abattoir - jatka
BrE
/'æbətwɑ:/
AmE
/'æbətwɑ:r/

noun, British English - slaughterhouse, a building where animals are killed for their meat

 
fusty - zatuchlý
BrE
/'fʌsti/
AmE
/'fʌsti/

adjective - smelling unpleasant (old, slightly wet)

 
piffle - nesmysly, žvásty
BrE
/'pɪfl/
AmE
/'pɪfl/

noun, dated - ideas or statements that are nonsense

 
cupidity - chamtivost
BrE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/
AmE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/

noun - a greedy desire for wealth, power, possessions

 
indispensable - nepostradatelný
BrE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/
AmE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/

adjective - someone/something that is essential, other people can hardly manage without them

 
knotty - složitý, zapeklitý
BrE
/'nɒti/
AmE
/'nɑ:ti/

adjective - extremely difficult to solve

 
abashed - zahanbený, v rozpacích
BrE
/ə'bæʃt/
AmE
/ə'bæʃt/

adjective - feeling embarrassed and ashamed

 
rigorous - přísný, nekompromisní
BrE
/'rɪgərəs/
AmE
/'rɪgərəs/

adjective - tests, rules or processes that are strict

 
rigorous - pečlivý, puntičkářský
BrE
/'rɪgərəs/
AmE
/'rɪgərəs/

adjective - done very carefully and with great attention to detail

 
caprice - rozmar, vrtoch
BrE
/kə'pri:s/
AmE
/kə'pri:s/

noun - a sudden and unaccountable change in attitude or behaviour

 
unending - nekonečný, nekončící
BrE
/ʌn'endɪŋ/
AmE
/ʌn'endɪŋ/

adjective - lasting forever or seemingly forever

 
endlessly - nekonečně
BrE
/'endləsli/
AmE
/'endləsli/

adverb - infinitely, in a way that doesn't end

 
cunningly - mazaně, vychytrale
BrE
/'kʌnɪŋli/
AmE
/'kʌnɪŋli/

adverb - in a cunning way, wanting to trick people

 
underemployed - nevyužitý, vykonávající podřadnou práci
BrE
/ˌʌndərəm'plɔɪd/
AmE
/ˌʌndərəm'plɔɪd/

adjective - doing a job where you can't use your skills or abilities

 
unemployable - nezaměstnatelný
BrE
/ˌʌnəm'plɔɪəbl/
AmE
/ˌʌnəm'plɔɪəbl/

adjective - not capable of getting a job