[ {"word": "abduct", "translated": "uprowadza\u0107", "explanation": "to force someone to go somewhere with you, often using threats or violence", "pronunciation": "/\u00e6b\u02c8d\u028ckt/", "sentence": "The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists.", "media_fname": "abduct.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The company director was ________ from his car by terrorists.", "gap_term": "abducted", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "abhor", "translated": "brzydzi\u0107 si\u0119", "explanation": "to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not moral", "pronunciation": "/\u00e6b\u02c8h\u0254\u02d0r/", "sentence": "I abhor all forms of racism.", "media_fname": "abhor.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "I _____ all forms of racism.", "gap_term": "abhor", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "adversity", "translated": "przeciwno\u015b\u0107 losu, trudna sytuacja", "explanation": "a difficult or unlucky situation or event", "pronunciation": "/\u0259d\u02c8v\u025d\u02d0.s\u0259.t\u032ci/", "sentence": "The road to happiness is paved with adversities.", "media_fname": "adversity.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The road to happiness is paved with ___________.", "gap_term": "adversities", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "affray", "translated": "burda, b\u00f3jka", "explanation": "formal; a fight in a public place", "pronunciation": "/\u0259\u02c8fre\u026a/", "sentence": "Wallace was charged with causing an affray at a Southampton nightclub.", "media_fname": "affray.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Wallace was charged with causing an ______ at a Southampton nightclub.", "gap_term": "affray", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "agile", "translated": "zwinny", "explanation": "able to move your body quickly and easily", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8\u00e6d\u0292.\u0259l/", "sentence": "Monkeys are very agile climbers. Monkeys are very agile climbers.", "media_fname": "agile.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "Monkeys are very _____ climbers. Monkeys are very _____ climbers.", "gap_term": "agile", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "altercation", "translated": "sprzeczka (g\u0142o\u015bna)", "explanation": "formal; a loud argument or disagreement", "pronunciation": "/\u02cc\u0251\u02d0l.t\u025a\u02c8ke\u026a.\u0283\u0259n/", "sentence": "A teenager got into an altercation with a police officer over a parking ticket.", "media_fname": "altercation.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "A teenager got into an ___________ with a police officer over a parking ticket.", "gap_term": "altercation", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "amass", "translated": "gromadzi\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u0259\u02c8m\u00e6s/", "sentence": "She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels.", "media_fname": "amass.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "She has _______ a huge fortune from her novels.", "gap_term": "amassed", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "ambidextrous", "translated": "obur\u0119czny", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02cc\u00e6m.b\u026a\u02c8dek.str\u0259s/", "sentence": "He was ambidextrous because he could use his left hand as well as his right hand.", "media_fname": "ambidextrous.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "He was ____________ because he could use his left hand as well as his right hand.", "gap_term": "ambidextrous", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "angst", "translated": "frustracja, niepok\u00f3j", "explanation": "strong worry and unhappiness, especially about personal problems", "pronunciation": "/\u0251\u02d0\u014bst/", "sentence": "All my children went through a period of late-adolescent angst.", "media_fname": "angst.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "All my children went through a period of late-adolescent _____.", "gap_term": "angst", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "appendage", "translated": "dodatek", "explanation": "formal; something that exists as a smaller and less important part of something larger", "pronunciation": "/\u0259\u02c8pen.d\u026ad\u0292/", "sentence": "The committee is a mere appendage of the council and has no power of its own.", "media_fname": "appendage.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The committee is a mere _________ of the council and has no power of its own.", "gap_term": "appendage", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "arson", "translated": "podpalenie (przest\u0119pstwo)", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8\u0251\u02d0r.s\u0259n/", "sentence": "The town has suffered a rash of arson attacks.", "media_fname": "arson.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The town has suffered a rash of _____ attacks.", "gap_term": "arson", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "beatitude", "translated": "b\u0142ogos\u0142awie\u0144stwo, szcz\u0119\u015bliwo\u015b\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/bi\u02c8\u00e6t\u032c.\u0259.tu\u02d0d/", "sentence": "Levy captured the hands and faces and bodies of worshippers in attitudes of grace, ecstasy, and beatitude.", "media_fname": "beatitude.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Levy captured the hands and faces and bodies of worshippers in attitudes of grace, ecstasy, and _________.", "gap_term": "beatitude", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "bellwether", "translated": "prowodyr", "explanation": "someone or something that shows how a situation will develop or change", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8bel\u02ccwe.\u00f0\u025a/", "sentence": "College campuses are often the bellwether of change.", "media_fname": "bellwether.