James Joyce Contos Intermediários

Question 1

Scud

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(especially of clouds and ships) to move quickly and without stopping in a straight line:

Question 2

Pellet

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a small hard ball or tube-shaped piece of any substance:

Question 3

Clump

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A group of trees or flowers

Question 4

Remonstrate

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to complain to someone or about something

Question 5

Merrily

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showing happiness or enjoyment:

Question 6

Elate

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To fill with joy and pride

Question 7

Swarthy

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(of a person or their skin) dark:

Question 8

Nudge

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to push something or someone gently, especially to push someone with your elbow (= the middle part of your arm where it bends) to attract the person’s attention:

Question 9

Mite

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A very small amount

Question 10

Strive

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to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties:

Question 11

Alight

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Get out of a vehicle, especially a train or a bus.

Question 12

Haze

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something such as heat or smoke in the air that makes it less clear, so that it is difficult to see well:

Question 13

Snug

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(of a person) feeling warm, comfortable, and protected, or (of a place, especially a small place) giving feelings of warmth, comfort, and protection:

Question 14

Congenial

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friendly and pleasant:

Question 15

Dangle

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to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely:

Question 16

Summit

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the top or highest point, esp. of a mountain:

Question 17

Hue

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a degree of lightness, darkness, strength, etc. of) a colour:

Question 18

Unceasingly

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in a way that is continuing and unlikely to stop:

Question 19

Squat

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short and wide, usually in a way that is not attractive:

Question 20

Ruddy

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Red

Question 21

Wheeze

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to make a high, rough noise while breathing because of some breathing difficulty:

Question 22

Cunning

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Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose:

Question 23

Breeches

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Pants

Question 24

Jauntily

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in a way that shows that you are happy and confident:

Question 25

Leech

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a person who gives attention to someone over a long period in order to get their money or support

Parasita

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Skivvy

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a person, in the past a female servant, who does the dirty and unpleasant jobs in a house, such as cleaning:

Question 27

Thoroughfare

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a main road for public use or a passage through somewhere

Question 28

Heedlessly

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in a way that does not give attention to a risk or possible difficulty:

Question 29

Squint

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partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly

Question 30

Saunter

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to walk in a slow and relaxed way, often in no particular direction:

Question 31

Leer

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(especially of men) to look at someone in a sexually interested way:

Question 32

Listlessly

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in a way that shows you have no energy and enthusiasm and are unwilling to do anything needing effort:

Question 33

Warily

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in a way that is wary (= not completely trusting or certain):

Question 34

Slatternly

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dirty and untidy; used especially about women:

Question 35

Behold

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to see or look at someone or something:

Question 36

Keenly

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extremely or very strongly:

Question 37

Brisk

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quick, energetic, and active:

Question 38

Prick

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to make a very small hole or holes in the surface of something, sometimes in a way that causes pain:

Curb: you prick… Stupid

Question 39

Pant

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to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth, usually because you have been doing something very energetic:

Question 40

Swerve

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to change direction, especially suddenly:

Question 41

Stern

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severe, or showing disapproval: