Egzamin z angielskiego - artykuły i prezentacje - słówka i ich definicje

a very large, uncountable number of something

Myriad (niezliczony)

to try to deal with something or someone

To tackle (zwlaczać; uporać się z czymś/kimś)

willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion

Amenable (otwarty, podatny, skłonny coś zrobić)

necessary or needed for a particular purpose

Requisite (wymagany)

a problem that you have to deal with before you can make progress

Hurdle (próg, problem, przeszkoda, bariera do przejścia)

bacteria that have developed resistance to multiple antimicrobial drugs or antibiotics. These bacteria are not responsive to a wide range of antibiotics that are commonly used to treat bacterial infections.

Drug resistant bacteria

refers to the ability of microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, to resist the effects of drugs or antimicrobial agents that were previously effective against them

Antimicrobial resistance (Oporność na środki przeciwdrobnoustrojowe)

to change something so that it works better, esp. by making it simpler

To streamline (optymalizować, usprawniać (poprzez oszczędności))

emerge from the egg

to hatch ((from an egg) wykluwać się (z jajka))

czynnik odrażający

Yuck factor

really bad smell

Malodorous (cuchnący)

easily made to feel sick or disgusted - delikatny, wrażliwy, skłonny do mdłości (np. na widok czegoś)

Squeamish

evoking a strong interest, fascination, or attention

Compelling (przekonujący, przykuwający uwagę, fascynujący)

an adjective describing a quality or characteristic that is inherent or naturally part of something, rather than being acquired from external factors

Intrinsic (wrodzony, nieodłączny)

to begin

To kick off (rozpocząć coś, zacząć coś)

a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty

Venture (przedsięwzięcie, interes)

(of something unwanted or unpleasant) about to happen soon and causing worry

Looming (nadciągający, nadchodzący (o czymś nieprzyjemnym))

something that stops progress

Roadblock (przeszkoda, zawada, utrudnienie, coś co stoi nam na drodze do czegoś)

a payment for something to be done, for example planting trees, that reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the environment, as a way of trying to reduce the damage caused by activities that produce carbon dioxide

Carbon offset (kompensacja CO2)

someone's ability to think of clever new ways of doing something

Ingenuity (pomysłowość)

sth fundamental, essential, or forming the basis of something else

Underlying (zasadniczy, podstawowy, fundamentalny, instrument bazowy)

to go around, avoid, or circumvent something. The action involves finding an alternative route or method to avoid an obstacle, a process, a location, or a rule.

To bypass (omijać, ominąć, pomijać, pominąć (coś lub kogoś) by zrobić coś szybciej)

in medicine to describe severe conditions, illnesses, or injuries that need immediate care

Acute (przenikliwy, przeszywający (ból); ostry (o ostrym przebiegu, np. o chorobie); dotkliwy, dręczący))

to rise very quickly to a high level

To soar (gwałtownie wzrastać (o temperaturze), natężać się (o hałasie))

to fall very quickly and suddenly

To plummet (runąć, spadać (z wysokości) (np. o cenie lub wartości czegoś))

to act according to an order, set of rules or request

To comply (zastosować się, stosować się, odpowiadać czemuś)

something added or connected to a larger or more important thing

Adjunct (dodatek do czegoś)

a specified infraspecific group (such as a stock, line, or ecotype)

Strain (odmiana, szczep, rasa)

small lumps of tissue that contain white blood cells, which fight infection. They are part of your body's immune system.

Lymph nodes (węzły limfatyczne)

replacement of destroyed or damaged tissue by newly produced tissue

Wound healing (gojenie ran)

more careful attention, especially in order to notice possible danger

Vigilance (czujność)

tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable

Tantalizing (nęcący/kuszący; kuszenie/zwodzenie/łudzenie kogoś czymś niedostępnym; to tantalize)

recognize or find out

To discern (dostrzegać, spostrzegać, rozeznać)

resolve (something) into its component parts and describe their roles

To parse (zrobić rozbiór gramatyczny (analizę))

to stay up all night, especially to study or work

To pull an all-nighter (potocznie: zarwać noc)

a natural process(es) in animals and plants that controls when things such as sleeping, eating, or growing happen during a 24-hour period

Circadian rhythms (rytm(y) okołodobowe)

an absence or too little of something important

Deprivation (ograniczenie (dostępu do czegoś), brak (czegoś), deprywacja.)

the part of the brain located at the front of the frontal lobes, situated just behind the forehead.