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "College campuses are often the __________ of change.", "gap_term": "bellwether", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "bigot", "translated": "dewot, fanatyk", "explanation": "a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and who does not like other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8b\u026a\u0261.\u0259t/", "sentence": "He was known to be a loud-mouthed, opinionated bigot.", "media_fname": "bigot.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "He was known to be a loud-mouthed, opinionated _____.", "gap_term": "bigot", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "blasphemy", "translated": "blu\u017anierstwo", "explanation": "something that you say or do that shows you do not respect God or a religion", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8bl\u00e6s.f\u0259.mi/", "sentence": "Madonna fans think that any criticism of her is blasphemy.", "media_fname": "blasphemy.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Madonna fans think that any criticism of her is _________.", "gap_term": "blasphemy", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "bleak", "translated": "pos\u0119pny, ponury", "explanation": "not encouraging or giving any reason to have hope", "pronunciation": "/bli\u02d0k/", "sentence": "The medical prognosis was bleak.", "media_fname": "bleak.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "The medical prognosis was _____.", "gap_term": "bleak", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "blur", "translated": "plama, rozmycie", "explanation": "something whose shape is not clear", "pronunciation": "/bl\u025cr/", "sentence": "Everything is a blur when I take my glasses off.", "media_fname": "blur.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Everything is a ____ when I take my glasses off.", "gap_term": "blur", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "brethren", "translated": "bracia", "explanation": "members of an organized group, especially a religious group of men", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8bre\u00f0.r\u0259n/", "sentence": "We should do all we can to help our less fortunate brethren.", "media_fname": "brethren.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "We should do all we can to help our less fortunate ________.", "gap_term": "brethren", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "cairn", "translated": "kopiec", "explanation": "a pile of stones that mark a special place such as the top of a mountain or a place where someone is buried", "pronunciation": "/kern/", "sentence": "No trace of them remains today, although a cairn marking the location has been erected.", "media_fname": "cairn.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "No trace of them remains today, although a _____ marking the location has been erected.", "gap_term": "cairn", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "camaraderie", "translated": "wi\u0119\u017a, kole\u017ce\u0144stwo", "explanation": "a feeling of friendliness towards people that you work or share an experience with", "pronunciation": "/\u02cck\u00e6m.\u0259\u02c8r\u0251\u02d0.d\u025a.i/", "sentence": "When you've been climbing alone for hours, there's a tremendous sense of camaraderie when you meet another climber.", "media_fname": "camaraderie.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "When you've been climbing alone for hours, there's a tremendous sense of ___________ when you meet another climber.", "gap_term": "camaraderie", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "cardiac arrest", "translated": "zatrzymanie akcji serca", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02cck\u0251\u02d0r.di.\u00e6k \u0259\u02c8rest/", "sentence": "He developed cardiac arrest and died on his way to hospital.", "media_fname": "cardiac-arrest.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "He developed ______________ and died on his way to hospital.", "gap_term": "cardiac arrest", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "celery", "translated": "seler", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8sel.\u025a.i/", "sentence": "Celery is a vegetable with long, crisp, light green stems that are often eaten raw.", "media_fname": "celery.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "______ is a vegetable with long, crisp, light green stems that are often eaten raw.", "gap_term": "celery", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "clog", "translated": "chodak", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/kl\u0251\u02d0\u0261/", "sentence": "She slid her feet into clogs and left the room.", "media_fname": "clog.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "She slid her feet into _____ and left the room.", "gap_term": "clogs", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "coil", "translated": "zw\u00f3j", "explanation": "a long piece of wire, rope, etc curled into several circles", "pronunciation": "/k\u0254\u026al/", "sentence": "A coil of rope lay on the beach.", "media_fname": "coil.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "A ____ of rope lay on the beach.", "gap_term": "coil", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "condone", "translated": "przebaczy\u0107 win\u0119 (lub: akceptowa\u0107 z\u0142e zachowanie)", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/k\u0259n\u02c8do\u028an/", "sentence": "If the government is seen to condone violence, the bloodshed will never stop.", "media_fname": "condone.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "If the government is seen to _______ violence, the bloodshed will never stop.", "gap_term": "condone", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "confinement", "translated": "zamkni\u0119cie, uwi\u0119zienie", "explanation": "the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force", "pronunciation": "/k\u0259n\u02c8fa\u026an.m\u0259nt/", "sentence": "She spent most of those years under house arrest or close confinement.", "media_fname": "confinement.