The Picture of Dorian Gray: vocabulary 2

The exercise was created 2023-09-14 by Idunna. Question count: 29.

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  • petulant trotsig/unreasonably annoyed or upset
  • philanthropy filantropi/helping others
  • sulk surmulet/to overly indulge in being unhappy and unsociable
  • martyr someone who dies upholding religious principles
  • Hellenic Hellenistisk/relating to or characteristic of Greece or classical Greek civilization
  • yield ge efter/give in
  • divine gudomlig/wonderful
  • superficial ytlig/shallow
  • waned avtog/gradually decreased
  • revelation uppenbarelse/something surprising and previously unknown
  • mock hån/ make fun of
  • refuge tillflyktsort/safe place
  • rationally rationellt/in a reasonable manner
  • entreat böna/ask
  • genial vänlig/friendly
  • inordinate överdriven
  • agony vånda/intense suffering
  • tyranny tyranni/a form of government where some people control others in a harsh, unfair manner
  • travail prövning/difficult experience
  • enthralled förtrollad/held spellbound (with full attention captured)
  • temperament sinnelag/character resulting in mood and tendencies
  • carnal köttslig
  • sonnet sonett/poem of a particular form
  • Plato ancient Athenian philosopher who did much to influence western thinking (428-347 bc)
  • specimens exemplar/examples representative of their type
  • inhabitants invånare/people (who live in a particular place)
  • inquire fråga, titta på/ask about or look into
  • bankrupt gå I konkurs/into a state of being unable to pay money that is owed
  • primarily främst/mainly

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