Words Dec 2015 Onwards

Question 1

Retail

Answer 1

Detaljhandel

Question 2

Siloed

Answer 2

Inåtvänd (e.g. The discussion has been siloed)

Isolate from others

Question 3

Waterlogged

Answer 3

Vattendränkt

Question 4

Tillage

Answer 4

Jordbearbetning, odling

The preparation of land for growing crops

Question 5

Pasture

Answer 5

Bete, betesmark

Question 6

Till

Answer 6

Bruka och förbereda jorden för sådd

Question 7

Concession

Answer 7

Eftergift, tillmötesgående, medgivande, beviljande

Question 8

Denigrate

Answer 8

Svärta ner

Question 9

Cockcrow

Answer 9

Gryning,
Eng. Synonym: Dawn
The hour of cockcrow was still far off

Question 10

Impeccably

Answer 10

Oklanderligt

E.g. The English are impeccably dressed

Question 11

Conflagration

Answer 11

Storbrand
An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property
Bring the conflagration under control

Question 12

Purgatory

Answer 12

Skärselden

Question 13

Unpalatable

Answer 13

Oaptitlig

Question 14

Palatable

Answer 14

Välsmakande

Question 15

Pentecost

Answer 15

Pingst

Pentecostal Church

Question 16

Calamity

Answer 16

Olycka, katastrof, elände, stor olycka

Question 17

Purveyor

Answer 17

Förmedlare, hovleverantör, furnissör

Question 18

Wedding officiant

Answer 18

Vigselförrättare

Question 19

Cede

Answer 19

Avstå

to yield or formally surrender to another: to cede territory.

Question 20

Concede

Answer 20

MEDGIVA, MEDGE, BEVILJA, GE UPP

Question 21

Agency staff/

Agency workers

Answer 21

Inhyrd personal/

Bemanningsföretagspersonal

Question 22

Blast furnance

Answer 22

Masugn, smältugn
a smelting furnace in the form of a tower into which a blast of hot compressed air can be introduced from below. Such furnaces are used chiefly to make iron from a mixture of iron ore, coke, and limestone.
The traditional method for extracting pure iron from its ore is to heat the ore in a blast furnace with limestone and coke.

Question 23

Derisory

Answer 23

adj. ■ adjective
ridiculously small or inadequate.
another term for derisive.
obetydliga
adjective: HÅNFULL, GÄCKANDE, LÖJLIG, FUTTIG
derisory: obetydliga, futtiga, skrattretande, försumbart, löjeväckande

Question 24

be on the books

Answer 24

› to be ​employed by a ​company, or (​pay to) ​belong to a ​organization, ​society, ​sports ​team, etc.:
There are 256 ​people on the ​books at the ​cement ​works.
The ​nursery has 30 ​babies on the ​books and 13 on the ​waiting ​list.

Question 25

Kerfuffle

Answer 25

Ståhej, bråk

Question 26

Obehag...e.g.I am sorry if this causes you 'obehag'

Answer 26

Discomfort

Question 27

Repeal vs repel

Answer 27

Upphäva, avskaffa

Question 28

Sorely | E.g. I am sorely tempted

Answer 28

I högsta grad, svårt, mycket, ytterst