ENGELSKA DEL 1

Övningen är skapad 2024-03-04 av GetJxED. Antal frågor: 30.




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  • mar to damage, ruin, deface
  • wistful full of wishful yearning or longing, often with sadness
  • supercilious having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; cocky
  • compulsion a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one's will
  • deft quick and skillful
  • contemptuous showing or feeling disapproval or disdain toward something a person considers mean, vile, or worthless; scornful
  • infinitesimal immeasurably small; less than an assignable quantity
  • cynical distrusting, criticizing, or mocking the motives of others; pessimistic; glass is half empty mentality
  • solemn formal; serious; sober; lacking humor or happiness
  • anemic weak; lacking power, vigor, vitality; wishy-washy **the spelling has changed since Fitzgerald’s time
  • vitality liveliness; energy (physical and/or mental); spirit; vigor
  • discreet marked by caution, prudence, or modesty and wise self-restraint; subtle
  • defer to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion to another [usually followed by “to”; ex: Because she is an accountant, I defer to my mom on questions regarding my taxes.]
  • incessant never-ending; ceaseless
  • hauteur/haughty pride, arrogance; cockiness adj. – cocky, snobby
  • strident loud, harsh, grating, or shrill
  • permeate to fill up, seep into; to saturate
  • innuendo an indirect hint or suggestion about a person or thing, especially of an insulting or an offensive nature
  • erroneous incorrect; wrong
  • ascertain to determine; to make certain or clear
  • vacuous empty; lacking ideas or intelligence; stupid
  • implore to beg urgently
  • ineptly/inept lacking skill; awkward; clumsy
  • dissension disagreement; difference of opinion
  • disintegrate to decay; decompose; break up
  • sporadic periodic; random; happening at irregular intervals
  • punctilious painstaking; meticulous; strict attention to minute
  • disconcerting confusing; disturbing; causing emotional disturbance
  • retribution something justly deserved; taking revenge or correcting a wrong
  • sinister evil; bad; wicked

Alla Inga

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https://glosor.eu/ovning/engelska-del-1.11970227.html

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