108-114

Question 1

A SMUG / COMPLACENT person is very pleased with himself

Answer 1

zelfvoldaan

Question 2

There is no reason for COMPLACENCY

Answer 2

zelfvoldaanheid

Question 3

I´m afraid your decision was a little RASH

Answer 3

overhaast

Question 4

A first impression is often DECEPTIVE

Answer 4

bedrieglijk

Question 5

Don´t believe this advertisement; it´s al DECEPTION

Answer 5

bedrog

Question 6

The opposite of ´contented´ is discontented

Answer 6

ontevreden

Question 7

She gave me a HAUGHTY look and walked on

Answer 7

hooghartig

Question 8

Every person has his/her own PECULIARITIES

Answer 8

eigenaardigheid

Question 9

The war prisoners were DEGRADED and tortured

Answer 9

vernederen

Question 10

He ENDEAVOURED to break the world record

Answer 10

proberen

Question 11

All his ENDEAVOURS failed

Answer 11

poging

Question 12

After many physical TRAILS the expedition reached the North Pole

Answer 12

beproeving

Question 13

She UTILISED every moment of her leisure time

Answer 13

benutten

Question 14

In her new job she had less time TO PURSUE her hobbies

Answer 14

zich bezighouden met

Question 15

Gardening is one of my father´s leisure PURSUITS

Answer 15

bezigheid

Question 16

The actor got an Oscar for OUTSTANDING acting

Answer 16

uitstekend

Question 17

A FARCE is a funny play full of silly situations

Answer 17

klucht

Question 18

The crowd ACCLAIMED the campion

Answer 18

toejuichen

Question 19

He was a film director of international RENOWN

Answer 19

faam / beroemdheid

Question 20

The storm caused DISRUPTION of rail travel

Answer 20

ontwrichting

Question 21

Traffic was DIVERTED because of the accident

Answer 21

omleiden

Question 22

There were many traffic DIVERSIONS near London

Answer 22

omleiding

Question 23

The next bus IS DUE in ten minutes

Answer 23

moeten aankomen

Question 24

The KERB is the edge of the pavement

Answer 24

stoeprand

Question 25

When it is slippery, you should brake GENTLY

Answer 25

zacht / voorzichtig

Question 26

The REAR of the car was damaged

Answer 26

achterkant

Question 27

Most accidents can be AVERTED by careful driving

Answer 27

vermijden

Question 28

There was a hole in the EXHAUST of the car

Answer 28

uitlaat

Question 29

The minister´s remarks put the goverment in an AWKWARD position

Answer 29

lastig

Question 30

The rescue operation was IMPEDED by bad weather

Answer 30

belemmeren

Question 31

The storm was a serious IMPEDIMENT to the rescue operation

Answer 31

belemmering

Question 32

The back end of the ship is called the STERN

Answer 32

achtersteven

Question 33

The cabin had one small PORTHOLE

Answer 33

patrijspoort

Question 34

The ship was BOUND FOR New York when it struck an iceberg

Answer 34

op weg naar

Question 35

The harbour was full of all kinds of CRAFT

Answer 35

vaartuig (en)

