10 jokes in English

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More words from Eng CAE

Orden som jag antecknade från min bok (We must speak about Kevin):
resentment - agg
loathing - avsky
pediatrician - barnläkare
minds eye - visualiseringsförmåga
capriciously - nyckfullt, oberäkneligt
wedlock - äktenskap
ardor - eldighet, glöd, iver, nit, passion
hinky - odefinerbart fel (polisslang)
maleficence - göra elaka saker
pique - stolthet över sig själv, skada någon annans stolthet


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Med vänliga hälsningar

Sebastian Rautila

New vocabulary (found in our novels):

Glaucoma - Starr
Flex - Sladd
Ford - Vada över
Tarpaulin - Presenning
Congeal - Frysa till is / stelna
Gully - Dike
Opaque - Oklar / Ogenomskinlig
Cauterize - Bränna
Totter - Vackla
Toll (verb) - klämta / ringa
Gryke - Ravin
Apparition - Spökbild / uppenbarelse

/Markus O

Wordlist for Greed written by Chris Ryan

Loo - toa
Agriculture - jordbruk
Reckon - tycka
Layabouts - latmask
Dinghy - jolle
Marksmen - skyttar
Knack - knep
Fencing - häleri
Vessel - fartyg

/Linn J

Collecting new words!

Nincompoop and discombobulate were new and fun acquaintancies!

Please e-mail me more words!

They do not necessarily have to be that odd and new expressions are just as welcome!

Here is what Markus wrote:
All the words that I have learned quite recently

Belay=To cause to stop.
Inroad=An advance, especially at another's expense; an encroachment.
Epitome= A representative or perfect example of a class or type/A brief summary, as of a book or article; an abstract.
Immaculate=Free from stain or blemish; pure.
Dichotomy=Division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions/The phase of the moon, Mercury, or Venus when half of the disk is illuminated.
Obtuse=Linguistic ambiguity, lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility.

And a number of other that I am not able to remember right now.

Ethnic slur, racial slur and what is a rag head?

Topics for discussion

How many children are too many?
Monogamy or polygamy, how many wives are enough?
Can plastic surgury make us happier about ourselves?

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