Eng - alla glosor

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  • Prospects The chances of being successful
  • Dismal gloomy ; not successful ; of very low quality
  • To hone sth into sth to develop and improve sth, especially a skill, over time
  • dismiss to decide that sth/sb is not important and not worth thinking or talking about
  • disaffected no longer satisfied with your situation, organisation, belief, and therefore not supporting it any longer
  • to bolster sth to make sth stronger
  • to cut a figure to have a particular appearance
  • unstudied not deliberate or planned
  • disparity a difference
  • to scowl to look at sb/sth in an angry or annoyed way
  • posturing behaviour that is not natural or sincere, but is intended to attract attention or have a particular effect
  • indulgent tending to allow sb to do or have whatever they want
  • formidable a person, thing or situation you feel fear and/or respect for because they are impressive and powerful, or because they seem difficult
  • cartoonish very silly or exaggerated, often in a way that is not appropriate
  • self-publicising to advertise/ make yourself known to the public
  • attendent closely connected with sth
  • controversy public discussion/arg. about sth many people strongly disagree about
  • dent damage sb's confidence or reputation
  • under sb's aegis with the protection or support of a particular person
  • poignant having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you sad
  • to pay homage to sth that is said or done to show respect
  • transition process of change
  • adversary enemy, opponent
  • sap weaken
  • decline fall, weakening
  • discord disagreement
  • grievance complaint
  • recriminations criticizing someone who has criticized you
  • reaffirm state something again
  • precious valuable
  • raw very sore, painful
  • faction minority group
  • wield use
  • harness control and make use of
  • peril danger, risk
  • charter official document describing laws and rights
  • peoples nations
  • sturdy strong
  • emanate from come from
  • legacy something that exists as a result of a past event/ action
  • forge develop, create
  • waver hesitate, weaken
  • heritage inheritance, tradition
  • mutual shared
  • deceit dishonesty, tricking people
  • dissent strong disagreement with general opinion
  • pledge promise
  • embody be a symbol of
  • nurture take care of
  • grudgingly not willingly
  • outcome final result
  • Indulgent Spoil yourself, sb else
  • Razzmatazz Alot of partying
  • Array Utbud
  • al fresco dining outside eating
  • polyglot (sv) Flerspråkig
  • Fluency (sv) Flyt
  • Enable (sv) Möjliggör
  • Native speaker (sv) Infödd talare
  • Frequent (sv) vanlig
  • Revise (sv) Upprepa
  • several (sv) flera
  • shortcut (sv) genväg
  • crucial (sv) avgörande
  • visible (sv) synlig
  • vividly (sv) levande
  • ingenious (sv) genial
  • Contradictory When two things cannot both be true at the same time; they oppose each other
  • Comfortzone situation or environment where you feel safe, relaxed, and not challenged.
  • setbacks (sv) motgång
  • imperfection A flaw, mistake, or weakness; something not perfect
  • excel to do very well at something; to be very good
  • achieve To succeed in reaching a goal or completing something important
  • pending awaiting
  • flare apply a process to sth in order to give it particular qualities
  • lunar relating to the moon
  • coast move without using power
  • launch set in motion
  • nutritionist expert on the science food
  • husbandry farming
  • accomodating helpful, easy to work with
  • derive get, obtain
  • jettison throw away
  • envision imagine
  • victuals food
  • balk at refuse to do something
  • edible can be eaten
  • palatable pleasant to taste
  • constituent part, component
  • cache a (hidden) store of things
  • hull body, exteriour
  • jarring upsetting, disturbing
  • defer to agree with, give way to
  • ludicrous very silly
  • descent downward movement
  • be choked up be overcome with emotion
  • petition ask someone in authority to do sth using a petition (=document signed by many people)
  • ineffably beyond words
  • stirring producing strong emotion
  • prompt cause, encourage
  • lofty proud, noble, honourable
  • elicit evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone

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