1 Flashcards
1
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- A person who likes spending time at home rather than going out with friends or travelling to different places.
- Hemkär
A
Homebody
2
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- Feeling worried about something you are going to do or something that is going to happen.
- orolig
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apprehensive
3
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- in a way that shows you’re not certain or confident
A
tentatively
4
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- fat and solid looking (esp. of older people)
* kraftig
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stout
5
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- confused and uncertain
* förvirrad, osäker
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bewildered
6
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- unhappy, annoyed and unwilling to speak or smile
* sur
A
morose
7
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- in a critical or unkind way that shows you do not respect someone or something.
- nedlåtande
A
disparagingly
8
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- a torn piece of old cloth
* trasa
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rag
9
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- to slightly confuse someone
* förvirra någon
A
bemusing
10
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- in a way that shows that your beliefs are strong and sincerely felt.
- Ex: She has ** supported the president in the past.
- I’d like to do anything I can, one young man told me **.
A
fervently
11
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- shocking and very bad
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appalling
12
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- in a way that shows someone is extremely sad and disappointed
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disconsolately
13
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- feeling of not wanting or not being able to believe something
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incredulity (noun)
14
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- slowly and with little energy, often in an attractive way
- Ex: She lounged ** by the swimming pool.
- The cat lay ** on the piano.
A
languidly
15
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- in an extremely eager or interested way
A
avidly (adverb)
16
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- producing a bright light from a heated filament or other part. Ex: an ** lamp.
- Extremely bright
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incandescent
17
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- causing or wanting to cause harm or evil. Ex: Malfoy is usually ** towards Harry.
A
malevolent (adjective)
18
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- a person who obeys the rules of correct behaviour and considers himself/herself to be morally better than other people
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priggish
19
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- (of a man) polite and kind towards women, esp. in public.
A
gallant
20
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- a man who’s polite, honest, fair and kind towards women.
* gentlemannamässigt
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chivalrous
21
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- an organized attempt by a group of people to defeat their government and take control of their country, usually by violence
A
insurrection (noun)
22
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- the fact of being boring and making you feel unhappy. Ex: I was fed upp with the cold and ** of this country.
A
dreariness (noun)
23
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- respect and politeness.
* Ex: she covered her head out of/in ** to Muslim custom. (because of a polite respect for)
A
deference (noun)
24
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- producing a great number or amount of something
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prolific
25
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(esp. of clothes or the person wearing them) not attractive or fashionable
A
dowdy
26
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- to go up to or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way
A
accosting
27
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- a ** man esp. a rich man who lives in an immoral way
- confidently careless and informal
- Ex: Donald Trump is a ** man.
A
rakish / rake
28
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- The situation in which someone or something is laughed at and considered stupid or of no value. Ex: Her speech was met with hoots/howls of **.
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derision
29
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- famous, well respected and admired.
* Ex: she comes from an ** political family that includes two former Cabinet ministers.
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illustrious
30
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- priest who is a leader of a church
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vicar
31
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(esp of women) quiet and well behaved
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demure
32
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- intentionally keeping something secret.
- (esp of women) being or pretending to be shy, or like a child
- acting shy, uncertain or unwilling to say much, often in order to increase interest in something by keeping back information about it.
A
coy
