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Question 1

INQUISITIVE people want to know about other people´s affairs

Answer 1

nieuwsgierig

Question 2

He is a very SHREWD busnissman

Answer 2

slim

Question 3

Fairy tales belang to the REALM of imagination

Answer 3

rijk

Question 4

The author of Harry Potter is an IMAGINATIVE writer

Answer 4

fantasierijk

Question 5

She did not fully COMPREHEND what had happened

Answer 5

begrijpen

Question 6

This technical book is only COMPREHENSIBLE to specialists

Answer 6

begrijpelijk

Question 7

This problem is beyond my COMPREHENSION

Answer 7

begrip

Question 8

His beard made RECOGNITION difficult

Answer 8

herkenning

Question 9

I RECKON he will soon return

Answer 9

veronderstellen / denken

Question 10

Have you NOTED that his hands were trembling?

Answer 10

merken

Question 11

I´ll never forget that NOTABLE meeting

Answer 11

opmerkelijk

Question 12

He carried out the plan with great DETERMINATION

Answer 12

vastberadenheid

Question 13

The photograph awakened REMINISCENCES of his youth

Answer 13

herinneringen

Question 14

I have no NOTION what he is talking about

Answer 14

idee

Question 15

DId i hear anything, or was it just my FANCY?

Answer 15

verbeelding / fantasie

Question 16

I FANCIED i heard footsteps on the stairs

Answer 16

zich verbeelden

Question 17

I don´t FANCY going out tonight

Answer 17

zin hebben in

Question 18

He didn´t understand the ESSENCE of the poem

Answer 18

essentie

Question 19

You can solve this problem by using your WITS

Answer 19

verstand

Question 20

Your explanation sounds quite PLAUSIBLE

Answer 20

aannemelijk

Question 21

Let´s VIEW the matter from your standpoint

Answer 21

bekijken

Question 22

Please ATTEND TO what I´m saying

Answer 22

letten op

Question 23

He ARGUED that soft drugs should be legalised

Answer 23

stellen / betogen

Question 24

How do you ENVISAGE the role of the internet in education

Answer 24

zich voorstellen / zien

Question 25

The critics were UNANIMOUS in their praise

Answer 25

unaniem

Question 26

He is a TRUSTWORTHY politician

Answer 26

betrouwbaar

Question 27

There are several ways of RESOLVING this problem

Answer 27

oplossen

Question 28

She RESOLVED to give up smoking

Answer 28

besluiten

Question 29

I have made a New Year RESOLUTION to stop smoking

Answer 29

voornemen / besluit

Question 30

She always ADHERES TO / ABIDED BY her principles

Answer 30

zich houden aan

Question 31

He was so PREOCCUPIED with his book that he didn´t hear me

Answer 31

in beslag genomen / verdiept

Question 32

Sleeping and eating was the prisoner´s main PREOCCUPATION

Answer 32

bezigheid

Question 33

People are PRONE to make mistakes when they are tired

Answer 33

geneigd

Question 34

He has UNCOMPROMISING opinions about what´s right and wrong

Answer 34

star / onbuigzaam

Question 35

After REFLECTING for a while, she decided not to go

Answer 35

nadenken

Question 36

At the age of seven Mozart was a PRODIGY

Answer 36

wonderkind

Question 37

She IS completely IGNORANT ABOUT politics

Answer 37

niets weten van

Question 38

I was in complete IGNORANCE of his plans

Answer 38

onwetendheid

Question 39

TO ERR is human

Answer 39

zich vergissen

Question 40

The idea that a foreign language can be learned without grammar is ERRONEOUS

Answer 40

onjuist

Question 41

Her VEHEMENT reaction was quite understandable

Answer 41

heftig

Question 42

Everybody ASSENTED TO the plan

Answer 42

instemmen met

Question 43

Who CONCEIVED this plan

Answer 43

bedenken

Question 44

He tried to escape in every CONCEIVABLE way

Answer 44

denkbaar

Question 45

It´s a MISCONCEPTION to think that money makes people happy