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "She spent most of those years under house arrest or close ___________.", "gap_term": "confinement", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "consonant", "translated": "sp\u00f3\u0142g\u0142oska", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8k\u0251\u02d0n.s\u0259.n\u0259nt/", "sentence": "She's got some unpronounceable name that seems to be all consonants.", "media_fname": "consonant.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "She's got some unpronounceable name that seems to be all __________.", "gap_term": "consonants", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "contempt", "translated": "pogarda", "explanation": "a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something", "pronunciation": "/k\u0259n\u02c8tempt/", "sentence": "At school she had complete contempt for all her teachers.", "media_fname": "contempt.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "At school she had complete ________ for all her teachers.", "gap_term": "contempt", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "contradiction", "translated": "sprzeczno\u015b\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02cck\u0251\u02d0n.tr\u0259\u02c8d\u026ak.\u0283\u0259n/", "sentence": "You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a contradiction?", "media_fname": "contradiction.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a _____________?", "gap_term": "contradiction", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "delirious", "translated": "majacz\u0105cy, bredz\u0105cy", "explanation": "unable to think or speak clearly because of fever or mental confusion", "pronunciation": "/d\u026a\u02c8l\u026ar.i.\u0259s/", "sentence": "She had a high temperature and was delirious.", "media_fname": "delirious.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "She had a high temperature and was _________.", "gap_term": "delirious", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "depravity", "translated": "deprawacja", "explanation": "the state of being morally bad, or an action that is morally bad", "pronunciation": "/d\u026a\u02c8pr\u00e6v.\u0259.t\u032ci/", "sentence": "We should remember the depravity, barbarism inhumanity and indifference that necessitated that declaration.", "media_fname": "depravity.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "We should remember the _________, barbarism inhumanity and indifference that necessitated that declaration.", "gap_term": "depravity", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "dexterous", "translated": "sprawny, wprawny", "explanation": "having the ability to perform a difficult action quickly and skilfully with the hands", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8dek.st\u0259r.\u0259s/", "sentence": "East Asians are generally dexterous, in part because they grow up eating with chopsticks.", "media_fname": "dexterous.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "East Asians are generally _________, in part because they grow up eating with chopsticks.", "gap_term": "dexterous", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "dip", "translated": "obni\u017cenie powierzchni", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/d\u026ap/", "sentence": "I turned left to avoid the dip in the road.", "media_fname": "dip.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "I turned left to avoid the ___ in the road.", "gap_term": "dip", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "dire", "translated": "dramatyczny, skrajny", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/da\u026ar/", "sentence": "This decision will have dire consequences for local people.", "media_fname": "dire.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "This decision will have ____ consequences for local people.", "gap_term": "dire", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "dominion", "translated": "panowanie, zwierzchnictwo", "explanation": "control over a country or people", "pronunciation": "/d\u0259\u02c8m\u026an.j\u0259n/", "sentence": "Man has dominion over the natural world.", "media_fname": "dominion.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Man has ________ over the natural world.", "gap_term": "dominion", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "drafty", "translated": "przewiewny", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8dr\u00e6f.t\u032ci/", "sentence": "Her body fit perfectly against his, warming him in the drafty hall.", "media_fname": "drafty.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "Her body fit perfectly against his, warming him in the ______ hall.", "gap_term": "drafty", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "drool", "translated": "\u015blini\u0107 si\u0119", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/dru\u02d0l/", "sentence": "I drooled all over my pillow.", "media_fname": "drool.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "I _______ all over my pillow.", "gap_term": "drooled", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "edify", "translated": "poucza\u0107, ulepsza\u0107 moralnie", "explanation": "formal", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8ed.\u0259.fa\u026a/", "sentence": "Aside from offering rudimentary explanations of germ theory, it edified readers about the transmission of syphilis.", "media_fname": "edify.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "Aside from offering rudimentary explanations of germ theory, it _______ readers about the transmission of syphilis.", "gap_term": "edified", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "elide", "translated": "opuszcza\u0107", "explanation": "to not pronounce a particular sound in a word", "pronunciation": "/i\u02c8la\u026ad/", "sentence": "The \"t\" of \"acts\" is often elided if someone is speaking quickly.", "media_fname": "elide.