English Books Xii

Front 1

paramour

Back 1

1. buitenechtelijke minnaar
2. zware hobby

Hint 1

He had a few paramours, which he saw as soon as his spouse left.

Front 2

abhor

Back 2

verafschuwen, walgen van

Hint 2

He abhorred all things that were not logical.

Front 3

arithmetic

Back 3

rekenkunde, berekening

Hint 3

He had no talent for math, he had to do the arithmetics over and over.

Front 4

barge

Back 4

1. schuit, sloep
2. stommelen
3. (into/against) tegenaan botsen
4. (in) binnenvallen, bemoeien

Hint 4

Don't barge in without knocking. please!

Front 5

barren

Back 5

onvruchtbaar, nutteloos, dor, kaal.

Hint 5

After the storm the field was left barren.

Front 6

chance

Back 6

kans etc., toevallig gebeuren

Hint 6

I chanced to be on the same boat.

Front 7

decrepit

Back 7

versleten, afgeleefd, vervallen, uitgewoond

Hint 7

They left the house decrepit, in spite of the fact that they lived there only for a few months.

Front 8

deity

Back 8

god, godheid, afgod, verafgode figuur.

Hint 8

Cruijff was being treated as a deity, as if he was the greek god Ajax himself.

Front 9

discern

Back 9

1. waarnemen, onderscheiden
2. verschil zien, onderscheid zien

Hint 9

I could hardly discern the words on the traffic sign.

Front 10

ardent

Back 10

vurig, hevig, hartstochtelijk

Hint 10

He was an ardent guitarplayer. but he was an ardent lover too.

Front 11

entice

Back 11

verlokken, verleiden

Hint 11

He was enticed by her lovely appearance.

Front 12

feeble

Back 12

zwak, teer, krachteloos, flauw, slap.

Hint 12

He put in a feeble effort with no possible result.

Front 13

fraught

Back 13

vol, beladen

Hint 13

The journey was fraught with danger.

Front 14

gradation

Back 14

1. geleidelijke overgang, verloop
2. nuancering, stap, trede

Hint 14

The sky had many gradations of red.

Front 15

hindsight

Back 15

kennis, inzicht achteraf

Hint 15

With hindsight we would't do that again.

Front 16

impregnable

Back 16

onneembaar, onaantastbaar

Hint 16

His proposition was impregnable, iriffutable.

Front 17

proposition

Back 17

bewering, voorstel, plan, stelling, oneerbare voorstellen doen

Hint 17

The word proposition is very much aligned to commercial domains.

Front 18

innocuous

Back 18

onschadelijk

Hint 18

His attack seems rather innocuous.

Front 19

puny

Back 19

nietig, miezerig, onbetekenend

Hint 19

Puny means the same as paulatim in Latin.

Front 20

quirk

Back 20

spitsvondig, geestig, gril, eigenaardig

Hint 20

That was a quirk of fate.

Front 21

rigour

Back 21

gestrengheid, strikte toepassing, hardheid, accuratesse

Hint 21

Her upbringing was very rigorous.

Front 22

repent

Back 22

berouw hebben, berouwen

Hint 22

He repented the way he treated her.

Front 23

sheer

Back 23

1. dun, doorschijnend
2. erg steil, loodrecht
3. volkomen, je reinste
4. uitwijken, hem smeren

Hint 23

Difficult to say what Queen means with a sheer heart attack.

Front 24

stern

Back 24

1. streng, hard, onbuigzaam
2. achterschip, achtersteven

Hint 24

She had a stern harsh personality.

Front 25

subside

Back 25

1. bezinken, verzakken
2. slinken, inkrimpen
3. bedaren

Hint 25

Please subside, there is bullow enough.

Front 26

subvert, subversive

Back 26

ondermijnen, ontwrichten, ondermijnend

Hint 26

Subversive people in Argentina were abducted and killed.

Front 27

supplant

Back 27

verdringen, vervangen

Hint 27

Every scientific theory is being supplanted eventually.

Front 28

trounce

Back 28

afrossen, afstraffen, inmaken.

Hint 28

They were trounced with double digits.

Front 29

venture

Back 29

1. gewaagde onderneming, avontuurlijke reis
2. durven, riskeren, op het spel zetten

Hint 29

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Front 30

progenitor

Back 30

voorvader

Hint 30

A progenitor is sometimes the same as a predecessor, but not the same as a precursor or a protagonist.

Front 31

acclaim

Back 31

toejuiching, bijval, gejuich

Hint 31

he received a lot of critical acclaim.H

Front 32

advent

Back 32

aankomst, komst, nadering

Hint 32

The advent of the messiah was impending and imminent.

Front 33

discord

Back 33

onenigheid, twist, ruzie, lawaai

Hint 33

That was not the first time they had a discord about the same thing.

Front 34

drudge, drudgery

Back 34

1. sloof, zwoeger, zwoegen
2. eentonig slaafs werk

Hint 34

The apple-plant in China was filled with drudged people who performed nothing but drudgery.

Front 35

enthralling

Back 35

betoverend, boeiend

Hint 35

That was a enthralling sight.

Front 36

infinite, infinity

Back 36

1. oneindig(heid), heelal, God
2. onbegrensd
3. oneindigheid

Hint 36

Infinity is the final puzzle.

Front 37

mar

Back 37

bederven, verstoren

Hint 37

He can make or mar the implementation of the plans.

Front 38

ordeal

Back 38

beproeving, godsoordeel, voorproef

Hint 38

The walk alongside the beach became an ordeal.

Front 39

infatuated

Back 39

gek, dol, smoorverliefd

Hint 39

He was infatuated with her.

Front 40

frail

Back 40

breekbaar, zwak, tenger

Hint 40

She was gaunted, a very frail person.

Front 41

customary

Back 41

gebruikelijk, gewoonlijk, normaal

Hint 41

Most things we do are customary.

Front 42

dispel

Back 42

verjagen, verdrijven

Hint 42

The couple was dispelled from paradise.

Front 43

recourse

Back 43

toevlucht, hulp

Hint 43

He will have recourse to the outskirts of the city (zijn toevlucht nemen).

Front 44

surmise

Back 44

gissing, vermoeden

Hint 44

Logic doesn't like surmises.

Front 45

repose

Back 45

1. rust, slaap, kalmte
2. rusten, steunen
3. stellen, vestigen (hoop)

Hint 45

She reposed confidence in God.