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Mixed vocabulary
| English | Example sentence | Swedish |
|---|---|---|
| to accentuate | If you have green eyes, wear something purple because it will accentuate your eyes. | att framhäva |
| plausible | I tried to come up with an excuse that sounded plausible. | rimlig, möjlig |
| patriot | Martin Luther King was a patriot. | frihetskämpe |
| sluggish | I woke up feeling tired and sluggish. | trög, sakta |
| to ache | My legs ached from yesterday's exercise. | att värka |
| rueful | John looked at him ruefully. It was a sad situation. | sorgsen |
| greedy | Don't be so greedy! Leave some cake for the rest of us too. | glupsk |
| obscure | The rules of the competition are somewhat obscure. | okänd, oklar |
| dimension | I can't even make out the dimensions of the room, or whetther there is a ceiling. | aspekt |
| terminal | My grandfather had terminal lung cancer. | obotlig, dödlig |
| to usurp | The pretender tried to usurp the throne. | att lägga beslag på |
| solemn | You need to behave properly at funerals and other solemn occasions. | allvarlig, högtidlig |
| wiry | She had been ill and without appetite for a long time, which had made her wiry. | senig, mager |
| indefatigable | He was indefatigable. He kept on working while the rest of us got tired and gave up. | outtröttlig |
| vindictive | He had a vindictive desire to kill the man who had murdered his brother. | hämndlysten |
| unprepared | As usual, he was unprepared for the test and failed miserably. | oförberedd |
| wry | He had a wry nose. | sned, krokig |
| absent | He's been absent from school for three days. | frånvarande |
| imperceptible | There was an almost imperceptible pause before she spoke. | omärkbar |
| extraordinary | She gave me an extraordinary gift. I had never seen anything like it before. | utomordentlig, ovanlig |
| incantation | There was a ritual where Gandalf performed various incantations. | besvärjelse |
| to decapitate | Lord Eddard Stark decapitated the deserter. | att halshugga |
| contagious | My friend wasn't allowed to come over because my brother had a contagious disease. | smittsam |
| unpleasantness | To avoid any unpleasantness, it's best that I keep my opinions to myself. | otrevlighet |
| vague | I nodded to him vaguely, but he didn't see me. | vag |
| annoyance | I could hear annoyance in his voice. | irritation |
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