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The \"t\" of \"acts\" is often ______ if someone is speaking quickly.", "gap_term": "elided", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "elucidate", "translated": "wyja\u015bnia\u0107, obja\u015bnia\u0107", "explanation": "formal; to explain something or make something clear", "pronunciation": "/i\u02c8lu\u02d0.s\u0259.de\u026at/", "sentence": "The reasons for the change in weather conditions have been elucidated by several scientists.", "media_fname": "elucidate.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The reasons for the change in weather conditions have been __________ by several scientists.", "gap_term": "elucidated", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "erratic", "translated": "niekonsekwentny, nieobliczalny", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u026a\u02c8r\u00e6t\u032c.\u026ak/", "sentence": "She can be very erratic; one day she is friendly and the next she'll hardly speak to you.", "media_fname": "erratic.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "She can be very _______; one day she is friendly and the next she'll hardly speak to you.", "gap_term": "erratic", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "etch", "translated": "wyry\u0107, ry\u0107", "explanation": "to cut a pattern, picture, etc. into a smooth surface, especially on metal or glass, using acid or a sharp instrument", "pronunciation": "/et\u0283/", "sentence": "He etched his name on a piece of glass.", "media_fname": "etch.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "He ______ his name on a piece of glass.", "gap_term": "etched", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "exalt", "translated": "wywy\u017csza\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u026a\u0261\u02c8z\u0251\u02d0lt/", "sentence": "His son was exalted to a high position in the government through family connections.", "media_fname": "exalt.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "His son was _______ to a high position in the government through family connections.", "gap_term": "exalted", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "frantic", "translated": "oszala\u0142y", "explanation": "almost out of control because of extreme emotion, such as worry", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8fr\u00e6n.t\u032c\u026ak/", "sentence": "They made frantic attempts to revive him.", "media_fname": "frantic.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "They made _______ attempts to revive him.", "gap_term": "frantic", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "fruition", "translated": "efekty, rezultaty", "explanation": "formal; an occasion when a plan or an idea begins to happen, exist, or be successful", "pronunciation": "/fru\u02d0\u02c8\u026a\u0283.\u0259n/", "sentence": "None of his grand plans for a TV series ever came to fruition.", "media_fname": "fruition.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "None of his grand plans for a TV series ever came to ________.", "gap_term": "fruition", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "gleeful", "translated": "radosny", "explanation": "happy, excited, or pleased", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8\u0261li\u02d0.f\u0259l/", "sentence": "I rubbed my hands in gleeful anticipation before settling down to sleep.", "media_fname": "gleeful.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "I rubbed my hands in _______ anticipation before settling down to sleep.", "gap_term": "gleeful", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "gloom", "translated": "przygn\u0119bienie, mrok", "explanation": "feelings of great unhappiness and loss of hope", "pronunciation": "/\u0261lu\u02d0m/", "sentence": "There is widespread gloom and doom about the company's future.", "media_fname": "gloom.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "There is widespread _____ and doom about the company's future.", "gap_term": "gloom", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "hatch", "translated": "wyl\u0119ga\u0107 si\u0119", "explanation": "(of an egg) open and produce a young animal", "pronunciation": "/h\u00e6t\u0283/", "sentence": "The female must find a warm place to hatch her eggs.", "media_fname": "hatch.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The female must find a warm place to _____ her eggs.", "gap_term": "hatch", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "herpes", "translated": "opryszczka", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8h\u025d\u02d0.pi\u02d0z/", "sentence": "It is very important to protect yourself during pregnancy against contracting herpes.", "media_fname": "herpes.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "It is very important to protect yourself during pregnancy against contracting ______.", "gap_term": "herpes", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "hose", "translated": "w\u0105\u017c gumowy", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/ho\u028az/", "sentence": "Want me to get the rubber hose from the car?", "media_fname": "hose.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Want me to get the rubber ____ from the car?", "gap_term": "hose", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "indolence", "translated": "gnu\u015bno\u015b\u0107, lenistwo", "explanation": "the state of showing no real interest or effort", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8\u026an.d\u0259l.\u0259ns/", "sentence": "After a sudden burst of activity, the team lapsed back into indolence.", "media_fname": "indolence.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "After a sudden burst of activity, the team lapsed back into _________.", "gap_term": "indolence", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "kindle", "translated": "rozpala\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8k\u026an.d\u0259l/", "sentence": "Great literature kindled their imaginations.", "media_fname": "kindle.