Question 1

a sham

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sth fake or false; something that is not what it seems to be and is intended to deceive people

Question 2

acute

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very serious, extreme, or severe

Question 3

amateur

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not professional; taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as a job

Question 4

appendicitis

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inflammation of the appendix; an illness in which your appendix (wyrostek robaczkowy) becomes larger than usual and painful

Question 5

bedridden

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having to stay in bed because of illness or injury; confined to bed

Question 6

clutch

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to hold sth tightly; holding on to

Question 7

collapsed

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= fainted = became unconscius; to fall down, usually because they are sick or weak

Question 8

deductions (to deduce)

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the process of deciding that sth is true using the available information

Question 9

deerstalker hat

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a soft hat with two peaks, one at the back and one at the front, and coverings for the ears that are usually worn turned up

Question 10

dismissed

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= rejected = sent away; to refuse to consider an idea or opinion; no longer considered valid or necessary

Question 11

duel

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a type of fight in the past between two people with weapons used as a way of deciding arguments (pojedynek)

Question 12

eager

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wanting very much to do or have something; = keen

Question 13

eccentric

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strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way; = extraordinary = weird

Question 14

formative

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occurring at the time of most influence; relating to the time when your character and opinions are developing

Question 15

handcuffs

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two metal rings joined by a chain and are put on a prisoner's wrists

Question 16

hoax

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a trick in which sb tries to make people believe sth that is not true; = scam = trick; deceptive plan

Question 17

hooked

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= addicted; to like or start to like doing something very much and want to do it all the time

Question 18

inauspicious

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showing signs that something will not be successful or positive; =unpromising, unlucky, unfavorable, unsuccessful, counterproductive

Question 19

outcry

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a strong public expression of anger and disapproval about a recent event or decision; public disapproval

Question 20

sceptical (a sceptic)

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doubting that sth is true or useful

Question 21

séance

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a meeting at which people try to communicate with spirits of dead people

Question 22

spiritualism

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the belief that living people can communicate with other people who are dead; = necromancy

Question 23

to be taken in

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to be deceived by someone

Question 24

to deceive

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to make someone believe something that is not true; to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage; = to delude

Question 25

to disguise

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= hide = camouflage; to give a new appearance to a person or thing, especially in order to hide its true form

Question 26

to encounter

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to meet someone unexpectedly; to meet/find on your way

Question 27

to expose

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to put something out for others to see; to make public sth bad or sth that is not honest; to reveal

Question 28

to offend

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to make someone upset or angry; = to insult = to hurt

Question 29

to withstand

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to not be damaged or broken by sth; = bear = endure

Question 30

uncanny

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strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

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