Chapter 31 Flashcards
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Six non-fiction books
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Bókmenntir í óbundnu máli
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And the novella Of mice and men (novella)
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Stutt skáldsaga
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An agrarian place
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Landbúnadar-
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Culturally diverse place (diverse)
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Fjölbreyttur
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Place of rich migratory and immigrant history. (Migratory )
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Flökku-
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This upbringing imparted a regionalistic flavor to his writing. (Upbringing)
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Uppeldi
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This upbringing imparted a regionalistic flavor to his writing. (Imparted)
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Veita, gefa
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This upbringing imparted a regionalistic flavor to his writing. (Regionalistic flavor)
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Átthagablær
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Giving many of his work a distinct sense of place. (Distinct)
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Greinilegur
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Steinbeck moved briefly to NYC. (Briefly)
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Stutt(lega)
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From his formative years.
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Mótunar
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In his subsequent novels
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Sídari
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He found a more authentic voice
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Ekta
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By drawing upon direct memories (drawing upon)
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Nota
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Reporter
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Fréttaritari
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He often populated his stories
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Manna
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With struggling characters
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Stritandi
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His works examined the lives
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Athuga
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Working class
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Verkalýðsstétt
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Migrant workers
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Farandverkamaður
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His wide range of interest (range)
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Röð
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Including marine biology (marine)
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Sjávar-
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Remakes
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Endurgerdir
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He achieved success as a.. (Achieved success)
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Afrak(afreka) velgengni
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Academy award nomination (nom..)
Tilnefning
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American descent
Ætterni
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A former school teacher of him fostered his love of reading and writing. (Fostered )
Hlúa að
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Though growing larger, more prosperous and modern, (pros..)
Blómstrandi
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Dust bowl
Uppblásturstíminn
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Great Depression
Kreppan mikla
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It was still essentially a rough-and-tumble frontier place. (Essentially)
Í meginatridum
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It was still essentially a rough-and-tumble frontier place. (Rough and tumble)
Hörkuslagsmál, stjórnlaus
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It was still essentially a rough-and-tumble frontier place. (Frontier place)
Óbyggð
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Set amid some of the world's most fertile land. ( amid)
Meðal
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Set amid some of the world's most fertile land. (Fertile)
Frjósamur
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Nearby ranches
Búgarður
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Became aware of the harsher aspects of the.. ( harsher aspects)
Harðari hliðar
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Region
Svæði
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He attended Stanford university intermittently (attend)
Sækja
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He attended Stanford university intermittently. (Inter)
Með hléum
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Various temporary jobs
Skammtíma
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While pursuing his dream as a writer
Elta
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He was resort handyman in Lake Tahoe (resort)
Dvalarstaður
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He was resort handyman in Lake Tahoe (handy..)
Lagtækur maður
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He achieved his first critical success. (C-s)
Viðurkenning gagnrýnenda
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The book portrays the adventures of ...
Dregur upp mynd af
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A young group of classless men
Sem skortir siðfágun
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In the era after WW1
Tímabil
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Just before US prohibition
Bann
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Mythological Knights on a quest (k)
Riddari
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Mythological Knights on a quest (q)
Leit
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Dissolute life
Lastafullt
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Comradery
Félagsskapur
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Pretty thievery
Léttvægur
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Migrant laborers (l)
Verkamaður
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California soil
Jarðvegur
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It was adapted into a film
Aðlaga
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Critically acclaimed (a)
Lofaður
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Mores
Hefðir, venjur
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Notable film
Eftirtektarverður
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It was not free of controversy
Deilur
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His liberal political views (l)
Frjálslyndur
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Capitalism
Auðvaldsskipulag
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And mythical reinterpretation (r)
Endurtúlkun
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Led to backlash against the author
Bakslag
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The book was both obscene and misrepresented (o)
Klúr, Ruddaleg
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The book was both obscene and misrepresented (m)
Gefa ranga hugmynd, rangfæra
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In the county
Sýsla
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Combining as it does sympathetic humor and keen social perception. (Sympathetic)
Samúðarfullur
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Combining as it does sympathetic humor and keen social perception. (K)
Skarpur
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Combining as it does sympathetic humor and keen social perception. P)
Skilningur
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I thank the Swedish academy
Háskóli
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For finding my work worthy (worthy)
Verðugur
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Whom I hold in respect or reverence (rev)
Lotning
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It is customary
Venjubundinn
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For the recipient of this award
Viðtakandi
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To offer scholarly
Fræðilegur
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To consider the high duties(d)
Skylda
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Such is the prestige of the novel award (p)
Orðstír
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That I am impelled not to speak like a mouse (I)
