Quiz 6
19.11.09
Vanishing voices
Identity /aɪˈden.tɪ.ti/-- who or what sb/sth is or the characteristics, feelings or beliefs that distinguish people from others (tożsamość): a sense of national / cultural / personal / group identity
Vanish /ˈvæn.ɪʃ/-- to disappear suddenly and/or in a way that you cannot explain or to stop existing (zniknąć)
Unprecedented /ʌnˈpres.ɪ.den.tɪd/-- that has never happened, been done or been known before (bez precedensu, niesłychany, niebywały): The situation is unprecedented in modern times.
Communicate with/to /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪt/-- to exchange information, news, ideas, etc. with Sb (porozumiewać się )
Diversity /da ɪˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/-- a range of many people or things that are very different from each other
SYN variety (róźnorodność, rozmaitość)
The key to --
Survival /səˈvaɪ.vəl/ -- the state of continuing to live or exist, often despite difficulty or danger (przetrwanie, przeżycie)
Westerner /ˈwes.tə.nər/ -- a person who comes from or lives in the western part of the world, especially western Europe or N America (mieszkanieć zachodu)
Community /kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/ -- all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when talked about as a group or a group of people who share the same religion, race, job, etc. (społeczność, społeczeństwo, wspólnota)
Extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.i/ -- unexpected, surprising or strange SYN incredible or not normal or ordinary; greater or better than usual (niezwykły, zadziwiający, wyjątkowy)
Die out -- to stop living or to stop existing; to disappear (wymierać, wygasać): to die of / from cancer
Assimilation /əˌsɪm.ɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ -- the act of assimilating sb or sth, or being assimilated (asymilacja, wchłanianie, przyswajanie):
his assimilation into the community
Genocide /ˈdʒen.ə.saɪd/ -- [U] the murder of a whole race or group of people (ludobójstwo, ludobójca)
Earthquake /ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/ -- a sudden, violent shaking of the earth's surfach (trzęsienie ziemi)
Displace /dɪˈspleɪs/ -- to force people to move away from their home to another place (wysiedlać, przesiedlać)
Survivor /səˈvaɪ.vər/ -- a person who continues to live, especially despite being nearly killed or experiencing great danger or difficulty (ocalały)
Trauma /ˈtrɔː.mə/ -- [U] (psychology) a mental condition caused by severe shock, especially when the harmful effects last for a long time or [C, U] an unpleasant experience that makes you feel upset and/or anxious (uraz, trauma)
Displacement /dɪˈspleɪs.mənt/ -- (formal) when people are forced to leave the place where they normally live (wysiedlenie)
Accompany (by) /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/ -- to happen or appear with sth else (toważyszyć)
Idiosyncratic - adj (specyficzny)
Idiosyncrasy /ˌɪd.i.əˈsɪŋ.krə.si/ -- a person's particular way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual; an unusual feature
SYN eccentricity (dziwactwo)
Result in sth /rɪˈzʌl.tɪŋ/ -- (phv) to make sth happen SYN lead to (powodować, prowadzić do)
Dialects /ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/ -- the form of a language that is spoken in one area with grammar, words and pronunciation that may be different from other forms of the same language (dialect, gwara)
Bilingualism - noun
Bilingual /baɪˈlɪŋ.gwəl/ -- using two languages; written in two languages or able to speak two languages equally well because you have used them since you were very young (dwujęzyczny)
Slip into - (wślizgnąć się, zakraść się, wejść skrycie)
Self-conscious (about sth) /ˈkɒn.t ʃəs/ -- nervous or embarrassed about your appearance or what other people think of you: He's always been self-conscious about being so short. Or (often disapproving) done in a way that shows you are aware of the effect that is being produced (skrępowany, nieśmiały)
Semilingualism - noun
Semilingual -??