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "Great literature _______ their imaginations.", "gap_term": "kindled", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "kindred", "translated": "krewni", "explanation": "formal; old fashioned", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8k\u026an.dr\u0259d/", "sentence": "You shall get a wife for my son from my kindred, from my father\u2019s house.", "media_fname": "kindred.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "You shall get a wife for my son from my _______, from my father\u2019s house.", "gap_term": "kindred", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "kirsch", "translated": "wi\u015bni\u00f3wka", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/k\u026ar\u0283/", "sentence": "It is often topped off with a bit of kirsch.", "media_fname": "kirsch.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "It is often topped off with a bit of ______.", "gap_term": "kirsch", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "laden", "translated": "obci\u0105\u017cony, ob\u0142adowany", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8le\u026a.d\u0259n/", "sentence": "He always comes back from France laden with presents for everyone.", "media_fname": "laden.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "He always comes back from France _____ with presents for everyone.", "gap_term": "laden", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "leprosy", "translated": "tr\u0105d", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8lep.r\u0259.si/", "sentence": "Clinical examination was performed for signs and symptoms of leprosy.", "media_fname": "leprosy.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Clinical examination was performed for signs and symptoms of _______.", "gap_term": "leprosy", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "loathe", "translated": "nie cierpie\u0107", "explanation": "to hate someone or something", "pronunciation": "/lo\u028a\u00f0/", "sentence": "From an early age the brothers have loathed each other.", "media_fname": "loathe.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "From an early age the brothers have _______ each other.", "gap_term": "loathed", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "mischief", "translated": "psoty, figle", "explanation": "behavior, especially a child's, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8m\u026as.t\u0283\u026af/", "sentence": "I hope you haven't been up to any mischief while I was gone.", "media_fname": "mischief.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "I hope you haven't been up to any ________ while I was gone.", "gap_term": "mischief", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "morsel", "translated": "k\u0105sek", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8m\u0254\u02d0r.s\u0259l/", "sentence": "The prisoners ate every last morsel.", "media_fname": "morsel.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The prisoners ate every last ______.", "gap_term": "morsel", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "mutt", "translated": "kundel", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/m\u028ct/", "sentence": "The definition of a mutt is a dog that does not have a pedigree.", "media_fname": "mutt.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The definition of a ____ is a dog that does not have a pedigree.", "gap_term": "mutt", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "onerous", "translated": "uci\u0105\u017cliwy, ci\u0119\u017cki", "explanation": "needing great effort; causing trouble or worry", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8\u0251\u02d0.n\u025a.\u0259s/", "sentence": "She found the duties of motherhood onerous.", "media_fname": "onerous.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "She found the duties of motherhood _______.", "gap_term": "onerous", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "orb", "translated": "kula", "explanation": "literary; an object shaped like a ball, especially the sun or moon", "pronunciation": "/\u0254\u02d0rb/", "sentence": "The red orb of the sun sank beneath the horizon.", "media_fname": "orb.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The red ___ of the sun sank beneath the horizon.", "gap_term": "orb", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "outcast", "translated": "wyrzutek", "explanation": "a person who has no place in their society or in a particular group, because the society or group refuses to accept them", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8a\u028at.k\u00e6st/", "sentence": "She has spent her life trying to help the homeless and other social outcasts.", "media_fname": "outcast.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "She has spent her life trying to help the homeless and other social ________.", "gap_term": "outcasts", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "overzealous", "translated": "nadgorliwy", "explanation": "too enthusiastic and eager", "pronunciation": "/\u02cco\u028a.v\u025a\u02c8zel.\u0259s/", "sentence": "They were a little overzealous in eliminating risk.", "media_fname": "overzealous.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "They were a little ___________ in eliminating risk.", "gap_term": "overzealous", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "pancreas", "translated": "trzustka", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8p\u00e6\u014b.kri.\u0259s/", "sentence": "The part of the pancreas in digestion also is better understood.", "media_fname": "pancreas.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The part of the ________ in digestion also is better understood.", "gap_term": "pancreas", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "partridge", "translated": "kuropatwa", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8p\u0251\u02d0r.tr\u026ad\u0292/", "sentence": "A partridge is a bird with a round body and a short tail that is sometimes hunted for food or for sport, or the meat of this bird.", "media_fname": "partridge.