vocab unit 12 - chance & nature

APPROXIMATE

TO CALCULATE SMTH IN A WAY THAT IS NOT EXACT. the journey was approximated to take about seven hours

ASCRIBE

TO BELIEVE SMTH IS THE CASE OF SMTH ELSE. (PRZYPISYWAĆ) the failure of the business was ascribed to events beyond anyone's control

ASSIGN

TO SEND SMONE TO A PARTICULAR PLACE, ESPECIALLY IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WORK THERE: ive been assigned to the office in manchester.

ATTRIBUTE

TO BELIEVE THET SMTH IS THE RESULT OF PARTICULAR SITUATION, EVENT OR ACTIONS (PRZYPISYWAĆ): the police attributed the accident to the bad weather.

BLOW

AN EVENT THAT CAUSES YO TO BE VERY SAD, DISSAPOINTED OR SHOCKED: failing to get into university was a real blow.

COINCIDENCE

A SITUATION IN WHICH SEPARATE THINGS HAPPEN BY CHANCE AT THE SAME TIME OR IN THE SAME WAY.

DELIBERATE

INTENDED, NOT DONE BY CHANCE OR Y ACCIDENT (ZAMIERZONY)

DETERMINE

TO CALCULATE SMTH OR DISCOVER IT BY EXAMINE EVIDENCE.

FLUCTUATE

TO CHANGE FREQUENTLY (WAHAĆ SIĘ): the price of gold has fluctuated quite a lot in recent months.

FORESEE

TO SEE OR KNOW SMTH THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE: we don't foresee any problems

FREAK

EXTREMELY UNUSUAL AND UNEXPECTED: some people were injured in a freak storm

GAMBLE

TO RISK MONEY IN THE HOPE OF WINNING MORE IF YOU ARE LUCKY: i never gamble what i cant afford to loose.

HAPHAZARD

DONE IN A WAY THAT THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CAREFULLY PLANED OR ORGANISED: the town seems to have grown in a quite a haphazard way

INADVERTENT

NOT DELIBERATE (NIEUWAŻNY): not inviting william was entirely inadverent

INSTRUMENTAL

INVOLVED IN AN IMPORTANT WAY IN MAKING SOMETHING HAPPEN: he was instrumental in making smth happen (być pomocnm w czymś)

JINXED

SOMONE OR SMTH THAT IS JINXED HAS A LOT OF BAD LUCK.

LUCKY CHARM

SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE BELIEVE BRINGS THEM LUCK

MEANDER

TO MOVE SLOWLY WITHOUT A PARTICULAR DIRECTION OR PURPOSE IN MIND (WŁÓCZYĆ SIE) we meandered around the park

MISHAP

A MINOR MISTAKE OR ACCIDENT

ODDS

CHANCES OF SOMETHING HAPPENING: what are the odd on winning the lottery?

POT LUCK

A SITUATION IN WHICH YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT YOU HOPE THAT IT WILL BE GOOD

STARTLE

TO MAKE A PERSON OR ANIMAL FEEL FRIGHTENED OR SURPRISED BY DOING SMTH THEY DO NOT EXPECT: liam startled me when he suddenly appeared next to me

STRAY

TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CORRECT WAY OR PATH/ LOST OR WITHOUT HOME

SUPERSTITION

A BELIEF THAT THINGS SUCH AS MAGIC OR LUCK HAVE THE POWER TO AFFECT YOUR LIFE

TRANSPIRE

TO HAPPEN: perhaps you will never know what transpired that night

DROUGHT

POWÓDŹ

EXPLOIT

TO USE NATURAL RESOURCES SUCH AS TREES, WATER OR OIL SO THET YOU GAIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE: we could make a lot of money if we exploit our natural resources/ TO TREAT SOMEONE UNFAIRLY IN ORDER TO GET SOME BENEFIT FOR YOUR SELF

FAMINE

A SERIOUS LACK OF FOOD THAT CONTINUES FOR A LONG TIME

GREENERY

GREEN PLANTS THAT ARE GROWING SOMEWHERE OR USED AS DECORATION: i like living here because theres quite a lot of geenery

SCARCE

IF SOMTH IS SCARCE THERE IS NOT VERY MUCH OF IT: badgers are becoming increasingly scarce in Britain

AN ACT OF GOD

AN EVENT SUCH AS FLOOD, LIGHTNING OR AN EARTHQUAKE THAT IS PRODUCED BY NATURAL FORCES AND THAT PEOPLE HAVE NO CONTROL OF IT

COME RAIN OR SHINE

USED FOR SAYING THAT SMTH ALWAYS HAPPENS OR SMONE ALWAYS DOES SOMETHING DESPITE BAD WEATHER OR DIFFICULT CONDITIONS

DOWN ON YOUR LUCK

HAVING A LONG PERIOD OF DIFFICULTY FINDING WORK AND EARNING MONEY

DRAW THE SHORT STRAW

BE CHOSEN TO DO SMTH UNPLEASANT

HAVE GREEN FINGERS

BE GOOD AT GROWING PLANTS

LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE

ALLOW SMTH TO DEVELOP WITHOUT TRYING TO INFLUENCE IT

NO RHYME OR REASON

USED FOR EMPHASIZING THAT THERE IS NO REASON OR EXPLANATION FOR SMTH

OUT OF THE BLUE

HAPPENING IN A WAY THAT IS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED AND DOES NOT SEEM CONNECTED WITH ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED BEFORE

THE LUCK OF THE DRAW

USED FOR SAYING PEOPLE HAVE LIMITED CONTROL OVER WHAT LIFE BRINGS THEM

TOUCH WOOD

USED WHEN YOU HAVE SAID THAT YOU HAVE GOOD LUCK IN ORDER TO PREVENT BAD LUCK FROM YOU

CHANCE UPON

FIND OR SEE SMTH WHEN YOU DID NOT EXPECT TO

COME ACROSS

MEET SOMEONE OR FIND SOMETHING BY CHANCE

CUT BACK ON

REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SMTH ESPECIALLY MONEY THAT SOU SPEND

KILL OF

DESTROY LIVING THINGS SO THAT ALL OF THEM ARE DEAD

PUT DOWN TO

IF YOU PUT SMTH DOWN TO A PARTICULAR REASON YOU THINK IT HAS HAPPENED FOR THAT REASON

SLIP UP

MAKE A CARELESS MISTAKE

SPRING UP

APPEAR OR BE PRODUCED SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY

STORE UP

KEEP A LOT OF SMTH THAT YOU CAN USE IT LATER / DO SMTH THAT WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS IN FUTURE

THROW OUT

GET RID/ MAKE SOMEONE LEAVE/ REFUSE TO ACCEPT PROPOSAL, PLAN

THROW UP

PRODUCE SOMETHING NEW OR UNEXPECTED/ CAUSE SMTH SUCH AS DUCT OR WATER TO RISE INTO THE AIR