Things fall apart Flashcards
(130 cards)
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Wily
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Sharp (Slug)
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Pounce
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Jump (in an attack) (Slå till)
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Improvident
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wasteful (improvident)
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Gourds
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A round fruit whose outer shell can be used as a container (kalebass)
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Folly
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foolishness (dårskap)
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Cowries
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a small shiny shell that was used in the past as money in parts of Africa and Asia
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Loafer
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layabout (dagdrivare
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Plaintive
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a plaintive sound is high, like someone crying, and sounds sad (sorglig låt)
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Revered
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respected (Vördad)
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Amiss
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faulty (fel)
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Discerned
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perceive( urskilja)
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Trill
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a musical sound made by quickly moving between two notes
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Gnashed
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Gnash your teeth (gnissla)
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Capricious
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inconstant (Nyckfull)
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Malevolent
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A malevolent person wants to harm other people. SYN: evil
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Idleness
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laziness (Sysslolöshet)
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Roost
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if a bird roosts, it rests or sleeps somewhere
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Incipient
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beginning (Begynnande)
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Dogged
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determined (Envis)
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Afflicted
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tormented (Drabbad)
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Contemptible
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Despicable (Föraktlig)
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Fowl
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A bird, such as a chicken, that’s used for meat and eggs.
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Dregs
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A small amount of a drink, sometimes with bits in it, left at the bottom of a cup.
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Stingy
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Miserly (Snål)
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Meagre
inadequate (mager)
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Tendrils
A thin leafless curling stem (climbing plant.)
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Smouldering
burns slowly without a flame (Pyrande)
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Torrents
flood (torrent)
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Tubers
A round swollen part on the stem of some plants, such as the potato (rotknöl)
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Ailing
Ill ( Sjuklig)
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brusqueness
Aprubt (bryskhet)
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Inwardly
Internally ( Invärtes)
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Ordained
commanded (bestämt)
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Repentant
regretful (ångerfull)
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Valediction
Farewell (Valediction)
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Deftly
A deft movement is skilful and usually quick (skickligt)
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Disquieting
Causing anxiety (oroväckande)
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Exacting
demanding a lot of effort (krävande
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Arduous
Involving a lot of strenght and effort (mödosam)
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Poignant
touching (Gripande)
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Splendour
prakt (magnificence)
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Calabashes
Fruit that can be dried out and used as container
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Mortar
A stone bowl in which substances are crushed (mortel)
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Revelled
feast (Frostade)
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Pottage
soup
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gyre
to move in a circle or spiral (virvel)
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interim
temporary (tillfällig)
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dog
to follow close behind someone (jaga)
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anklet
a ring or bracelet worn around your ankle
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plait
braid (fläta)
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dynamism
energy and determination to succeed (beslutsam)
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frond
a leaf of a fern or palm (ormbunksblad)
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taut
stretched tight (spänd)
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espy
to suddenly see someone or something (få syn på)
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distil
Purify (destillera)
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chirrup (verb)
if a bird or insect chirps, it makes short high sounds
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listless
spiritless (håglös)
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coiffure
the way someone’s hair is arranged
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specious
misleading (skenfager)
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creeper
a plant that grows up trees or walls, or along the ground
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astride (preposition)
with one leg on each side of something
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astride (adverb)
with one leg on each side of something (grensle)
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quaver
quiver (darra)
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esoteric
rare (svårtillgänglig)
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approbation
official praise or approval (bifall)
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voluble
talkative ( talför)
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consolation
comfort (tröst)
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prophesying
predict (förutspå)
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luxuriant
rich (frodig)
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vigor
robustness (kraft)
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sullenness
angry and silent (sur)
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sediment
solid substances that settle at the bottom of a liquid (dregs)
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tremulous
shaky (darrande)
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infirm
frail ( klen)
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inadvertent
unintentional (oavsiktlig)
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beget
to become the father of a child (avla)
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deceit
deception (bedrägeri)
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derisive
mocking (hånfull)
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rollick (verb)
noisy and cheerful (spexa)
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palate
the roof of your mouth (gom)
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callow
immature (omogen)
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congregation
parishioner (församlingsbo)
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impudent
shameless (fräck)
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derision
Mockery (hån)
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debar
ban (utestänga)
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trodden
beträdd
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wherewithal
money (for a particular purpose.) (medel)
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buoyant
happy and confident
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expedient
scheme ( utväg)
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bereaved
deprived of a friend (efterlämnad)
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imminent
impending danger/threat (hotande)
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wan
looking pale, weak, or tired
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palaver (noun)
unnecessary trouble and anxiety (överläggning)
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dominion
supremacy (herravälde)
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rove
wander/roam around (ströva)
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resolute
determined ( beslutsam)
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pacification
appease (lugna)
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espouse
embrace (förespråka)
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denigration
defame/slander (förtal)
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fare (noun)
food eaten on a special occasion
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yam
climbing plant grown for its root, vegetable (jams, brödrot)
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imperious
peremptory (befallande)
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compound (noun)
complex (sammansättning)
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bearing
posture (hållning)
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thatch
halmtak
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arduous
( a task) involving a lot of strength and effort
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report (noun, gun)
the noise of an explosion or shot
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harbinger (noun)
herald (förebud)
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pestle
mortlestöt
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footway
Path by foot (stig)
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plantain
a kind of banana that is cooked before it is eaten, or the plant on which it grows
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indulgently
permissive (eftergiven)
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succulent
juicy and good to eat (saftig)
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manifest (adjective
obvious/clear (manifestera)
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eloquent
articulate (vältalig)
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profound
heartfelt (djup)
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rend
rupture (rämna)
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calamity
disaster (katastrof)
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requisite (adjective)
necessary, required (erforderlig)
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diffuse (verb)
spread out (sprida)
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unduly
excessively (otillbörligt)
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intone
Singing intone (sjunga i ton tillsammans)
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adherent (noun)
Follower (anhängare)
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high-handed
Imperious (egenmäktig)
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clamour (verb)
Yell/scream (klagande skrik)
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discordant
differing (disharmonisk)
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pauper
beggar / poor person (fattighjon)
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ominous
menacing (olycksbådande)
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bale (verb)
tie into bale (bala)
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backcloth
backdrop (Bakgrund/kuliss)