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "A _________ is a bird with a round body and a short tail that is sometimes hunted for food or for sport, or the meat of this bird.", "gap_term": "partridge", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "passing lane", "translated": "lewy pas", "explanation": "UK: overtakig lane", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8p\u00e6s.\u026a\u014b \u02ccle\u026an/", "sentence": "As a result, heavy trucks are often prohibited from using the passing lane.", "media_fname": "passing-lane.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "As a result, heavy trucks are often prohibited from using the ____________.", "gap_term": "passing lane", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "pasture", "translated": "pastwisko", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8p\u00e6s.t\u0283\u025a/", "sentence": "The sheep were grazing on the lush green pastures.", "media_fname": "pasture.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The sheep were grazing on the lush green ________.", "gap_term": "pastures", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "peck", "translated": "dzioba\u0107", "explanation": "to move the beak forward quickly and hit or bite something", "pronunciation": "/pek/", "sentence": "Chickens pecked at the seeds which covered the ground.", "media_fname": "peck.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "Chickens ______ at the seeds which covered the ground.", "gap_term": "pecked", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "peers", "translated": "r\u00f3wie\u015bnicy", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/p\u026ar/", "sentence": "Do you think it's true that teenage girls are less self-confident than their male peers?", "media_fname": "peers.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Do you think it's true that teenage girls are less self-confident than their male _____?", "gap_term": "peers", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "penance", "translated": "pokuta", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8pen.\u0259ns/", "sentence": "They are doing penance for their sins.", "media_fname": "penance.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "They are doing _______ for their sins.", "gap_term": "penance", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "pitfall", "translated": "pu\u0142apka", "explanation": "a likely mistake or problem in a situation", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8p\u026at.f\u0251\u02d0l/", "sentence": "There's a video that tells new students about pitfalls to avoid.", "media_fname": "pitfall.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "There's a video that tells new students about ________ to avoid.", "gap_term": "pitfalls", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "ponder", "translated": "rozwa\u017ca\u0107, rozmy\u015bla\u0107", "explanation": "formal; to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8p\u0251\u02d0n.d\u025a/", "sentence": "She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.", "media_fname": "ponder.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "She sat back for a minute to ______ her next move in the game.", "gap_term": "ponder", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "prance", "translated": "harcowa\u0107", "explanation": "taneczny ch\u00f3d, lub paradowanie", "pronunciation": "/pr\u00e6ns/", "sentence": "The lead singer was prancing around with the microphone.", "media_fname": "prance.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The lead singer was ________ around with the microphone.", "gap_term": "prancing", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "prescient", "translated": "przewiduj\u0105cy", "explanation": "formal; knowing or suggesting correctly what will happen in the future", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8pres.i.\u0259nt/", "sentence": "She showed great prescience in selling her shares just before the market crashed.", "media_fname": "prescient.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "She showed great __________ in selling her shares just before the market crashed.", "gap_term": "prescience", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "prudent", "translated": "roztropny", "explanation": "careful and avoiding risks", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8pru\u02d0.d\u0259nt/", "sentence": "It's always prudent to read a contract carefully before signing it.", "media_fname": "prudent.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "It's always _______ to read a contract carefully before signing it.", "gap_term": "prudent", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "rabble", "translated": "mot\u0142och", "explanation": "a large, noisy, uncontrolled group of people", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8r\u00e6b.\u0259l/", "sentence": "The defeated army returned home as a demoralized rabble.", "media_fname": "rabble.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The defeated army returned home as a demoralized ______.", "gap_term": "rabble", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "rekindle", "translated": "odnawia\u0107, o\u017cywia\u0107", "explanation": "to make someone have a feeling that they had in the past", "pronunciation": "/\u02ccri\u02d0\u02c8k\u026an.d\u0259l/", "sentence": "The holiday was a last chance to rekindle their love.", "media_fname": "rekindle.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "The holiday was a last chance to ________ their love.", "gap_term": "rekindle", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "remnant", "translated": "pozosta\u0142o\u015b\u0107, resztki", "explanation": "a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8rem.n\u0259nt/", "sentence": "The woods are remnants of a huge forest that once covered the whole area.", "media_fname": "remnant.