especially because of being dirty", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8sk\u00e6\u014b.ki/", "sentence": "I found a pair of his skanky underpants on the floor.", "media_fname": "skanky.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "I found a pair of his ______ underpants on the floor.", "gap_term": "skanky", "picture": ""},
{"word": "skimpy", "translated": "sk\u0105py", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8sk\u026am.pi/", "sentence": "They provided only skimpy details.", "media_fname": "skimpy.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "They provided only ______ details.", "gap_term": "skimpy", "picture": ""},
{"word": "slake", "translated": "ugasi\u0107 pragnienie (picia, lub czego\u015b innego)", "explanation": "to satisfy a feeling of being thirsty or of wanting something", "pronunciation": "/sle\u026ak/", "sentence": "After our long game of tennis, we slaked our thirst with a beer.", "media_fname": "slake.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "After our long game of tennis, we ______ our thirst with a beer.", "gap_term": "slaked", "picture": ""},
{"word": "slant", "translated": "nachyla\u0107, by\u0107 nachylonym", "explanation": "to (cause to) lean in a position that is not vertical; to (cause to) slope", "pronunciation": "/sl\u00e6nt/", "sentence": "The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against the defendant.", "media_fname": "slant.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The police claimed that reports in the media were _______ against the defendant.", "gap_term": "slanted", "picture": ""},
{"word": "soaked", "translated": "przemoczony", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/so\u028akt/", "sentence": "My shirt was soaked.", "media_fname": "soaked.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "My shirt was ______.", "gap_term": "soaked", "picture": ""},
{"word": "splendid", "translated": "wspania\u0142y", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8splen.d\u026ad/", "sentence": "It will be a splendid opportunity to practice your spanish.", "media_fname": "splendid.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "It will be a ________ opportunity to practice your spanish.", "gap_term": "splendid", "picture": ""},
{"word": "sprinkle", "translated": "posypa\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8spr\u026a\u014b.k\u0259l/", "sentence": "She sprinkled sugar over the strawberries.", "media_fname": "sprinkle.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "She _________ sugar over the strawberries.", "gap_term": "sprinkled", "picture": ""},
{"word": "squirt", "translated": "tryska\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/skw\u025d\u02d0t/", "sentence": "He squirted some tomato sauce on his burger.", "media_fname": "squirt.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "He ________ some tomato sauce on his burger.", "gap_term": "squirted", "picture": ""},
{"word": "stifle", "translated": "st\u0142umi\u0107, zd\u0142awi\u0107", "explanation": "to prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8sta\u026a.f\u0259l/", "sentence": "I don't know how I managed to stifle my anger.", "media_fname": "stifle.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "I don't know how I managed to ______ my anger.", "gap_term": "stifle", "picture": ""},
{"word": "strew", "translated": "obsypa\u0107", "explanation": "to spread things in an untidy way over a surface, or to be spread in an untidy way over a surface", "pronunciation": "/stru\u02d0/", "sentence": "They marked the end of the war by strewing flowers over the graves of 18,000 soldiers.", "media_fname": "strew.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "They marked the end of the war by ________ flowers over the graves of 18,000 soldiers.", "gap_term": "strewing", "picture": ""},
{"word": "stricken", "translated": "dotkni\u0119ty", "explanation": "literackie; suffering severely from the effects of something unpleasant", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8str\u026ak.\u0259n/", "sentence": "My country has been stricken by war for the past five years.", "media_fname": "stricken.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "My country has been ________ by war for the past five years.", "gap_term": "stricken", "picture": ""},
{"word": "strife", "translated": "niesnaski, spory", "explanation": "trouble or disagreement between people; formal", "pronunciation": "/stra\u026af/", "sentence": "What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority?", "media_fname": "strife.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "What are the prospects for overcoming the ______ between the Christian minority and Muslim majority?", "gap_term": "strife", "picture": ""},
{"word": "strum", "translated": "brzd\u0105ka\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/str\u028cm/", "sentence": "As she sang, she strummed on a guitar.", "media_fname": "strum.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "As she sang, she ________ on a guitar.", "gap_term": "strummed", "picture": ""},
{"word": "swindle", "translated": "wy\u0142udza\u0107", "explanation": "to get money dishonestly from someone by deceiving or cheating them", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8sw\u026an.d\u0259l/", "sentence": "They swindled local businesses out of thousands of dollars.", "media_fname": "swindle.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "They ________ local businesses out of thousands of dollars.", "gap_term": "swindled", "picture": ""},
