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recondite
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ZAWIŁY abstruse; profound; secret, HERMETYCZNY
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refractory
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stubborn; unmanageable (a refractory horse)
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relegate
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banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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reprobate
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person hardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency
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repudiate
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disown; disavow
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rescind
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cancel
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resolution
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determination
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resolve (N)
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determination; firmness of purpose
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reticent
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reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence
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reverent
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respectful; worshipful
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salubrious
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healthful ('salubrious place')
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secrete
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hide away or cache;
produce and release a substance |
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shard
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fragment; gen. of pottery
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solicitous
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worried; concerned
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soporific
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sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness (soporific lecture)
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specious
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (oft. intentionally)
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spectrum
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coloured band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
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stint
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be thrifty; set limits ('stint on unnec. expenses')
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stipulate
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make express conditions; specify
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stolid
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dull; impassive ('stolid demeanour')
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striated
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PRĄŻKOWANY marked with parallel bands; grooved (the glacier left many striated rocks)
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strut
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1. pompous walk
2. supporting bar |
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subpoena
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WEZWANIE SWIADKA DO SĄDU
writ summoning a witness to appear |
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subside
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settle down; descend; grow quiet
(a fever will subside) |
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substantiate
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establish by evidence; verify; suport
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