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The woods are ________ of a huge forest that once covered the whole area.", "gap_term": "remnants", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "residual", "translated": "pozosta\u0142y, szcz\u0105tkowy", "explanation": "remaining after most of something has gone", "pronunciation": "/r\u026a\u02c8z\u026ad\u0292.ju.\u0259l/", "sentence": "I still felt some residual bitterness ten years after my divorce.", "media_fname": "residual.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "I still felt some ________ bitterness ten years after my divorce.", "gap_term": "residual", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "retaliate", "translated": "bra\u0107 odwet, m\u015bci\u0107 si\u0119", "explanation": "to hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you", "pronunciation": "/r\u026a\u02c8t\u00e6l.i.e\u026at/", "sentence": "If someone insults you, don't retaliate as it only makes the situation worse.", "media_fname": "retaliate.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "If someone insults you, don't _________ as it only makes the situation worse.", "gap_term": "retaliate", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "rooster", "translated": "kogut", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8ru\u02d0.st\u025a/", "sentence": "I heard a rooster crow.", "media_fname": "rooster.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "I heard a _______ crow.", "gap_term": "rooster", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "sagacity", "translated": "m\u0105dro\u015b\u0107, rozwaga", "explanation": "formal; the quality of having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments", "pronunciation": "/s\u0259\u02c8\u0261\u00e6s.\u0259.t\u032ci/", "sentence": "They showed their usual practical sagacity.", "media_fname": "sagacity.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "They showed their usual practical ________.", "gap_term": "sagacity", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "savor", "translated": "delektowa\u0107 si\u0119", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8se\u026a.v\u0259r/", "sentence": "We savored our moment of victory.", "media_fname": "savor.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "We _______ our moment of victory.", "gap_term": "savored", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "scoundrel", "translated": "\u0142ajdak", "explanation": "old-fashioned or humorous", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8ska\u028an.dr\u0259l/", "sentence": "He was, she said, a heartless scoundrel who had stripped her of everything she owned.", "media_fname": "scoundrel.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "He was, she said, a heartless _________ who had stripped her of everything she owned.", "gap_term": "scoundrel", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "sleaze", "translated": "korupcja", "explanation": "dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by politicians or business people", "pronunciation": "/sli\u02d0z/", "sentence": "The sleaze factor was the major reason for his electoral defeat.", "media_fname": "sleaze.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The ______ factor was the major reason for his electoral defeat.", "gap_term": "sleaze", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "smug", "translated": "zadowolony z siebie", "explanation": "too pleased or satisfied about something you have achieved or something you know", "pronunciation": "/sm\u028c\u0261/", "sentence": "He's been unbearably smug since he gave up smoking.", "media_fname": "smug.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "He's been unbearably ____ since he gave up smoking.", "gap_term": "smug", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "somber", "translated": "ponury, pos\u0119pny", "explanation": "serious, sad, and without humor or entertainment", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8s\u0252m.b\u0259r/", "sentence": "The funeral was a somber occasion.", "media_fname": "somber.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "The funeral was a ______ occasion.", "gap_term": "somber", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "sow", "translated": "sia\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/so\u028a/", "sentence": "Spring wheat was sown on several successive dates.", "media_fname": "sow.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "Spring wheat was ____ on several successive dates.", "gap_term": "sown", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "stodgy", "translated": "ci\u0119\u017ckostrawny", "explanation": "heavy and unhealthy, sometimes in an unpleasant way; UK", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8st\u0251\u02d0.d\u0292i/", "sentence": "I've been eating too many stodgy puddings.", "media_fname": "stodgy.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "I've been eating too many ______ puddings.", "gap_term": "stodgy", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "suet", "translated": "sad\u0142o", "explanation": "a type of hard fat used in cooking, taken from around the kidneys of animals such as sheep and cows", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8su\u02d0.\u026at/", "sentence": "There is a lot of meat in it, but there is also a tremendous amount of suet in which one has to find the meat.", "media_fname": "suet.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "There is a lot of meat in it, but there is also a tremendous amount of ____ in which one has to find the meat.", "gap_term": "suet", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "tenant", "translated": "najemca, lokator", "explanation": "a person who pays rent for the use of land or a building", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8ten.\u0259nt/", "sentence": "He was cruel to his tenants.", "media_fname": "tenant.