Born in Fire

The exercise was created 2020-09-18 by annlouiseengelska. Question count: 108.

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  • befit (formal) be suitable for
  • edifying (formal) instructive, enlightening
  • interject (formal) interrupt, cut in
  • appellation (formal) name, title
  • gainfully (formal) profitable, useful
  • folly (formal) stupidity
  • ruminatively (formal) thinking deeply
  • wing * (here) additional (protrouding) part of a building
  • granted * (here) admittedly, I admit...
  • riot (here) dazzling display
  • prompt * (here) encourage, urge - (exact on time)
  • heartily (here) extremely, thoroughly
  • revolve around (here) focus on
  • retire * (here) go to bed
  • shell (here) remove (peas) from the pod
  • quarters (here) room/house where a servant lives
  • will (here) strength of character
  • being (here) the most essential part of a person's character
  • court (here) the place where a king/queen lives
  • severe * (here) very plain in style
  • mean (here, literary) poor and dirty
  • court (here - dated) go out with, date someone you hope to marry) - uppvakta någon
  • nurse (here - dated) nanny
  • full of oneself * (informal) arrogant, boastful
  • shifty * (informal) looking dishonest
  • warcraft (knowledge and skill in) the art of war
  • wondrous (literary) exciting, marvellous
  • behold (beheld, beheld) (literary) look, see
  • custard apple a large yellow tropical fruit (or the tree that bears it)
  • a wealth of a lot of
  • meager * AmE sp. not enough, too little
  • Sanskrit ancient language of India
  • resentment * anger, bitterness
  • compound area enclosed by fences or walls
  • grounds * area of land belonging to a large house or other building
  • bristle with be full of
  • hem bottom edge of a piece of clothing/cloth - fåll
  • ghee butter used in Indian cooking
  • cunning clever in achieving things
  • jasmine climbing plant with sweet-smelling flowers
  • intricate * complex, detailed
  • sacrificial * connected with sacrifices(=killing something and offering it to a god)
  • accurate * correct, precise
  • pocked covered with small holes
  • filigree delicate patterns made from wire
  • corrode * destroy or damage slowly (especially metals)
  • perserverance determination, grit
  • unpronounceable difficult to pronounce (uttala)
  • studded dotted, spotted
  • fulfil * do what you must do
  • buttock * either side of a person's buttom
  • effusiveness enthusiastic expression of emotions
  • makings * essential qualities
  • extravagant * exaggerated, elaborate
  • unbending * fixed, rigid
  • stone slab flat thick piece of stone
  • indulgent * generous, kind
  • avenge * get revenge for harm caused to a loved one
  • relent * give in
  • dejection gloom, depressed
  • assembly group of people gathered together
  • celestial heavenly, divine
  • garbled incomprehensible, confused
  • fierce * intense
  • shawl large poece of material worn by women over the shoulders or head
  • mausoleum large tomb
  • bounds * limits, boundaries
  • yearning * longing, desire
  • slit long narrow opening
  • smack one's lips * make a loud noice with your mouth show enjoyment of food
  • prophesy make a prophecy about something
  • puff out make bigger by filling with air (chest, face)
  • sputter Make small popping/explosive sounds
  • goblet metal or glass cup
  • flit move quickly and lightly
  • hold one's tounge * not speak, keep quiet
  • Vishnu one of the main gods of Hinduism
  • squint partly close your eyes to see more clearly; have eyes that look in different directions
  • socket * part of something that another part fits into ( electric socket)
  • shield * Protect
  • rejection * refusal, dismissal (of someone)
  • bodily relating to the body
  • vengeance * revenge
  • gabble say something quickly and unclearly
  • snort (at) show displeasure by breathing heavily through the nose
  • dexerity skill, cleverness
  • tamarind small acid fruit with sticky brown skin
  • sentry soldier who guards a place
  • monstrosity * something large and ugly
  • prophecy * statement about what will happen in the future
  • fortress * strong building used to defend against an attack
  • incense substance that is aromatic when burned (often in religious ceremonies)
  • Ganga The river Ganges
  • the latter * the second of two things mentioned
  • Brahman the spiritual source of the universe (according to ancient Indian scipture)
  • gaunt * thin and bony
  • apprentice * trainee, someone learning a trade
  • veer * turn, swing
  • loop * twist, wind
  • chapati type of flat Indian bread
  • fatherly * typical of a king, loving father
  • flickery unsteady
  • pickle * vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar
  • sorely very much, extremely
  • hatred * very strong dislike
  • meticulous * very thorough, detailed
  • heroine * woman with heroic qualities
  • offspring * your child/children, baby/babies

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