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desiccate
gedroogd, dried
ecstasy
feeling of great happines
millennium
1000 years
dumbbell
gewichten
supersede
take place of (authority/use)
accidentally
on/by accident
pedlar
door-to-door salesman
minuscule
tiny/wee
coolly
calmly
accommodate
give place to stay
irresistible
can’t resist
liaison
connection to (work)
harass
to bother/disturb/upset
definitely
certainly
occurrence
happens once in a while/appearence
embarrass
to cause shame
cemetery
burial place/graveyard
inoculate
vaccinate
sacrilegious
not showing respect for a holy place
questionnare
list of questions, survey
unconscious
not conscious, without awareness
precocious
unusually mature, especially in mental development
surveillance
observation to gather information
chrysanthemum
brightly coloured showy flower
idiosyncrasy
a tendency, habit
chauffeur
private driver
onomatopoeia
formation of a word by imitation of a sound of the noise or action described (meow)
conscientious
careful, particular, taking great care
demitasse
small coffee cup
vengeance
punishment inflicted for a wrong done to oneself or somebody else, revenge
prospicience
the act of looking forward; foresight
acquiesce
to accept the inevitable; to comply passively
malfeasance
conduct by a public official that violates the public trust or is against the law
irascible
irritable, quick-tempered
antediluvian
relating to the period before the biblical flood, old-fashioned
foudroyant
sudden and overwhelming; stunning
eudemonic
conducive to happiness
logorrhea
excessive and often incoherent talkativeness
pterodactyl
flying reptiles with no feathers (dino)
stichomythia
dialogue, especially a dispute, delivered in alternating lines
feuilleton
part of a European newspaper or magazine with content designed to entertain the reader
milquetoast
a timid, unassertive or apologetic person
chrematistic
relating to making money