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Admire: bewonderen
Synonym: - He is looking at the great painting and admiring it, because it is very beautiful.

Adoration: aanbidding, liefde,. verering
Synonym: worship, reverence
The adoration I feel for my mother is very large, I think she’s perfect.

Apprehensive: ongerust, vrees
Synonym: worried, anxious
When I don’t come home, my parents feel apprehensive. They are worried and think that something happened to me.

Arithmetic: rekenkunde
Synonym: - Arithmetic is the first thing you learn when studying math.

Assault: geweldpleging, aanval, bestorming, aanranding, mishandeling
Synonym: violate, assail, attack. If you hit someone you can go to jail for assault.

Assertive: stellig, beslist, zelfverzekerd, aanmatigend
Synonym: self-assured, self-confident
If you are confident, you probably are also assertive.

Atrocious: gruwelijk, monsterachtig, wreed
Synonym: terrible, abysmal
The man had blood all over his face and had no eyes anymore, it looked atrocious!

Astonish: verbazen
Synonym: amaze
I never expected you to do that, it’s amazing, I am really astonished.

Accessible: bereikbaar, toegankelijk
Synonym: approachable, passable
Jim and Jamai aren’t accessible for fans, they are protected.

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Bauxite : bauxiet
Synonym: - Aluminum contains bauxite.

Bay window: erker
Synonym: - When the sun shines through the bay window, the house is very bright.

Blurry: klad, veeg, waas, vage omtrekken, uitwisselen, bekladden, bezoedelen, vervagen. Synonym: unclear, When I don’t wear my glasses everything is blurry.

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Chauvinist: chauvinist
Synonym: patriot
A Chauvinist is someone who adores his own country.

Crusaders: activisten, kruisvaarders
Synonym: activists
The crusaders made a trip over the sea.

D:

Dit wil je ook lezen:

Zo schrijf je een goed opiniestuk

Disobey: ongehoorzaam zijn. Synonym: - If you don’t follow the rules you are disobeying the rules.

Dull: saai, stom, somber, lusteloos, idioot, dof, somber worden. Synonym: apathetic, lifeless, boring
This book is dull, it’s too long and it’s boring.

Devour: verteren, verkroppen, verslinden
Synonym: bolt, swallow
I devoured the chocolate cake because it was so delicious.

Disgraceful: schandelijk
Synonym: shameful, outrageous, scandalous
It’s disgraceful if you pee in the wild, that’s forbidden and it’s disgusting.

E:

Embolism: embolie, verharding, verkalking. Synonym: hardening, An embolism is a hardening of the arteries.

Emerge: verschijnen, opduiken
Synonym: appear, show up, turn out
The secret page emerged after you had keyed in the secret code.

Epicure:lekkerbek
Synonym: gourmet
If you can taste very well, and eat almost everything, you are an epicure.

Estimate: raming, schatting, taxeren, begroten op
Synonym: value, appraisal, adjust
I think the result is 450 but it is not exact, it’s only an estimate.

Excruciate:folteren, ondraaglijk
Synonym: torture, agonize, torment, afflict
When I broke by leg I was in excruciating pain.

Expel: verdrijven, verjagen, verwijderen
Synonym: pass, chase away, eliminate
The people expelled the monster, it never came back.

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Foyer: foyer
Synonym: hall, portal, lounge
When we went to the party, we put our coats in de foyer.

Furniture: meubilair, huisraad, hang en sluit waar, beslag, inhoud, uitdrager
Synonym: household effects, property
The couch, the TV, the chairs etc. are part of our furniture.

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Grudge: wrok, misgunnen
Synonym: envy, dislike. I’m holding a grudge against you, I won’t talk to you anymore.

Gherkin: augurk
Synonym: pickle, sweet pepper. A Gherkin taste sweet or sour and it looks like a little green zucchini.

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Interfere: bemoeien met, belemmeren, in botsing komen, tussen beide komen, verstoren. Synonym: mediate, arbitrate, intercede
Don’t interfere with us, we are in a very important meeting and it doesn’t concern you.

Immoral: onzedelijk, immoreel. Synonym: abandoned, vicious, wicked, licentious, bad
When men cheat on their wives, that is immoral.

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L: --- Lush: sterke drank, zuippartij, dronkelap, weelderig, mals, dronken voeren, zuipen. Synonym: drunken, drunkard, luxurious
The lush drank too much beer, he is drunk.

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Multilayered: uit veel lagen bestaand. Synonym: - The earth is multilayerd, it is composid of many types of soil.

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Occur: gebeuren, voorkomen, invallen, opkomen bij. Synonym: happen, exist, remember
It occurs to me that this homework is pretty hard.

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Preserve: wildpark, eigen viswater/gebied, bewaren, beschermen, redden, goed houden, inmaken, voor eigen gebruik houden, conserveren, behoeden voor. Synonym: conserve, maintain. I preserve the cheese in a container so it stays fresh.

Prodigy : wonder (kind) Synonym: miracle, wonder
Mathilda is a prodigy, she knows much more than normal kids at that age.

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Reluctant: onwillig, met tegenzin, opkijken tegen
Synonym: recoil, balk, grudgingly unwillingly
I’m reluctant to give my daughter the car, because I don’t think she is ready to drive alone.

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Submerge: onder water zetten, onder dompelen, onder duiken, onder water gaan. Synonym: deluge, drown, sop, dunk, plunge, inundate. The ducks submerge when they see a dog; underwater they can’t be seen or attacked.

Source of: bron van (energie, licht, leven etc) Synonym: starting point, origin
A lamp is a source of light.

Stench: stank, onaangename lucht. Synonym: awful smell
The dog’s poop smells awful, it’s a terrible stench.

T:

Tadpole: kikkervisjes
Synonym: pollywogs
A baby frog is called a tadpole; it looks like a little black creature with a tail.

U: Unsuited: ongeschikt, niet passend bij
Synonym: incompetent, unfit
Amy and Peter are unsuited for each other; Amy likes dogs and Peter is allergic to dogs.

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