Nouns

Question 1

Fazzoletto di stoffa

Answer 1

Handkerchief

Question 2

situazione di stallo, vicolo cieco

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Stalemate

Question 3

lack of something (the _ of creativity is impressive)

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Dearth

Question 4

distress caused by loss, disappointment

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Sorrow

Question 5

depression, lowness of spirit

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Dejection

Question 6

satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune

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Schadenfreude

Question 7

feeling of annoyance or humiliation

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Chargrin

Question 8

rude, impolite, or unmannerly person

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Boor

Question 9

Astuteness

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Wit

Question 10

a state of sadness or depression

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Gloom

Question 11

Zanna

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Tusk (herbivores)
Fang (carnivores)

Question 12

an angry dispute or argument

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Quarrel

Question 13

Grandine

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Hail

Question 14

Presentinento

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Hunch

Question 15

Fuliggine

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Soot

Question 16

Trick

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Ruse

Question 17

stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one’s own

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Bigotry

Question 18

Smalto di oggetti

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Enamel

Question 19

an outcast; any person that is avoided or is not accepted or ostracized

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Pariah

Question 20

discrimination against disabled people

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Ableism

Question 21

a state of commotion, disorder, or disturbance

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Turmoil

Question 22

power to accomplish something; strategic advantage

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Leverage

Question 23

an amount, number, or quantity that is too much (a _ of excuses)

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Plethora

Question 24

something that is done, performed, or accomplished

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Deed

Question 25

self-seeking person who flatters others in power

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Sycophant

Question 26

difficulty to be overcome, obstacle

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Hurdle

Question 27

ridiculous or outrageous misrepresentation of something: "The film was a _ of the original book."

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Travesty

Question 28

strong regional accent (he answered with that rich _ of his)

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Brogue

Question 29

Setaccio

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Sieve

Question 30

an uneasy feeling regarding one's conduct (He has no _ about lying) / a sudden feeling of nervousness or fear

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Qualm

Question 31

variety of things to choose from: (a _ of different computers)

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Smorgasbord

Question 32

parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text

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Palimpsest

Question 33

homeless child/animal

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Waif

Question 34

Amusement

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Mirth

Question 35

Mess

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Botch

Question 36

Perfect example of smth

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Epitome

Question 37

family, class, group, kind

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Ilk

Question 38

where you sleep on a ship

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Berth

Question 39

Suino

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Swine

Question 40

place or condition of wild noise (The classroom was total _ when I walked in)

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Bedlam

Question 41

speech made quickly so that the speaker sounds like an expert

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Spiel

Question 42

A layer of smth dark (figurato e letterale)

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Pall

Question 43

an apparently good or pleasing appearance (a _ of respectability)

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Veneer

Question 44

comfort in sorrow or misfortune (_ in knowing that her death was instantaneous)

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Solace

Question 45

sore, as on the skin, mouth, or stomach lining, bringing with it the disintegration of tissue

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Ulcer

Question 46

infectious disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals that can be transmitted to humans, as by handling infected wool, and that is marked by skin ulcers

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Anthrax

Question 47

riddle whose answer involves a pun/anything that puzzles

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Conundrum

Question 48

a level of command, authority, or rank (the upper _ of the administration)

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Echelon

Question 49

lack of respect of anything deemed unworthy

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Disdain

Question 50

presentatore di eventi importanti

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Emcee

Question 51

the obtaining of money or advantage by dishonest or unfair means, esp. through the abuse of one's position or influence, as in politics

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Graft