The prefrontal cortex (kora przedczołowa)

lasting for only a short time; temporary

Transient (przemijający, tymczasowy, przelotny, krótkotrwały (o pięknie/chwili/uczuciu))

to confirm, verify, or substantiate the accuracy, truth, or legitimacy of something.

To validate (potwierdzać, uzasadniać, zatwierdzać; nadać czemuś moc)

to live and develop in new conditions, to adapt

To thrive (rozwijać się, prosperować)

the total collection of preserved remains (fossils) of plants, animals, and other organisms that lived in the past and have been discovered by paleontologists

Fossil record (zbiór wszystkich skamieniałości)

indivisible or unified as a single, integrated whole

Unitary (jednolity, stanowiący całość)

to feel excluded, marginalized because of a demographic identifier

To feel othered (czuć się innym)

give someone the courage or confidence to do sth. a state of being made bold, confident, or encouraged. To feel a heightened sense of courage, determination, or self-assurance.

Emboldened (ośmielony, rozzuchwalony)

a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned

Recognition (rozpoznać, rozpoznanie, uznanie, bycie rozpoznawalnym)

is the conscious and intentional recollection of information and experiences. It involves the ability to recall facts, events, or knowledge consciously.

Explicit memory (jawna/wyraźna pamięć)

a very small animal similar to the spider

Mites (roztocza)

having shapes that do not have clear edges, a fuzzy surface feels like short fur

Fuzzy (rozmyty, niewyraźny, zamazany, kędzierzawy)

a male bee

Drone (truteń)

to spend the winter in a particular place

To overwinter (przezimować, przeczekać zimę)

large or detailed and made to appear important, often in an unnecessary and annoying way.

Grandiose (pompatyczny, pretensjonalny, majestatyczny, okazały)

improved, perfected

Refined (udoskonalony, dopracowany)

something that is restricted, limited

Constrained ((ograniczony); to constrain – ograniczać, zmuszać, zahamowywać)

a sensory organ located on the tongue and in other parts of the mouth, responsible for the perception of taste

Taste bud (kubek smakowy)

it implies that the subject possesses notable qualities that make it easily recognizable or different from the ordinary

Distinctive (charakterystyczny, wyróżniający się)

refers to anything related to the sense of smell

Olfactory (węchowy)

the boundaries, limits

Confines ((boundaries)(ograniczenia, ramy))

is one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain of mammals

Temporal lobe (płat skroniowy)

not able to be cured

Incurable (nieuleczany)

to make an action intended to achieve something more difficult

To hamper (utrudniać)

a roughly almond-shaped mass of grey matter inside each cerebral hemisphere, involved with the experiencing of emotions

Amygdala (ciało migdałowate)

endocrine glands that produce a variety of hormones including adrenalinę and the steroids aldosterone and cortisol

Adrenal glands (nadnercza)

a region of the forebrain below the thalamus which coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary, controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems, and involved in sleep and emotional activity

Hypothalamus (podwzgórze)

the major endocrine gland, a pea-sized body attached to the base of the brain that is important in contolling growth and development and the functioning of the other endocrine glands

Pituitary gland (przysadka mózgowa)

a disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of fatty material on their inner walls

Atherosclerosis (miażdżyca)

capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial

Tangible (materialny, namacalny, dostrzegalny)

making small adjustments to (something) in order to achieve the best or a desired performance.

Fine-tuning (dostrajanie)

if lines, roads, or paths converge, they move towards the same point where they join or meet

to converge (zbiegać się, upodabniać się do siebie)

the fact that two or more things, ideas, etc. become similar or come together

convergence (konwergencja, zbieżność)

involving two types of animal or plant in which each provides the conditions necessary for the other to continue to exist

Symbiotic alliance (związek symbiotyczny)

(of animals) to feed on grass, leaves, etc. in a relaxed way

To browse (paść)

conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-special information, and of information retrieved from long-term memory

working memory

retention independent of conscious recollection

implicit memory

the proportion or percentage of a specific condition, trait, behavior, or phenomenon within a particular population at a given point in time.

Prevalence (częstość występowania, powszechne występowanie, rozpowszechnienie)