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Words and PhrasesTo Remember Flashcards

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The latin name for the lower of the two jaws

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the mandibular, noun. (underkæben)

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This word denotes what happens to a human’s stomach when he/she is not fed enough food

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Distension, noun. (udspiling)

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What do you Call the strong band of tissue in the body that joins a muscle to a bone?

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a tendon, noun. (scene)

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Sad or without much hope

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Despondent, adj. (mismodig/nedtrykt)

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To read something, especially in a careful way

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To peruse, verb. (granske)

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Careful and thorough work or effort

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Diligence, noun. (omhu/flid)

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The act of removing somebody, especially A ruler, from power and a formal statement, taken from somebody and used in court.

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Deposition, noun. (afsættelse/vidnesudsagn)

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Little by little in an unorganised manner

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Piecemeal, adj. (bid for bid)

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Dishonest or illegal behaviour, often conducted by politicians and business people

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Sleaze, noun. (snusk)

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Clever and amusing comments and replies that are made quickly

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Repartee, noun. (slagfærdighed)

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A person or a thing that is the most important part of an organization or structure, because everything else depends upon it

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Linchpin, noun. (støttepille/stabiliserende kraft)

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A right to trade in a particular product or service, held by only two companies/parties

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Duopoly, noun. (duopol)

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Great energy or enthusiasm in / with something you feel strongly about

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Zeal, noun. (Ildhu/nidkærhed)

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To make something less harmful/ serious

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to mitigate, verb. (at lindre/dæmpe)

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To make a law / right official or respected

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to enshrine, verb, (kundgøre)

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Careful about paying attention to every detail

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Scrupulous, adj. (omhyggelig) synonym - meticulous

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Large in ammount, or impressive, often costing a lot of money

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Lavish, adj. (overdådig/rundhåndet)

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A person or thing that protects or defends someone/something

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a bulwark, noun. (bolværk) Synonym - safeguard

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Used as a general term for the people already living in the vast territories that the European colonizers occupied and took over

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aboriginal synonym - native

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Lazy and slow person

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Laggard

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Tending to argue or be bad-tempered; slightly aggressive

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Truculent

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The quality of being attractive and exciting

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Allure e.g. ‘The film has all the nostalgic allure of fifties Paris.’

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To avoid somebody or something

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To shun E.g. ‘An actor that shuns publicity.’

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the mandibular, noun. (underkæben)

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The latin name for the lower of the two jaws

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Distension, noun. (udspiling)

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This word denotes what happens to a human’s stomach when he/she is not fed enough food

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a tendon, noun. (scene)

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What do you Call the strong band of tissue in the body that joins a muscle to a bone?

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Despondent, adj. (mismodig/nedtrykt)

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Sad or without much hope

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To peruse, verb. (granske)

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To read something, especially in a careful way

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Diligence, noun. (omhu/flid)

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Careful and thorough work or effort

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Define

Deposition, noun. (afsættelse/vidnesudsagn)

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The act of removing somebody, especially A ruler, from power and a formal statement, taken from somebody and used in court.

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Piecemeal, adj. (bid for bid)

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Little by little in an unorganised manner

32
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Define

Sleaze, noun. (snusk)

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Dishonest or illegal behaviour, often conducted by politicians and business people

33
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Define

Repartee, noun. (slagfærdighed)

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Clever and amusing comments and replies that are made quickly

34
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Define

Linchpin, noun. (støttepille/stabiliserende kraft)

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A person or a thing that is the most important part of an organization or structure, because everything else depends upon it

35
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Define

Duopoly, noun. (duopol)

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A right to trade in a particular product or service, held by only two companies/parties

36
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Define

Zeal, noun. (Ildhu/nidkærhed)

A

Great energy or enthusiasm in / with something you feel strongly about

37
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Define

to mitigate, verb. (at lindre/dæmpe)

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To make something less harmful/ serious

38
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Define

to enshrine, verb, (kundgøre)