Answer 45

misvatting

Question 46

The widow was INCONSOLABLE

Answer 46

ontroostbaar

Question 47

I can´t SUBSCRIBE TO the programme of this political party

Answer 47

onderschrijven

Question 48

He ASPIRED to become President

Answer 48

streven naar

Question 49

Her ASPIRATION is to become a great actress

Answer 49

streven

Question 50

PIOUS people often go to church

Answer 50

vroom

Question 51

In church people kneel out of PIETY

Answer 51

eerbied / vroomheid

Question 52

This matter is not my CONCERN

Answer 52

zaak

Question 53

He got a present in ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of his help

Answer 53

erkenning

Question 54

When he was in India, he CONVERTED TO Buddhism

Answer 54

zich bekeren tot

Question 55

His CONVERSION to Buddhism was a suprise

Answer 55

bekering

Question 56

A CONVERT is a person who has changed his religion

Answer 56

bekeerling

Question 57

The boy FEIGNED illness in order to stay away from school

Answer 57

voorwenden / doen alsof

Question 58

Driving fast in a thick fog is an act of great FOLLY

Answer 58

dwaasheid

Question 59

I´m tired of your lies and DECEIT

Answer 59

bedrog

Question 60

The girl´s leaving home caused her parents a great deal of DISTRESS

Answer 60

verdriet / ellende

Question 61

We DISSUADED the drunken man from driving

Answer 61

afraden

Question 62

There were OMINOUS black clouds in the sky

Answer 62

onheilspellend

Question 63

He gave some very PERSUASIVE arguments

Answer 63

overtuigend

Question 64

They began to work with great ZEST

Answer 64

animo / enthousiasme

Question 65

LUDICROUS is another word for ´ridiculous´

Answer 65

balachelijk

Question 66

He WAS INSISTENT that he should pay for the drinks

Answer 66

aandringen op

Question 67

There were INSISTENT rumours that the prince was in love

Answer 67

hardnekkig

Question 68

At his wife´s INSISTENT he applied for the job

Answer 68

aandrang

Question 69

Her grandparents are CONTEMPLATING selling their big house

Answer 69

overwegen

Question 70

The point of this joke ELUDES me

Answer 70

ontgaan

Question 71

The police could not find the ELUSIVE criminal

Answer 71

ongrijpbaar

Question 72

He is a CONSCIENTIOUS worker

Answer 72

nauwgezet

Question 73

The accountants SCRUTINISED the books of the bank

Answer 73

onderzoeken

Question 74

After close SCRUTINY nothing wrong was found

Answer 74

onderzoek

Question 75

The books of the bank were SUBJECTED TO close scrutiny

Answer 75

onderwerpen aan

Question 76

Football supporters are PREDOMINANTLY men

Answer 76

voornamelijk / hoofdzakelijk

Question 77

She RESOLVED to give up smoking

Answer 77

besluiten

Question 78

This is a very good map; you can DEPEND ON it

Answer 78

vertrouwen op

Question 79

In the mountains you must have a DEPENDABLE guide

Answer 79

betrouwbaar

Question 80

He is a THRUSTWORTHY politician

Answer 80

betrouwbaar

Question 81

Hunger IMPELLED her to steal food

Answer 81

aanzetten tot

Question 82

His sudden death left her completely DISTRACED

Answer 82

radeloos

Question 83

Joan of Arc was accused of HERESY

Answer 83

ketterij

Question 84

In the Middle Ages HERETICS were burnt

Answer 84

ketter

Question 85

I strongly DISSENT FROM what the last speaker said

Answer 85

het oneens zijn met

Question 86

Why cannot you give a STRAIGHTFORWARD answer?

Answer 86

rechtstreeks

Question 87

The old film EVOKED memories of her childhood

Answer 87

oproepen

Question 88

What do you DEDUCE from these facts

Answer 88

concluderen

Question 89

All his DEDUCTIONS were correct

Answer 89

conclusie

Question 90

She is always STRIVING FOR perfection

Answer 90

streven (naar)