E-N 124 - 125 - 126 Flashcards

1
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INQUISITIVE people want to know about other people´s affairs

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nieuwsgierig

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2
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He is a very SHREWD busnissman

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slim

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3
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Fairy tales belang to the REALM of imagination

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rijk

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4
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The author of Harry Potter is an IMAGINATIVE writer

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fantasierijk

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5
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She did not fully COMPREHEND what had happened

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begrijpen

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6
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This technical book is only COMPREHENSIBLE to specialists

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begrijpelijk

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7
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This problem is beyond my COMPREHENSION

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begrip

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8
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His beard made RECOGNITION difficult

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herkenning

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9
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I RECKON he will soon return

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veronderstellen / denken

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10
Q

Have you NOTED that his hands were trembling?

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merken

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11
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I´ll never forget that NOTABLE meeting

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opmerkelijk

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12
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He carried out the plan with great DETERMINATION

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vastberadenheid

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13
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The photograph awakened REMINISCENCES of his youth

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herinneringen

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14
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I have no NOTION what he is talking about

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idee

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15
Q

DId i hear anything, or was it just my FANCY?

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verbeelding / fantasie

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16
Q

I FANCIED i heard footsteps on the stairs

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zich verbeelden

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17
Q

I don´t FANCY going out tonight

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zin hebben in

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18
Q

He didn´t understand the ESSENCE of the poem

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essentie

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19
Q

You can solve this problem by using your WITS

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verstand

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20
Q

Your explanation sounds quite PLAUSIBLE

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aannemelijk

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21
Q

Let´s VIEW the matter from your standpoint

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bekijken

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22
Q

Please ATTEND TO what I´m saying

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letten op

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23
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He ARGUED that soft drugs should be legalised

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stellen / betogen

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24
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How do you ENVISAGE the role of the internet in education

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zich voorstellen / zien

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25
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The critics were UNANIMOUS in their praise

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unaniem

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26
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He is a TRUSTWORTHY politician

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betrouwbaar

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27
Q

There are several ways of RESOLVING this problem

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oplossen

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28
Q

She RESOLVED to give up smoking

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besluiten

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29
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I have made a New Year RESOLUTION to stop smoking

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voornemen / besluit

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30
Q

She always ADHERES TO / ABIDED BY her principles

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zich houden aan

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31
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He was so PREOCCUPIED with his book that he didn´t hear me

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in beslag genomen / verdiept

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32
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Sleeping and eating was the prisoner´s main PREOCCUPATION

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bezigheid

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33
Q

People are PRONE to make mistakes when they are tired

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geneigd

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34
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He has UNCOMPROMISING opinions about what´s right and wrong

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star / onbuigzaam

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35
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After REFLECTING for a while, she decided not to go

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nadenken

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36
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At the age of seven Mozart was a PRODIGY

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wonderkind

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37
Q

She IS completely IGNORANT ABOUT politics

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niets weten van

38
Q

I was in complete IGNORANCE of his plans

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onwetendheid

39
Q

TO ERR is human

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zich vergissen

40
Q

The idea that a foreign language can be learned without grammar is ERRONEOUS

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onjuist

41
Q

Her VEHEMENT reaction was quite understandable

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heftig

42
Q

Everybody ASSENTED TO the plan

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instemmen met

43
Q

Who CONCEIVED this plan

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bedenken

44
Q

He tried to escape in every CONCEIVABLE way

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denkbaar

45
Q

It´s a MISCONCEPTION to think that money makes people happy

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misvatting

46
Q

The widow was INCONSOLABLE

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ontroostbaar

47
Q

I can´t SUBSCRIBE TO the programme of this political party

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onderschrijven

48
Q

He ASPIRED to become President

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streven naar

49
Q

Her ASPIRATION is to become a great actress

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streven

50
Q

PIOUS people often go to church

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vroom

51
Q

In church people kneel out of PIETY

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eerbied / vroomheid

52
Q

This matter is not my CONCERN

A

zaak

53
Q

He got a present in ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of his help

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erkenning

54
Q

When he was in India, he CONVERTED TO Buddhism

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zich bekeren tot

55
Q

His CONVERSION to Buddhism was a suprise

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bekering

56
Q

A CONVERT is a person who has changed his religion

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bekeerling

57
Q

The boy FEIGNED illness in order to stay away from school

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voorwenden / doen alsof

58
Q

Driving fast in a thick fog is an act of great FOLLY

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dwaasheid

59
Q

I´m tired of your lies and DECEIT

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bedrog

60
Q

The girl´s leaving home caused her parents a great deal of DISTRESS

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verdriet / ellende

61
Q

We DISSUADED the drunken man from driving

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afraden

62
Q

There were OMINOUS black clouds in the sky

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onheilspellend

63
Q

He gave some very PERSUASIVE arguments

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overtuigend

64
Q

They began to work with great ZEST

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animo / enthousiasme

65
Q

LUDICROUS is another word for ´ridiculous´

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balachelijk

66
Q

He WAS INSISTENT that he should pay for the drinks

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aandringen op

67
Q

There were INSISTENT rumours that the prince was in love

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hardnekkig

68
Q

At his wife´s INSISTENT he applied for the job

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aandrang

69
Q

Her grandparents are CONTEMPLATING selling their big house

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overwegen

70
Q

The point of this joke ELUDES me

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ontgaan

71
Q

The police could not find the ELUSIVE criminal

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ongrijpbaar

72
Q

He is a CONSCIENTIOUS worker

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nauwgezet

73
Q

The accountants SCRUTINISED the books of the bank

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onderzoeken

74
Q

After close SCRUTINY nothing wrong was found

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onderzoek

75
Q

The books of the bank were SUBJECTED TO close scrutiny

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onderwerpen aan

76
Q

Football supporters are PREDOMINANTLY men

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voornamelijk / hoofdzakelijk

77
Q

She RESOLVED to give up smoking

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besluiten

78
Q

This is a very good map; you can DEPEND ON it

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vertrouwen op

79
Q

In the mountains you must have a DEPENDABLE guide

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betrouwbaar

80
Q

He is a THRUSTWORTHY politician

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betrouwbaar

81
Q

Hunger IMPELLED her to steal food

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aanzetten tot

82
Q

His sudden death left her completely DISTRACED

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radeloos

83
Q

Joan of Arc was accused of HERESY

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ketterij

84
Q

In the Middle Ages HERETICS were burnt

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ketter

85
Q

I strongly DISSENT FROM what the last speaker said

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het oneens zijn met

86
Q

Why cannot you give a STRAIGHTFORWARD answer?

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rechtstreeks

87
Q

The old film EVOKED memories of her childhood

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oproepen

88
Q

What do you DEDUCE from these facts

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concluderen

89
Q

All his DEDUCTIONS were correct

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conclusie

90
Q

She is always STRIVING FOR perfection

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streven (naar)