{"word": "tattletale", "translated": "plotkarz", "explanation": "a person, especially a child, who reveals secrets or informs on others; a telltale", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8t\u00e6t\u032c.\u0259l.te\u026al/", "sentence": "She has good manners, yet tends to be a bit of a tattletale at times.", "media_fname": "tattletale.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "She has good manners, yet tends to be a bit of a __________ at times.", "gap_term": "tattletale", "picture": ""},
{"word": "tenet", "translated": "dogmat, zasada", "explanation": "formal; one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8ten.\u026at/", "sentence": "It is a tenet of contemporary psychology that an individual's mental health is supported by having good social networks.", "media_fname": "tenet.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "It is a _____ of contemporary psychology that an individual's mental health is supported by having good social networks.", "gap_term": "tenet", "picture": ""},
{"word": "tenure", "translated": "kadencja", "explanation": "formal", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8ten.j\u025a/", "sentence": "During his tenure as dean, he had a real influence on the students.", "media_fname": "tenure.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "During his ______ as dean, he had a real influence on the students.", "gap_term": "tenure", "picture": ""},
{"word": "thee", "translated": "ty", "explanation": "you; object form of thou; used when speaking to one person; old use", "pronunciation": "/\u00f0i\u02d0/", "sentence": "With this ring, I thee wed.", "media_fname": "thee.mp3", "type": "pronoun", "sentence_gap": "With this ring, I ____ wed.", "gap_term": "thee", "picture": ""},
{"word": "throng", "translated": "t\u0142um", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u03b8r\u0251\u02d0\u014b/", "sentence": "He was met by a throng of journalists and photographers.", "media_fname": "throng.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "He was met by a ______ of journalists and photographers.", "gap_term": "throng", "picture": ""},
{"word": "thumb through", "translated": "przegl\u0105da\u0107 co\u015b", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u03b8\u028cm/", "sentence": "\"Have you read the report?\" \"Well, I thumbed through it quickly while I was eating breakfast.\"", "media_fname": "thumb-through.mp3", "type": "phrasal verb", "sentence_gap": "\"Have you read the report?\" \"Well, I _______________ it quickly while I was eating breakfast.\"", "gap_term": "thumbed through", "picture": ""},
{"word": "underdog", "translated": "s\u0142absza ze stron (strona, kt\u00f3ra prawdopodobnie przegra)", "explanation": "in a competition, the person or team considered to be the weakest and the least likely to win", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8\u028cn.d\u025a.d\u0251\u02d0\u0261/", "sentence": "Before the game we were definitely the underdogs.", "media_fname": "underdog.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Before the game we were definitely the _________.", "gap_term": "underdogs", "picture": ""},
{"word": "undersigned", "translated": "ni\u017cej podpisany", "explanation": "formal", "pronunciation": "/\u02cc\u028cn.d\u025a\u02c8sa\u026and/", "sentence": "We, the undersigned, wish to protest the current activities of the company.", "media_fname": "undersigned.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "We, the ___________, wish to protest the current activities of the company.", "gap_term": "undersigned", "picture": ""},
{"word": "venerable", "translated": "czcigodny, szanowny", "explanation": "formal; deserving respect because of age, high position, or religious or historical importance", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8ven.\u0259r.\u0259.b\u0259l/", "sentence": "She has worked at such venerable institutions as Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York.", "media_fname": "venerable.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "She has worked at such _________ institutions as Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York.", "gap_term": "venerable", "picture": ""},
{"word": "vexed", "translated": "problematyczny", "explanation": "difficult to deal with and causing a lot of disagreement and argument", "pronunciation": "/vekst/", "sentence": "The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls.", "media_fname": "vexed.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "The conference spent days discussing the _____ question of border controls.", "gap_term": "vexed", "picture": ""},
{"word": "virile", "translated": "m\u0119ski", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8v\u026ar.\u0259l/", "sentence": "A virile man is strong and has sexual energy.", "media_fname": "virile.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "A ______ man is strong and has sexual energy.", "gap_term": "virile", "picture": ""},
{"word": "wack", "translated": "s\u0142aby, z\u0142y", "explanation": "US slang; not good", "pronunciation": "/w\u00e6k/", "sentence": "That movie was really wack.", "media_fname": "wack.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "That movie was really ____.", "gap_term": "wack", "picture": ""}
]