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vocabulary of the book Flashcards

1
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redemption

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regaining pride

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longevity

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long live

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ineluctable

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inevitable

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tribulations

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dificultats

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downs, old steyne and kemp town

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llocs de Brighton Sussex

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Packard and Morris

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types of cars

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7
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plebeian

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persona normal

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rakish

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descarat, jaunty

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roadhouses

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motels, pubs, restaurant de carretera

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totsies

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attractive young women

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bayreuth

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opera festival

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12
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macadamished

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pavimentar amb esfalt

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13
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albrecht

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character in the opera Giselle

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14
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protuberant

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sobrasaliente

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15
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codpiece

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peça que cobreix els ous dels homes

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16
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lend lease

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llei de préstec de la WW2

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17
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square

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persona aburrida

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18
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general mcArthur

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general que va ser adorat després de la guerra de Corea

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staid

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formal, serio

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correspondents

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journalists, corresponsal

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21
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dominique

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top single of Singing Nun

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22
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fleece

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forro polar

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23
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pogo sticking

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pogo saltaríin

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24
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poke fun

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burlar-se d’algú

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airplay

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transmissió per ràdio

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26
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whack at the front

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give everything

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27
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floppy

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cabell justin bieber

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wooly jumper

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jersei de llana

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29
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lapel badge

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broche

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foldaway

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plegable

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toggle up

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jaqueta lligada fins a dalt

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epaulette

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ornament militar de les espatlles

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fringe

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franja

34
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hankie

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mocador

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knickers

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calcetes

36
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airedale
pariah

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raça de gos
gos apestado

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the rope

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instrument de tortura

38
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clink
gaols

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prison
jail

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jerry

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paraula informal usada a la WW2 per referir-se als alemanys

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scrumping

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stealing fruit

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promenading

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passeig marítim

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acme

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peak, cima d’algo

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nowt

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res

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agog

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ansioso, deseoso, impacient

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wireless

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inalàmbric

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pliant

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fleixble, manejable

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panopticon

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sistema de vigilància de presons amb moltes càmeres ocultes per observar-ho tot i tenir-ho tot sota control

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churlish

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maleducat

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ponderous

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pesat o aburrit

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perpendicular

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vertical o perpendicular

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dominion

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regne, dominihence

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whence
hence

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d’on, from where
therefor, d’aqui, per tant

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bestow

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otorgar, conceder

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reverie

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daydreaming

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lusturous

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bright or brilliant

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indolent

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perezoso

57
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pensive
repose

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pensatiu
reposar

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angelica

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planta aromàtica

59
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irrevocably

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irreversible

60
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tumuli

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monument funerari que es posa pedres i terra damunt de la tomba fent com un turonet

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maxillary

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mandibular

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disarticulated

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separat

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eschew

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evitar deliberadaemnt

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alarum

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alarma

65
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gosses

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goshawk, astor comú

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overwrought

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alterat

67
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brutalist

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tipus d’arquitectura, moviment arquitectònic

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polemical

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polèmic

69
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dystopian

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contrari d’utopia

70
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catapulted

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tirat amb una catapulta o com ella

Anglès (4 decks)

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