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The book argues that rapidly evolving technology will upend the power structure of society.

f.

not effective or good: a feeble joke/excuse

i. related The risk of a stroke is inversely related to eating nuts. move/vary inversely to sth Bond yields move inversely to market price.

obeznany z czymś

attuned to: especially able to understand or deal with: People in New York seem attuned to fashion.

an ability to understand things quickly: his keenness of mind an ability to see, notice, or hear things very well: She has a keenness of ear and eye.

to help a plan or a person to develop and be successful: n talent As a record company executive, his job is to nurture young talent. to have a particular emotion, plan, or idea for a long time: Winifred nurtured ambitions for her daughter to be a surgeon.

to do something because you have been advised or told to do it: There have been concerns as to why the Board didn't act on a recommended pay raise. act on findings/information/advice The board of directors will act on the findings in the report.

to change sth so that it is false or wrong, or no longer means what it was intended to mean: She accused her opponent of distorting the truth. The survey methods can distort reality.

to start or develop as the result of something: Her problems stem from her difficult childhood. Their disagreement stemmed from a misunderstanding

easily influenced, trained, or controlled: He had an actor's typically malleable features. Europe saw its colonies as a source of raw material and a malleable workforce.

(of a vehicle) to turn or be turned round suddenly and awkwardly: The car hit a patch of ice and slewed around violently. He slewed the van to the left to avoid the dog.

oceniać (np. prace uczniów), nakładać podatek

to encourage or persuade someone to do something in a way that is gentle rather than forceful or direct: He cleverly nudges us towards the conclusion he himself has reached. Do you find your parents nudging you in the direction of further study?

sedno sprawy, ogólny rozrachunek, rezultat

the most important fact in a situation, activity, or discussion: The bottom line is that we need another ten thousand dollars to complete the project.

być większością, być główną częścią

the bulk of sth the main or largest part of something: Advertising provides the bulk of the company’s revenue. The bulk of our employees are recruited from overseas.

to spread through all parts of something: The influence of the early jazz musicians pervades American music.

(NOT KEEP) to get rid of something unpleasant that you do not want: I hope I can shrug off this cold before I go on holiday. The city is trying to shrug off its industrial image and promote itself as a tourist centre.

the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect:

If someone smiles broadly, they have a big smile: He jumped up, grinning broadly.

b to s: zostały wstrzymane, doprowadziło do zamarcia, c to s: zatrzymać się np o pojeździe

be at a standstill Labour negotiations are almost at a standstill. bring sth to a standstill The business was brought to a standstill by the postal workers' dispute. come to a standstill

to mention someone or something without talking about him, her, or it directly: She mentioned some trouble that she'd had at home and I guessed she was alluding to her son.

important, and having a strong influence on events, decisions, etc.: Nothing very consequential will happen in the next few days. He was responsible for one of the most consequential economic decisions of the past century.

able to be noticed: There’s no observable connection between the two events.

a situation in which two or more things are not equal or similar, especially when this is thought to be unfair economic/income/pay d. Manhattan had the greatest income d. between rich and poor residents outside Puerto Rico growing/huge/increasing d.

to encourage the development or growth of sth: f. innovation The idea is to F COOPERATION between small businesses in the local area Early intervention programs can F an infant’s DEVELOPMENT from birth Per... arts in schools have the power to F CREATIVITY

not permitting any change: rigid rules of behavior I keep to a rigid schedule.

to give a man the rank of knight, an honour given by a British king or queen, in a special ceremony that involves touching his shoulders with a sword: King John knighted him and dubbed him Sir Richard Plantagenet.

from a different and opposite way of looking at this: He was regarded either as too imitative to be considered original or, conversely, as being overly original.

established firmly so that it cannot be changed: An entrenched bureaucracy stalled Gorbachev’s efforts to modernize Soviet society.

(punkt zainteresowania lub dominanta kompozycyjna) to najważniejszy wizualnie element dzieła sztuki, który jako pierwszy przyciąga wzrok odbiorcy i nadaje całej kompozycji kierunek. Może nim być twarz, postać, jaskrawy kolor źródło światła lub ostry detal

A focal point is the feature of a work of art that is the most interesting or important or the most strongly emphasized.

to publicly criticize something as being undesirable or harmful: Mitchell decried the high rate of unemployment in the state.

przeprowadzać przegląd, dokonać remontu kapitalnego, naprawić, naprawiać wyprzedzić, wyprzedzać, dogonić, doganiać (np. rywala, samochód)

to completely change something, especially by getting rid of some people or things and replacing them with others: Most women don't overhaul their wardrobes from season to season.

small: Changes at the newspaper are more incremental than radical.

(of a person, animal, or plant) strong and healthy, or (of food or drink) full of flavor: She was in robust health. The house blend of coffee is particularly robust.

odpowiadać czemuś, być zgodnym z czymś

according to or following something such as a rule or principle: A workforce diversity committee will set specific objectives in line with the policy. We need to know whether the candidate has beliefs in line with our values.

Use pervade when an invisible quality, feeling, theme, or smell is present everywhere throughout a group, place, or system. (Note: In casual speech, they can often overlap as synonyms, especially with smells or atmospheres).