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Nobody likes a hypocrite, and it's often used as an insult. Lernen beginnen
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A group of people appear to be insulting this girl. Lernen beginnen
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The definition of stern is someone who is very serious or strict. Lernen beginnen
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compassionate = showing sympathy and concern Lernen beginnen
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catch somebody out = discover somebody has made a mistake Lernen beginnen
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zaskoczyć kogoś (np. pytaniem)
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being angry about something according to principles of right and wrong Lernen beginnen
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incongruous not in agreement with Lernen beginnen
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absurdalny / nie na miejscu
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pernicious = deadly or destructive Lernen beginnen
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An example of pernicious is the devastating effects of intense drug use. Lernen beginnen
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Rob, aren't you a supporter of the movement to preserve the environment? Lernen beginnen
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A gas-guzzling car for an environmentalist, Rob? Isn't that a contradiction – aren't you being a hypocrite? Lernen beginnen
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paliwożerny (o samochodzie)
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greedy eating or drinking Lernen beginnen
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Fuel is very expensive in Poland. Lernen beginnen
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incline somebody to do something Lernen beginnen
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skłonić kogoś do zrobienia czegoś
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Do you see yourself as my sister? She used to pick on me. Lernen beginnen
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They have to express opinions about so many things that it's easy to catch them out being hypocritical... – and then we, the public, get morally indignant about it. Lernen beginnen
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and then we, the public, get morally indignant about it. Lernen beginnen
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But their public views may be incongruous – or not in agreement with – their personal views. Lernen beginnen
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kompletnie absurdalny / niestosowność
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And the difference between their public and personal views can be pernicious - it means deadly or destructive. Lernen beginnen
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Politicians are under scrutiny all the time – their personal lives, their public statements Lernen beginnen
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Scrutiny is a careful watch or close examination. An example of scrutiny is a father asking a ton of questions to the date his daughter brought home. Lernen beginnen
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here is a negative comment from the local conservationists Lernen beginnen
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the great orator Demosthenes ridiculed a rival politician Lernen beginnen
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