Knúin
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Roar like a lion out of pride (p)
Stolt
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Literature was not promulgated by a pale.. (Pr)
Útbreidd
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By a pale and emasculated critical priesthood singing their litanies in empty churches. ( ema)
Þróttlaus
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By a pale and emasculated critical priesthood singing their litanies in empty churches. (P)
Prestadæmi
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By a pale and emasculated critical priesthood singing their litanies in empty churches. (L)
Bænasöngur
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Nor is it a game for the cloistered elect, the thin-horn mendicants of low-calorie despair. (C)
Súlnagöng
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Nor is it a game for the cloistered elect, the thin-horn mendicants of low-calorie despair. (Elect)
Útvaldir
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Nor is it a game for the cloistered elect, the thin-horn mendicants of low-calorie despair. (Thin-horn)
Sem berst mikið á
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Nor is it a game for the cloistered elect, the thin-horn mendicants of low-calorie despair. (M)
Betlaramunkur
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Nor is it a game for the cloistered elect, the thin-horn mendicants of low-calorie despair. (D)
Örvænting
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The skalds
Skáld
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The bards
Barði, skáld
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Are not separate and exclusive(e)
Einskorðaður
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Their responsibilities have been decreed by our species. (D)
Fyrirskipa
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Their responsibilities have been decreed by our species. (S)
Tegund
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Humanity
Mannkyn
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Grey and desolate time of confusion. (D)
Óhamingjusamur
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Grey and desolate time of confusion. (C)
Ruglingur
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My great predecessor
Forveri
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So long sustained
Viðhalda
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So that the only human heart in conflict with itself (c)
Átök
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The understanding and the resolution of fear, (r)
Lausn
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The ancient commission of the writer
Umboð
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Exposing our many grievous faults and failures. G
Hörmulegur
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Exposing our many grievous faults and failures. (Faults)
Gallar
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With dredging nap to the light
Grafa
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Furthermore the writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate. (F)
Enn fremur
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Furthermore the writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate. (Del)
Fela, fá í hendur
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Furthermore the writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate. (Dec)
Lýsa yfir
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Mans proven capacity for greatness (c)
Rúmtak
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For gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and love. (G)
Hugprýði
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For gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and love. (D)
Sigra
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For gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and love. (Com)
Samúð
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Endless war against despair
Örvænting
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The bright rally flags of hope and emulation. (R-f)
Liðsfánar
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The bright rally flags of hope and emulation. (E)
Kappgirni
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Membership
Félagsaðild
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The result of a forward surge (s)
Sókn
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In our knowledge and manipulation of certain dangerous factors in the physical world. (M)
Meðhöndlun, ráðskast með
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In our knowledge and manipulation of certain dangerous factors in the physical world. (F)
Þáttur
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But there is no reason to presume (P)
Álíta
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That they cannot or will not draw abreast.
Samsíða
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Proud history of standing firm against all of its natural enemies. (F)
Fastur í sér
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Almost defeat and extinction (e)
Útrýming
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We would be cowardly and stupid (c)
Huglaus
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To leave the field in the eve of our greatest potential victory. (Eve)
Vaka
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To leave the field in the eve of our greatest potential victory. (P)
Mögulegur
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A solitary man
Einlífis
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He perfected the release of explosive forces capable of creative good of destructive evil , I governed by conscience of judgement. (Release)
Losa
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He perfected the release of explosive forces capable of creative good of destructive evil , I governed by conscience of judgement. (Ex)
Sprengi-
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He perfected the release of explosive forces capable of creative good of destructive evil , I governed by conscience of judgement. (Capable)
Hæfur
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He perfected the release of explosive forces capable of creative good of destructive evil , I governed by conscience of judgement. (Des)
Eyðileggjandi
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He perfected the release of explosive forces capable of creative good of destructive evil , I governed by conscience of judgement. (Un)
Óstjórnað
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He perfected the release of explosive forces capable of creative good of destructive evil , I governed by conscience of judgement. (Con)
Samviska
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Nobel saw some of the cruel and bloody misuses of his inventions. (B)
Blóðugur
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Nobel saw some of the cruel and bloody misuses of his inventions.(m)
Misnota
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Nobel saw some of the cruel and bloody misuses of his inventions. (In)
Uppfinning
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He may have even foreseen the end result of all his probing. (F)
Sjá fram á
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He may have even foreseen the end result of all his probing. (P)
Rannsaka
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Access to ultimate violence. (U)
Endanlegur/grundvallar
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To final destruction
Eyðing
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He became cynical
Bölsýnn
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I think he strove to invent a control. (S)
Barðist
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A safety valve
Loki
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And they are offered for demonstrations of the capacity for peace. (D)
Sönnun
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The culmination of all the others
Hápunktur
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The door of nature was unlocked
Taka úr lás
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We were offered the dreadful burden of choice. (D)
Ákaflega
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We were offered the dreadful burden of choice. (B)
Byrði
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We have usurped Many of the powers
Ræna (völdum)
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We once ascribed to God
Eigna
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Fearful and unprepared (un)
Óundirbúinn
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We have assumed lordship over life and death. (L)
Lávarðartign
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The danger and the glory (g)
Dýrð
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We once prayed som deity might have
Goð
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May well be paraphrased
Umorða
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Perfectability
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