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Question 1

Grandparents often INDULGE their grandchildren

Answer 1

Verwennen

Question 2

Parents should not be too INDULGENT to their children

Answer 2

Toegeeflijk

Question 3

He talked about personal problems with great CANDOUR

Answer 3

Openhartigheid

Question 4

Kindness is one of her good TRAITS

Answer 4

Karaktereigenschap

Question 5

She behaved in a strange FASHION

Answer 5

Manier

Question 6

Be CIVIL to her, even if you don’t like her

Answer 6

Beleefd

Question 7

You should AMEND your style of living

Answer 7

Verbeteren / veranderen

Question 8

Hé promised TO MAKEN AMENDS FOR his mistakes

Answer 8

Goedmaken

Question 9

It wasn’t very PRUDENT to tell that secret

Answer 9

Verstandig / voorzichtig

Question 10

I am BY NO MEANS pleased with your bad behaviour

Answer 10

Helemaal niet

Question 11

I OWN that I have made a mistake

Answer 11

Toegeven

Question 12

The punishment was too HARSH

Answer 12

Streng / hard

Question 13

He SENSED that there was something wrong

Answer 13

Voelen

Question 14

Soon the ex-prisoner LAPSED INTO his old habit of stealing

Answer 14

Vervallen in

Question 15

He AFFECTED not to hear me

Answer 15

Doen alsof

Question 16

That little boy is always full of MISCHIEF

Answer 16

Kattenkwaad

Question 17

The MISCHIEVOUS boy threw a stone through the window

Answer 17

Ondeugend

Question 18

The staff is always COURTEOUS and helpful

Answer 18

Beleefd / hoffelijk

Question 19

Hé didnt even have the COURTESY to call and say he couldn’t come

Answer 19

Beleefdheid

Question 20

A queen should never lose her DIGNITY

Answer 20

Waardigheid

Question 21

The terminally ill patient wanted to die a DIGNIFIED death

Answer 21

Waardig

Question 22

What a CONCEITED woman

Answer 22

Verwaand

Question 23

She was shocked by his GROSS / CRUDE language

Answer 23

Grof / ruw

Question 24

It was quite MANIFEST that he was telling a lie

Answer 24

Duidelijk

Question 25

It was very CONSIDERATE of you to bring flowers

Answer 25

Attent

Question 26

The minister’s LICENTIOUS life shocked public opinion

Answer 26

Losbandig

Question 27

Hé SQUANDERED all his money on gambling in casinos

Answer 27

Verkwisten

Question 28

He was LED ASTRAY by wrong friends

Answer 28

Op het verkeerde pad brengen

Question 29

MALICIOUS gossip can do a lot of harm

Answer 29

Kwaadaardig

Question 30

How did it COME ABOUT that you got so furious

Answer 30

Komen

Question 31

I DEFY you to prove that I am a liar

Answer 31

Uitdagen

Question 32

The soldiers DEFIED the lieutenant’s order

Answer 32

Negeren / trotseren

Question 33

What you have done is IN DEFIANCE OF the law

Answer 33

In strijd met

Question 34

These mountains people live an AUSTERE life

Answer 34

Sober / eenvoudig

Question 35

The first few years after the war was a period of AUSTERITY

Answer 35

Soberheid

Question 36

She has very REFINED manners

Answer 36

Beschaafd

Question 37

He has an optimistic DISPOSION

Answer 37

Aard / karakter

Question 38

He held himself ALOOF from the others

Answer 38

Afzijdig

Question 39

In those days cohabiting was FROWNED UPON

Answer 39

Afkeuren

Question 40

This school has a very good REPUTATION

Answer 40

Naam / reputatie

Question 41

His reputation is without BLEMISH

Answer 41

Smet / vlek

Question 42

REPUTE is a formal word for ‘reputation’

Answer 42

Naam / reputatie

Question 43

Bad food BROUGHT the restaurant INTO DISREPUTE

Answer 43

Een slechte naam bezorgen

Question 44

Wo don’t do business with DISREPUTABLE companies

Answer 44

Met een slechte naam

Question 45

The shy boy gave the girl a FURTIVE look

Answer 45

Steels / heimelijk

Question 46

She never starts a conversation; she is too SELF-CONSCIOUS

Answer 46

Verlegen

Question 47

Stop talking; someone is EAVESDROPPING

Answer 47

Afluisteren

Question 48

Members of the jury were REBUKED for speaking to the press

Answer 48

Berispen

Question 49

Thanks to her THRIFT she could save money

Answer 49

Zuinigheid

Question 50

A THRIFTY person doesn’t waste money

Answer 50

Zuinig

Question 51

A SPENDTHRIFT likes to waste money

Answer 51

Verkwister

Question 52

A FILMSY excuse is not a very good excuse

Answer 52

Zwak

Question 53

A PRETEXT is a flimsy excuse

Answer 53

Smoes

Question 54

He is lazy; he never EXERTS HIMSELF very much

Answer 54

Zich inspannen

Question 55

The sick man had avoid all EXERTION

Answer 55

Inspanning

Question 56

The naughty Boys MOCKED atheist old man

Answer 56

Bespotten

Question 57

There was a tone of MOCKERY in his voice

Answer 57

Spot

Question 58

He REFRAINED FROM giving any criticism

Answer 58

Zich onthouden van

Question 59

Don’t PRY INTO others peoples business

Answer 59

Je neus steken in

Question 60

The shoplifter STEALTHILY put a watch in her bag

Answer 60

Stiekem / heimelijk

Question 61

Money is the MAINSPRING of everything he does

Answer 61

Drijfveer

Question 62

He did all he could to REDRESS the wrongs

Answer 62

Herstellen

Question 63

He had to CONCEDE that he had made a mistake

Answer 63

Toegeven

Question 64

Someone has been TAMPERING WITH my scooter

Answer 64

Knoeien aan

Question 65

A SMUG / COMPLACENT person is very pleased with himself

Answer 65

Zelfvoldaan

Question 66

There is no reason for COMPLACENCY

Answer 66

Zelfvoldaanheid

Question 67

Don’t MEDDLE IN my affairs

Answer 67

Zich bemoeien met

Question 68

I have no reason to QUESTION his honesty

Answer 68

In twijfel trekken

Question 69

This is a BREACH of our contract

Answer 69

Breuk

Question 70

The mother SCOLDED her daughter for being late

Answer 70

Een standje geven

Question 71

I’m afraid your decision was a little RASH

Answer 71

Overhaast

Question 72

Even his best friend had FORSAKEN him

Answer 72

In de steek laten

Question 73

A first impression is often DECEPTIVE

Answer 73

Bedrieglijk

Question 74

Don’t believe this advertisement; it’s all DECEPTION

Answer 74

Bedrog

Question 75

The parents of the addicted son SOUGHT HELP

Answer 75

Hulp zoeken

Question 76

They were not CONTENTED with their wages

Answer 76

Tevreden

Question 77

The opposite of ‘contented’ is DISCONTENTED

Answer 77

Ontevreden

Question 78

She gave me a HAUGHTY look and walked on

Answer 78

Hooghartig

Question 79

Our characters is mainly MOULDED in your youth

Answer 79

Vormen

Question 80

The talk show hostess was an ENGAGING person

Answer 80

Charmant

Question 81

Every person has his/her own PECULIARITIES

Answer 81

Eigenaardigheid

Question 82

The war prisoners were DEGRADED and tortured

Answer 82

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