to kill a mockingbird

prejudice, fördomar she judged him based on her prejudice without even speaking to him

apothecary, apotekare the apothecary sold medicines in her small shop

assuaged, lugnade his kind words assuaged her worries

dictum, diktum his famous dictum was that honesty is always the best choice

domiciled, bosatt she was domiciled in london for several years

impotent, oförmögen he felt impotent and unable to change the situation

predilection, förkärlek i have a predilection for cheesy rom-coms

taciturn, tystlåten the taciturn man barely spoke during dinner

human chattels, slavar they were treated as human chattels rather than human beings

indigenous, inhemsk the plant is indigenous to australia

sojourn, vistelse her sojourn in paris became a memory she would never forget

vexations, förargelser the constant vexations made him increasingly annoyed

contemptuous, föraktfull they gave him a contemptuous look at the mention of his work

contentious, stridslysten he was so contentious that every disagreement turned into an argument

cootie, lus the children screamed after the sight of a cootie

erratic, oberäknelig your erratic behaviour makes it impossible to understand

haint, spöke according to the legend, the house was haunted by a haint

cleaved, höll sig fast vid she cleaved to her beliefs despite the criticism

whittle, täljer emil in lönneberga whittled small wooden figures

aberration, avvikelse his unusual approach was an aberration to his sweet personality

libel, förtal i skrift the newspaper has been accused of libel

procured, skaffade fram i sadly didn’t procure tickets to oasis

quelled, dämpade the police managed to quell the violence

unfathomable, ofattbar the size of the universe is unfathomable

auspicious, lovande this exam is hopefully an auspicious sign for a good grade

asinine, absurd the asinine comment made everyone look

cordiality, hjärtlighet a good welcome is a welcome with great cordiality

edification, upplysning she reads for her own edification

ensue, kom efteråt a loud argument ensued after the misunderstanding

prowess, skicklighet the knight showed great prowess in battle

waning, minskade her interest was waning

provocation, provokation trump’s comments are deliberate provocations

rudiments, grundkunskaper you need to know the rudiments before starting the course

mausoleum, mausoleum the king was buried in a mausoleum

bedeck, utsmycka paintings bedeck the cafeteria

umbrage, missnöje i took umbrage at his words

infallible, ofelbar caroline is truly infallible

manacles, handbojor the manacles were so tight that they left red marks on my wrists

privy, utedass the privy constantly lacks toilet paper

acquiescence, eftergivenhet i should do what teachers tell me to in total acquiescence

elucidate, klargöra he tried to elucidate the theory

venerable, ärevördig boo was not a venerable man

bovine, oxlik the animal hat a bovine appearance, which made it easy to recognise

impertinence, uppkäftig people tell me im impertinence

vaneer, fanér the table had a rich-looking, wooden vaneer

remorse, ånger he felt remorse after lying

hypocrisy, hyckleri it is hypocrisy to criticise someone for something you do yourself

notoriety, ökändhet boo gained notoriety, even though he hadn’t done anything

reprimand, officiell kritik the student received a reprimand from the teacher

to hone, finslipa i should really hone my book exam

to connive, såg genom fingrarna the judge connived, and pretended he didn’t know the truth

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