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20 Cards in this Set
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Maladjustment
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Maladjustment is the state of having psychological problems and behaving in a way which is not acceptable to society (mistilpasning)
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Esoteric
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Something that is esoteric is understood by only a small number of people who have a special knowledge or interest in the subject; a formal word, used showing disapproval. (hemmelig, esoterisk, kun bestemt for de innvidde)
F.ex: ...an esoteric script that few people can read |
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Tantamount
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If you say that one thing is tantamount to another, you mean that it is almost the same as it; used showing disapproval (enstydende, jevngod)
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Statement
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A statement is something that you say or write in a formal and definite way, rather than just suggesting it. (uttalelse, meddelelse, utsagn, forklaring)
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Staggering
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Astonishing (overraske, forbause)
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Capricious
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A capricious person often changes their mind unexpectedly (lunefull, ustadig)
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Frivolous
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A frivolous person is being silly when they should be serious or sensible. (tøysete, lettsindig, overfladisk, fjollete)
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Misapprehend
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If you misapprehend something, you understand it wrongly; a formal word (misforstå)
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Imminent
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Something that is imminent will happen very soon. (umiddelbar, forestående, overhengende)
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Stoic
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If you behave in a stoic or stoical way, you accept difficulties and suffering without complaining or getting upset; a formal word (stoisk)
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Extent
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The extent of a situation or difficulty is its size or scale (grad, omfang, utstrekning)
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Conscience
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Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you what you should or should not do. (samvittighet, overbevisning)
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Ample
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If there is an ample amount of something, there is more than enough of it (rikelig, tilstrekkelig)
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Pretentious
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Someone or something that is pretentious tries to appear more important or significant than they really are.
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Innocuous
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Innocuous means not at all harmful; a formal word. (Harmløs, ufarlig, uskadelig)
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Environmental trigger
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Miljøbestemt avløser
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Animosity
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Animosity is a feeling of strong dislike and anger. (sterk uvilje, fiendskap, hat)
e.g. "There is a long history of animosity between the two nations" |
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Rejoice
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If you rejoice, you are very pleased about something; a literary word (glede seg, fryde seg)
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Quagmire
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A quagmire is a soft, wet area of land, especially one which you sink into if you try to walk on it (sump)
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Reclusive
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Someone who is reclusive lives alone and deliberately avoids other people; a formal word. (avsondret, isolert, tilbaketrukket)
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