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "He was cruel to his _______.", "gap_term": "tenants", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "thaw", "translated": "odwil\u017c", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u03b8\u0251\u02d0/", "sentence": "With the spring thaw, the rivers and lakes swelled.", "media_fname": "thaw.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "With the spring ____, the rivers and lakes swelled.", "gap_term": "thaw", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "therein", "translated": "w tym, w nim", "explanation": "formal; old-fashioned; in or into a particular place, thing, etc.", "pronunciation": "/\u02cc\u00f0er\u02c8\u026an/", "sentence": "It is a thrilling tale of a haunted house and the ghosts therein.", "media_fname": "therein.mp3", "type": "adverb", "sentence_gap": "It is a thrilling tale of a haunted house and the ghosts _______.", "gap_term": "therein", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "thymus", "translated": "grasica", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8\u03b8a\u026a.m\u0259s/", "sentence": "The functions of the thymus gland begin to cease after the second year from birth.", "media_fname": "thymus.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The functions of the ______ gland begin to cease after the second year from birth.", "gap_term": "thymus", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "trample", "translated": "depta\u0107", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8tr\u00e6m.p\u0259l/", "sentence": "She shouted at the boys for trampling on her flowers.", "media_fname": "trample.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "She shouted at the boys for _________ on her flowers.", "gap_term": "trampling", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "underhand", "translated": "nieuczciwy, skryty", "explanation": "done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage", "pronunciation": "/\u02cc\u028cn.d\u025a\u02c8h\u00e6nd/", "sentence": "What really angered her was the dirty, underhand way they had tricked her.", "media_fname": "underhand.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "What really angered her was the dirty, _________ way they had tricked her.", "gap_term": "underhand", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "unfathomable", "translated": "niezg\u0142\u0119biony", "explanation": "impossible to understand", "pronunciation": "/\u028cn\u02c8f\u00e6\u00f0.\u0259.m\u0259.b\u0259l/", "sentence": "For some unfathomable reason they built the toilet next to the kitchen.", "media_fname": "unfathomable.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "For some ____________ reason they built the toilet next to the kitchen.", "gap_term": "unfathomable", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "uproarious", "translated": "wrzaskliwy, bardzo zabawny", "explanation": "extremely funny; extremely noisy and confused", "pronunciation": "/\u028cp\u02c8r\u0254\u02d0r.i.\u0259s/", "sentence": "It's a very amusing play with an uproarious final act.", "media_fname": "uproarious.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "It's a very amusing play with an __________ final act.", "gap_term": "uproarious", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "urethra", "translated": "cewka moczowa", "explanation": "a tube in mammals that carries urine out of the body, and also carries sperm in males", "pronunciation": "/j\u028a\u02c8ri\u02d0.\u03b8r\u0259/", "sentence": "The orifice of the urethra is about an inch below the glans clitoridis and is slightly puckered.", "media_fname": "urethra.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "The orifice of the _______ is about an inch below the glans clitoridis and is slightly puckered.", "gap_term": "urethra", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "usher", "translated": "wprowadza\u0107", "explanation": "to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8\u028c\u0283.\u025a/", "sentence": "She ushered us into her office and offered us coffee.", "media_fname": "usher.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "She _______ us into her office and offered us coffee.", "gap_term": "ushered", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "viaduct", "translated": "wiadukt", "explanation": "", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8va\u026a\u0259.d\u028ckt/", "sentence": "An ancient Roman viaduct crosses the valley.", "media_fname": "viaduct.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "An ancient Roman _______ crosses the valley.", "gap_term": "viaduct", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "vindictive", "translated": "m\u015bciwy", "explanation": "having or showing a wish to harm someone because you think that they harmed you; unwilling to forgive", "pronunciation": "/v\u026an\u02c8d\u026ak.t\u026av/", "sentence": "He accused her of being vindictive.", "media_fname": "vindictive.mp3", "type": "adjective", "sentence_gap": "He accused her of being __________.", "gap_term": "vindictive", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "whittle", "translated": "struga\u0107", "explanation": "to make something from a piece of wood by cutting off small, thin pieces", "pronunciation": "/\u02c8w\u026at\u032c.\u0259l/", "sentence": "An old sailor sat on the dockside, whittling a toy boat.", "media_fname": "whittle.mp3", "type": "verb", "sentence_gap": "An old sailor sat on the dockside, _________ a toy boat.", "gap_term": "whittling", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""}, {"word": "yoke", "translated": "jarzmo", "explanation": "a wooden bar that is fastened over the necks of two animals, especially cattle, and connected to the vehicle or load that they are pulling", "pronunciation": "/jo\u028ak/", "sentence": "Both countries had thrown off the communist yoke.", "media_fname": "yoke.mp3", "type": "noun", "sentence_gap": "Both countries had thrown off the communist ____.", "gap_term": "yoke", "picture": "", "synonyms": ""} ]