Little Women Vocab Flashcards by Janne Ceulemans

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Irascible

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Opvliegend, driftig

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Harum-scarum

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Roekeloos, onstuimig

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Impetuous

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Onstuimig, impulsief, heftig

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Impertinent

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Brutaal, onbeschaamd, irrelevant

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In a flurry

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Gedreven door een windstoot, a swirling mass of something fe snow, in de war,

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Wistful

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Weemoedig, droefgeestig verlangend

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Topsy-turvy

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Ondersteboven

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Redoubtable

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Geducht(e tegenstander)

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Prim

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Stijf, gemaakt, formeel

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Poky

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Benepen, bekrompen

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Indolent

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Lui

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Play truant

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Spijbelen

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Coddle

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Overbeschermen, verwennen

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Convulse

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Schokken, door elkaar schudden, stuiptrekken

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Voracious

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Gulzig, vraatzuchtig

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Infirmity

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Gebrek, zwakte

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Rapture

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Vreugdeuitbarsting

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Blithe

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Blij, zorgeloos, achteloos

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Pansies

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Viooltjes

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Crotchety

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Grillig, nukkig

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Quench

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Blussen, doven, lessen

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Withering

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Vernietigend, om iemand te vernederen

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Rankle

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Knagen (als in irriteren)

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Inexorable

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Onverbiddelijk

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Portentous

Onheilspellend, veelzeggend

Infringe

Breken (van regels)

Imploring

Smekend

Indignation

Verontwaardiging

Irrepressible

Ononderdrukbaar

Beseech

Smeken, bidden

Ignominious

Schandelijk

Conceited

Verwaand, eigenwijs

Prevailed upon

Overtuigd worden

Bridle up

Boos worden

Coax

Overhalen, verleiden

Calamity

Ramp, onheil

To plume oneself

Jezelf een pluim geven, opscheppen

Exasperating

Irritant

Penitent

Berouwvol

Refractory

Hardnekkig, weerbarstig

Destitute

Verstoken, arm

Sumptuous

Weelderig, prachtig, luxueus

Repine

Klagen, morren

Despondency

Moedeloosheid

Alacrity

Enthousiasme, bereidwilligheid

Relinquish

Opgeven, afstaan

Prodigious

Wonderbaarlijk, verbazend

Effigy

Beeltenis

Rapture

Vervoering, verukking

Convulse

Stuiptrekken

Fastidious

Kieskeurig

get your bearings

gewend geraken, thuis voelen, je weg vinden

green at the gills

groen zien, er misselijk/ziek uit zien

apprehension

vrees, begrip/vat

tamp down

minimaliseren

quailing

angst tonen, terugdeinzen

sconce

aan de muur bevestigde kandelaar

impertinent

onbeleefd, onbeschaamd, irrelevant

shrewd

sluw, schrander, ijskoud

parse

taalkundig ontleden

raucous

luidruchtig

denizen

bewoner (typisch voor bepaalde plaats, vb bosbewoner), buitenlander met bepaalde rechten in nieuw land (brits)

apprehend

oppakken, vatten, begrijpen

coax

overhalen, zorgvuldig en geduldig naar je hand zetten

chuff

grommen, puffen

recalcitrant

weerspannig

ignominious

schandelijk

grievance

klacht, wrok, verdriet