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To make a law / right official or respected

39
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Define

Scrupulous, adj. (omhyggelig) synonym - meticulous

A

Careful about paying attention to every detail

40
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Define

Lavish, adj. (overdådig/rundhåndet)

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Large in ammount, or impressive, often costing a lot of money

41
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Define

a bulwark, noun. (bolværk) Synonym - safeguard

A

A person or thing that protects or defends someone/something

42
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Define

aboriginal synonym - native

A

Used as a general term for the people already living in the vast territories that the European colonizers occupied and took over

43
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Define

Laggard

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Lazy and slow person

44
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Define

Truculent

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Tending to argue or be bad-tempered; slightly aggressive

45
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Define

Allure e.g. ‘The film has all the nostalgic allure of fifties Paris.’

A

The quality of being attractive and exciting

46
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Define

To shun E.g. ‘An actor that shuns publicity.’

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To avoid somebody or something

47
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incitement for someone to rebel against a ruler or a political system

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sedition / oprørskhed / tilskyndelse til vold

syn. rebellion

48
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something that you think is unfair and that you complain or protest about

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a Grievance / klagepunkt, klage

example: Parents were invited to air their grievances (= express them) at the meeting.

49
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a right or advantage belonging to a particular person or group because of their importance or social position

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Prerogative /

fortrinsret, særrettighed, Suveræn ret

examples:

  • In many countries education is still the prerogative of the rich.
  • the royal prerogative (= the special rights of a king or queen)
50
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  • a written document signed by a large number of people that asks somebody in a position of authority to do or change something
  • (rel) a formal prayer to God or request to somebody in authority
  • an official document asking a court to take a particular course of action
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Petition /

underskriftsindsamling, anmodning, begæring.

syn. Solicitation

examples:

  • The workers are getting up (= starting) a petition for tighter safety standards.
  • Her husband has already filed a petition for divorce.
51
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(adj.) seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common

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ubiqitous /

allestedsnærværende

syn. omnipresent, all-pervading

example:

  • the ubiquitous movie star, Tom Hanks
52
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(adj.) unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control

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Recalcitrant /

genstridig, vrangvillig

syn. rebellious

examples

  • a recalcitrant child
  • He was like a teacher encouraging a recalcitrant pupil.
  • One option is to threaten recalcitrant ministers with the sack.
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(Verb) to improve something or make it stronger

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bolster /

støtte, styrke, stive af

syn.

examples

  • bolster something
  • to bolster somebody’s confidence/courage/morale
  • I needed to stress the bus driver’s evidence in order to bolster my case.
  • bolster something up
  • Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.
54
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(adj.) practical knowledge or understanding of information technology

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IT-savvy /

computer-kløgtig, hard-disk-habil

syn. digital native

examples

  • the kids today are really much more IT-savvy than 20 years ago
55
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(verb) to divide a region into smaller regions which are unfriendly or aggressive towards each other

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Balkanize /

balkanisering

examples

  • If it wasn’t for the extensive wealth in the country, Belgium could become Balkanized.
56
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(phrase) fundamental and lasting change to a person’s way of life on the basis of a single moment of reflection.

A

a conversion on the road to Damascus

ref. to the Roman citizen, Saul, an energetic persecuter of Jews in Jerusalem - He apparently had a visitation from God whilst walking to Damascus to continue his persecuting work. The visitation was accompanied by a terrific flash of light and God’s voice, pointing out the wrongfulness of his acts. The flash temporarily blinded Saul, who continued to Damascus, regained his sight and changed his way of thinking about the Jews and he changed his name to Paul and became a Christian missionary.

57
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(phrase, American Slang) stating that something appears out of the blue, or that something/someone is out of the ordinary

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out of left field /

ud af ingenting, pludseligt forekommende,

syn.

