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

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Onheilspellend, veelzeggend

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Infringe

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Breken (van regels)

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Imploring

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Smekend

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Indignation

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Verontwaardiging

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Irrepressible

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Ononderdrukbaar

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Beseech

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Smeken, bidden

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Ignominious

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Schandelijk

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Conceited

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Verwaand, eigenwijs

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Prevailed upon

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Overtuigd worden

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Bridle up

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Boos worden

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Coax

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Overhalen, verleiden

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Calamity

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Ramp, onheil

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To plume oneself

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Jezelf een pluim geven, opscheppen

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Exasperating

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Irritant

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Penitent

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Berouwvol

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Refractory

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Hardnekkig, weerbarstig

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Destitute

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Verstoken, arm

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Sumptuous

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Weelderig, prachtig, luxueus

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Repine

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Klagen, morren

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Despondency

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Moedeloosheid

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Alacrity

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Enthousiasme, bereidwilligheid

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Relinquish

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Opgeven, afstaan

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Prodigious

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Wonderbaarlijk, verbazend

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Effigy

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Beeltenis

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Rapture

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Vervoering, verukking

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Convulse

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Stuiptrekken

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Fastidious

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Kieskeurig

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get your bearings

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gewend geraken, thuis voelen, je weg vinden

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green at the gills

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groen zien, er misselijk/ziek uit zien

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apprehension

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vrees, begrip/vat

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tamp down

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minimaliseren

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quailing

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angst tonen, terugdeinzen

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sconce

A

aan de muur bevestigde kandelaar

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impertinent

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onbeleefd, onbeschaamd, irrelevant

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shrewd

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sluw, schrander, ijskoud

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parse

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taalkundig ontleden

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raucous

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luidruchtig

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denizen

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

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apprehend

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oppakken, vatten, begrijpen

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coax

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overhalen, zorgvuldig en geduldig naar je hand zetten

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chuff

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grommen, puffen

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recalcitrant

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weerspannig

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ignominious

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schandelijk

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grievance

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klacht, wrok, verdriet

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