Thence /ðent s/ -- (old use or formal) from that place; following that (stamtąd, skutkiem tego)
Monolingualism -- noun
Monolingual -- speaking or using only one language
Enable /ɪˈneɪ.bl ̩/ --
Species /ˈspiː.ʃiːz/ --
Maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ --
Encapsulated /ɪnˈkæp.sjʊ.leɪt/ --
Access /ˈæk.ses/ --
Appreciate /əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/ --
Myth /mɪθ/ --
Multiplicity /ˌmʌl.tɪˈplɪs.ɪ.ti/ --
Curse /kɜːs/ --
Blessing /ˈbles.ɪŋ/ --
Established /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/ --
Eliminate /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ --
Albeit /ɔːlˈbiː.ɪt/ --
Ancestors /ˈæn.ses.tər / --
Abandoned /əˈbæn.dənd/
Struggling /ˈstrʌg.lɪŋ/ --
Master of /ˈmɑː.stər/ --
Secure /sɪˈkjʊər/ --
Claims /kleɪm/ --
Civil rights /ˈsɪv.əl/ /raɪt/ --
Reflect on /rɪˈflekt/ --
Unbearable /ʌnˈbeə.rə.bl ̩/ --
Guilt /gɪlt/ --
Heritage /ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/ --
Linguists /ˈlɪŋ.gwɪst/ --
Pointless /ˈpɔɪnt.ləs/ --
Archaeology --
Spots /spɒt/ --
Decades /ˈdek.eɪd/ --
Monolingual /ˌmɒn.əʊ ˈlɪŋ.gwəl/ --
Civil war/ˈsɪv.əl//wɔːr/ --
Stay put --
Pressure on /ˈpreʃ.ər/ --
Dominant /ˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt/ --
decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ --
Giving way --
Relevant /ˈrel.ə.vənt/ --
Caused a stir /kɔːz/ /stɜːr/ --
Mourned /mɔːn/ --
Stood for --
A classic example /ɪgˈzɑːm.pl/ --
Effort /ˈef.ət/ --
Frightening /ˈfraɪ.tən.ɪŋ/ --
Staggering /ˈstæg.ər.ɪŋ/ --
Eminently /ˈem.ɪ.nənt.li/ --
Treatments /ˈtriːt.mənt/ --
Intellect(ual) /ˈɪn.təl.ekt/ /ˌɪn.təlˈek.tju.əl/ --
Links /lɪŋk/ --
Modicum /ˈmɒd.ɪ.kəm --
Preservation /ˌprez.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ --
Devoted to /dɪˈvəʊ.tɪd/ --
Sufficient /səˈfɪʃ.ənt/ --
The making of a hero
Intimidated /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪ.tɪd/ --
Abduction /æbˈdʌk.ʃən/ --
Marathon /ˈmær.ə.θən/ --
Lower /ˈləʊ.ər/ --
Refreshingly /rɪˈfreʃ.ɪŋ/ --
Down to earth /ɜːθ/ --
Initial /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/ --
Appointments /əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/ --
Proving --
Superhero /ˈsuː.pəˌhɪə.rəʊ/ --
Appropriate /əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/ --
Title /ˈtaɪ.tl ̩/ --
Evangelical /ˌiː.vænˈdʒel.ɪ.kəl/ --
Zeal /ziːl/ --
Desire /dɪˈzaɪər / --
Empower /ɪmˈpaʊər / --
Grim /grɪm/ --
Involvement /ɪnˈvɒlv.mənt/ --
Potential /pəʊ ˈten.t ʃəl/ --
Make a difference --
Join the army --
Graduating from /ˈgrædʒ.u.eɪt/ --
Was commissioned into /kəˈmɪʃ.ən/ --
Infantry /ˈɪn.fən.tri/ --
Units /ˈjuː.nɪt/ --
Kidnapped /ˈkɪd.næp/ --
Victim /ˈvɪk.tɪm/ --
Assume /əˈsjuːm/ --
Give up --
Inactivity /ˌɪn.ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ --
Pursue /pəˈsjuː/ --
Logic --
Reason --
Driving force --
Break --
Shortly --
Opportunity to /ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nə.ti/ --
A masters degree in security management /sɪˈkjʊə.rɪ.ti/ --
Risk --
Management/ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/ --
Survey /ˈsɜː.veɪ/ --
Leadership /ˈliː.də.ʃɪp/ --
Dealing with --
Achievement /əˈtʃiːv.mənt/ --
Aim --
Performance /pəˈfɔː.mənt s/ --
Enhancer /ɪnˈhɑːnt .sər / --
Motivational /ˌməʊ.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən.əl/ --
Privilege /ˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/ --
Running his own business --
Dairy /ˈdeə.ri/ --
set up --
Obviously /ˈɒb.vi.ə.sli/ --
Completing /kəmˈpliːt/ --
Plenty of --
Job offers --
Focus on /ˈfəʊ.kəs/ --
Charity /ˈtʃær.ɪ.ti/ --
Employee /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/ --
Specializes in /ˈspeʃ.əl.aɪz/ --
Mine /maɪn/ --
Clearance /ˈklɪə.rənt s/ --
Agricultural /ˌæg.rɪˈkʌl.tʃər.əl/ --
Command /kəˈmɑːnd/ --
Keen to --
Abducted /æbˈdʌkt/ --
Profound /prəˈfaʊnd/ --
Effect on /ɪˈfekt/ --
Challenge /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/ --
Disabled scrapheap /dɪˈseɪ.bl ̩d/ /skræp hiːp/ --
Able-bodied /ˌeɪ.bl ̩ˈbɒd.id/ --
Integrated /ˈɪn.tɪ.greɪ.tɪd/ --
Solve --
Human resources /ˈhjuː.mən//rɪˈzɔːs/, /ˈriː.sɔːs/ --
Downhearted /ˌdaʊnˈhɑː.tɪd/ --
Statistically /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kli//stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/ --
Proven --
Sounds good to me --
Will --
Blow up --
Supposedly /səˈpəʊ.zɪd.li/ --
Agriculture /ˈæg.rɪ.kʌl.tʃər / --
Took a year out --
Volunteer /ˌvɒl.ənˈtɪər/ --