‘from out of nowhere’, unexpectedly, odd or strange

58
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(phrase) to do exactly the right things to please somebody

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to tick all the/someones boxes /

Examples

  • the new album should tick all the right boxes for their many fans
59
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(noun) a person fighting against the government or armed forces of their own country

A

insurgent /

oprører, rebel

syn. rebel
* the convoy was attacked by armed insurgents

60
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(noun) a curse (= an offensive word that is used to express extreme anger)

A

imprecation /

forbandelse, bandeord

syn. curse

examples

  • to mutter imprecations
61
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sedition / oprørskhed / tilskyndelse til vold

syn. rebellion

A

incitement for someone to rebel against a ruler or a political system

62
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a Grievance / klagepunkt, klage

example: Parents were invited to air their grievances (= express them) at the meeting.

A

something that you think is unfair and that you complain or protest about

63
Q

Prerogative /

fortrinsret, særrettighed, Suveræn ret

examples:

  • In many countries education is still the prerogative of the rich.
  • the royal prerogative (= the special rights of a king or queen)
A

a right or advantage belonging to a particular person or group because of their importance or social position

64
Q

Petition /

underskriftsindsamling, anmodning, begæring.

syn. Solicitation

examples:

  • The workers are getting up (= starting) a petition for tighter safety standards.
  • Her husband has already filed a petition for divorce.
A
  • a written document signed by a large number of people that asks somebody in a position of authority to do or change something
  • (rel) a formal prayer to God or request to somebody in authority
  • an official document asking a court to take a particular course of action
65
Q

ubiqitous /

allestedsnærværende

syn. omnipresent, all-pervading

example:

  • the ubiquitous movie star, Tom Hanks
A

(adj.) seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common

66
Q

Recalcitrant /

genstridig, vrangvillig

syn. rebellious

examples

  • a recalcitrant child
  • He was like a teacher encouraging a recalcitrant pupil.
  • One option is to threaten recalcitrant ministers with the sack.
A

(adj.) unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control

67
Q

bolster /

støtte, styrke, stive af

syn.

examples

  • bolster something
  • to bolster somebody’s confidence/courage/morale
  • I needed to stress the bus driver’s evidence in order to bolster my case.
  • bolster something up
  • Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.
A

(Verb) to improve something or make it stronger

68
Q

IT-savvy /

computer-kløgtig, hard-disk-habil

syn. digital native

examples

  • the kids today are really much more IT-savvy than 20 years ago
A

(adj.) practical knowledge or understanding of information technology

69
Q

Balkanize /

balkanisering

examples

  • If it wasn’t for the extensive wealth in the country, Belgium could become Balkanized.
A

(verb) to divide a region into smaller regions which are unfriendly or aggressive towards each other

70
Q

a conversion on the road to Damascus

ref. to the Roman citizen, Saul, an energetic persecuter of Jews in Jerusalem - He apparently had a visitation from God whilst walking to Damascus to continue his persecuting work. The visitation was accompanied by a terrific flash of light and God’s voice, pointing out the wrongfulness of his acts. The flash temporarily blinded Saul, who continued to Damascus, regained his sight and changed his way of thinking about the Jews and he changed his name to Paul and became a Christian missionary.

A

(phrase) fundamental and lasting change to a person’s way of life on the basis of a single moment of reflection.

71
Q

out of left field /

ud af ingenting, pludseligt forekommende,

syn.

‘from out of nowhere’, unexpectedly, odd or strange

A

(phrase, American Slang) stating that something appears out of the blue, or that something/someone is out of the ordinary

72
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to tick all the/someones boxes /

Examples

  • the new album should tick all the right boxes for their many fans
A

(phrase) to do exactly the right things to please somebody

73
Q

insurgent /

oprører, rebel

syn. rebel
* the convoy was attacked by armed insurgents

A

(noun) a person fighting against the government or armed forces of their own country

74
Q

imprecation /

forbandelse, bandeord

syn. curse

examples

  • to mutter imprecations
A

(noun) a curse (= an offensive word that is used to express extreme anger)

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