Question 36

The hovercraft was PROPELLED by two jet-engines

Answer 36

voortstuwen

Question 37

We chose this holiday destination HAPHAZARDLY

Answer 37

op goed geluk

Question 38

Sailing the world is is a small boat is quite a VENTURE

Answer 38

waagstuk

Question 39

Nobody VENTURED into the mountains during the snowstorm

Answer 39

zich wagen

Question 40

The emergency exit did not CONFORM WITH the safety standards

Answer 40

in overeenstemming zijn met

Question 41

The aircraft was FUELLED in the air

Answer 41

van brandstof voorzien

Question 42

He SCANNED the horizon with his bionculars

Answer 42

afspeuren

Question 43

Storms and shipwrecks are the PERILS of the sea

Answer 43

gevaar

Question 44

The small boat was TOSSED ABOUT by the waves

Answer 44

heen en weer slingeren

Question 45

The FEROCIOUS lion attacked the hunters

Answer 45

woest

Question 46

The fox succeeded in ELUDING the hunters

Answer 46

ontwijken

Question 47

A DOCILE dog always obeys its master

Answer 47

volgzaam / gedwee

Question 48

A VINE is a plant that produces grapes

Answer 48

wijnstok

Question 49

Protection the environment is PARAMOUNT

Answer 49

erg belangrijk

Question 50

Don´t drive too near the edge of the PRECIPICE / ABYSS

Answer 50

afgrond

Question 51

There are no houses in this DESOLATE area

Answer 51

woest en verlaten

Question 52

Many people like the SOLTUDE of the moors

Answer 52

eenzaamheid

Question 53

The damage INFLICTED by the hurricane was enormous

Answer 53

toebrengen

Question 54

This area has been DESIGNATED as a national park

Answer 54

aanwijzen

Question 55

BY AND LARGE the beaches in france were clean

Answer 55

over het algemeen

Question 56

The police had TO RESORT TO violence

Answer 56

zich toevlucht nemen tot

Question 57

His strange behaviour AROUSED suspicion

Answer 57

wekken

Question 58

He is UNDENIABLY a very good detective

Answer 58

ongetwijfeld

Question 59

This boook describes the BRUTALITIES of war

Answer 59

wreedheid

Question 60

The man who murdered the old woman is a BRUTE

Answer 60

beest

Question 61

You are TRESPASSING because this is private land

Answer 61

op verboden terrein zijn

Question 62

The murdere brought DISGRACE on his family

Answer 62

schande

Question 63

The hooligans behaved DISGRACEFULLY

Answer 63

schandalig

Question 64

The murderer THRUST a knife into the man´s back

Answer 64

stoten / duwen

Question 65

She SHUDDERED at the sight of the dead body

Answer 65

huiveren

Question 66

When in prison, he REPENTED OF his crimes

Answer 66

berouw hebben (van)

Question 67

The police are going TO CRACK DOWN ON drug dealers

Answer 67

aanpakken

Question 68

A drunken driver is a MENACE to road savely

Answer 68

bedrijging

Question 69

The article was full of VICIOUS slander

Answer 69

gemeen

Question 70

The witness had TO RETRACT his false statement

Answer 70

intrekken

Question 71

He had a DISPUTE with his publisher about royalties

Answer 71

geschil

Question 72

The judge asked the lawyer TO CONFINE himself to the subject

Answer 72

beperken

Question 73

The prisoner was CONFINED in a dark cell

Answer 73

opsluiten

Question 74

The judge asked the witness TO CLARIFY his statement

Answer 74

verduidelijken / toelichten

Question 75

The government has OUTLAWED tobacco advertising

Answer 75

verbieden

Question 76

The witness gave a MINUTE description of the thief

Answer 76

heel nauwkeurig

Question 77

The two men DEVISED a plan to rob the bank

Answer 77

bedenken

Question 78

A team of detectives will PROBE the kidnapping affair

Answer 78

diepgaand onderzoeken

Question 79

He COMPROMISED himseld by accepting a bribe

Answer 79

in opspraak brengen

Question 80

This bar is a HAUNT of drug dealers

Answer 80

veel bezochte plaats

Question 81

The defendant ASSERTED that he was not guilty

Answer 81

beweren

Question 82

There was no evidence to support his ASSERTION

Answer 82

bewering

Question 83

Making a false statement under oath is called PERJURY

Answer 83

meineed

Question 84

He was arrested for ILLICIT trade in drugs

Answer 84

verboden / onwettig

Question 85

His description of the accident doesn´t TALLY with the facts

Answer 85

kloppen / overeenstemmen

Question 86

WIthout SOLID evidence there cannot be a conviction

Answer 86

degelijk

Question 87

He was GOVERNOR of Brixton prison

Answer 87

gevangenisdirecteur

Question 88

A prison governor is caller WARDEN in American English

Answer 88

gevangenisdirecteur