VOCABULARY FOR CHUDY

I suggest that we all ( or whoever can ) add here the glossaries from our handouts.

Let me "throw the first match" :

OSTENSIBLE: seeming to be the reason for or the purpose of something, but usually hiding the real reason or purpose e.g. The ostensible reason for his resignation was ill health (rzekomy, pozorny)
CRIMINALIZE (v) to make something illegal, or to say that someone is a criminal because of something they have done e.g. In 1937, the U.S. government criminalized the use of marijuana.
BYPASS: (v) to avoid obeying a rule, system, or someone in an official position e.g. There should be no way of bypassing the security measures on the computer ( ominąć, pominąć )
CLOUD: (v) to make a subject or problem more difficult to understand or deal with ; e.g. cloud the issue/picture etc ( zaciemnić, skomplikować )
STEER CLEAR (v) to avoid someone or something unpleasant or difficult ; e.g. British politicians tend to steer clear of religious topics ( trzymać się z daleka, unikać )
EGGHEAD someone who is very intelligent, and only interested in ideas and books ; e.g. You know, the egghead, absent-minded-professor types with bad haircuts and jackets with elbow patches. ( jajogłowy Wink

PRESSURISE (v) to persuade someone to do something by making them feel it is their duty to do it ; Everyone is being pressurized to vote
( wpływać na kogoś, zmuszać kogoś )
GENOCIDE: the murder of a whole group of people, especially a whole nation, race or religious group ; e.g. WW II has left millions victims of genocide. ( ludobójstwo )

freebie - something which is given to you without you having to pay for it, especially as a way of attracting your support for or interest in something (upominek, darmowy posilek, darmowa wycieczka);
profit margin - the profit that can be made in a business after the costs have been subtracted (zysk, marza zysku);
lavish - more than enough, especially if expensive; very generous (szczodry, wystawny)
clause - a particular part of a written legal document, for example a law passed by Parliament or a contract = an agreement (klauzula);
vet -to examine something or someone carefully to make certain that they are acceptable or suitable (przeswietlic, sprawdzic, zweryfikowac);
rake in - to earn or obtain a large amount of money (zgarniac);

Basketball:

Eject - to force someone to leave a particular place
Flagrant foul shocking foul, because of being so obvious:
Biddy-biddy worldwide basketball tournaments held for boys and girls of all age groups
The time allotted - time given for a particular purpose
Vie for - to compete with other people to achieve or obtain something:
Adhere to sth to continue to obey rule or maintain a belief
Tendon - a strong cord in the body connecting a muscle to a bone
Dribble - to move a ball by repeatedly hitting it against the floor with your hand

FLAMENCO:

exuberant - full of energy, excitement and happiness
unhindered - without anything stopping or preventing the progress of something
light-hearted - intended to be amusing or easily enjoyable rather than too serious
anguish - severe pain, mental suffering or unhappiness
intricate - having a lot of different parts and small details that fit together
dramatise - to present a book, an event, etc. as a play or a film
professionalise - to make an activity more professional, for example by paying people who take part in it

Corporations:

Framework – a supporting structure around which something can be built
Contingent - a group of people representing an organization or country, or a part of a military force
conform – to behave according to the usual standards of behaviour which are expected by a group or society
emolument – a payment in money or some other form that is made for work that has been done
executive – someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
asset – something valuable belonging to a person or organization which can be used for the payment of debts
mindset - a person's way of thinking and their opinions

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REED - a thin strip of material which vibrates to make music, often
made the stem of the reed plant

KEY - a set of musical notes based on one particular note

GOURD - a gourd is a hollow, dried shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitaceae
family of plants

PLECTRUM (PICK) - a plectrum is a device for plucking or strumming a stringed instrument

GOBLET - a chalice

GUITAR PEG - small pegs placed on the head of the guitar used for tuning

MEMBRANE - a thin piece of animal skin or synthetic material covering the
head of a drum

Sorki za opoznienie, ale mialem pewne problemy natury technicznej.

Ma ktos Anki Borysow slowka? Bo posialam gdzies handout?

I jeszcze jedno, kochany xxlobo, wez no podaj jakas czytelna definicje tych swoich termow parasolkowych

nie posiadam Embarassed

bayonet - a blade adapted to fit the muzzle end of a rifle and used as a weapon in close combat (bagnet)

muzzle - the forward, discharging end of the barrel of a firearm (wylot lufy)

recoil 1. (verb) to spring back, as upon firing (odskoczyć) 2. (noun) the backward action of a firearm upon firing (odrzut)

piston - a short solid piece of metal which moves up and down inside a cylinder in an engine to press the fuel into a small space and to send the power produced by it to the wheels (tłok)

mortar - a portable, muzzleloading cannon used to fire shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high trajectories (moździerz)

loophole - a way of escaping a difficulty, especially an omission or ambiguity in the wording of a contract or law that provides a means of evading compliance (luka prawna)

lax - lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness (łagodny, niedokładny)

maim - to disable or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body (okaleczyć)

interoperability - the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks) (wewnętrzna komunikacja, wymiana)

podobno link nie dziala wiec zapodaje swoje slowka, chyba latwe, nie? Smile

An umbrella term - is a word that provides a superset or grouping of related concepts. Thus cryptology is an umbrella term that encompasses cryptography and cryptanalysis. Similarly, an "umbrella group" can be an organisation which is a central and co-ordinating body representing a number of smaller, separate bodies.

GDP – Gross Domestic Product - is defined as the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.

Speculation - to buy and sell in the hope that the value of what you buy will increase and that it can then be sold at a higher price in order to make a profit

Annulment - to officially announce that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists

Riot - a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled public gathering