vocabulary 1

squander (slösa bort) to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your own advantage

dread (bäva, frukta) to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen

task-oriented (uppgiftsorienterad) focused on getting the job done without worrying about the personal development or satisfaction of the team

commodity (råvara, artikel) a substance or product that can be traded, bought or sold

currency (valuta) the money that is used in a particular countrey at a particular time

linear (linjär) relating to lines; involving events or thoughts in which one follows another one directly

continuous (kontinuerlig) without a pause or interruption

flow (flyt) to continuously and easy move in one direction

rural (lantlig) in, of, or like the countryside

quantity (mängd, storhet) the amount or number of something, especially that can be measured

redecorate (måla om) to paint or put paper of the inside walls of a house when this has been done before

conceive (hitta på) to imagine something; to invent a plan or idea

concept (koncept) a principle or idea

crop (gröda) (the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain or vegetable grown in large amounts

devise (uppfinna) to invent a plan, system, object etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination

sundial (solur) a device that uses the light of the sun to show the time of day

inherit (ärva) to recieve money, a house etc. from someone after they have died

pendulum ( pendel) a devise consisting of a weight on a stick with constant movement from side to side

goldsmith (guldsmed) someone who makes objects from gold

venture (riskera) taking a risk doing something that might be dangerous, or say something that might be criticized

conclude (dra slutsatsen) to have a particular opinion about something after thinking carefully about it

sense (sinne, förnuft) an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste and feel

battered (missbruk) hurt by being repeatedly hit; damaged, especially by being used a lot

abuse (misshandla) to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong

construction (konstruktion) the work of building or making something with a particular type of structure or materials etc.

glance (snegla) to give a quick short look

leisure (fritid) the time when your are not working or doing ither duties

assuage ( lindra) to make unpleasant feelings less strong

sinew (sena) a tendon (= a strong piece of tissue in the body connecting a muscle to a bone)

malady (en sjukdom) a disease

seek (sträva efter) to try to find or get something that is not a physical object

severe (allvarlig, svår, seriös) very serious; causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage etc.

mere (blott) used to emphasize that something is not large or impirtant

imply (antyda) to communitate an idea or feeling without saying it directly

deem (anse) to consider or judge something in a particual way

quarrel (gräl) a heated argument or disagreement

remedy (botemedel) a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem

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