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FWBT_11-14
For Whom Bells Toll 11-14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adultery | Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. (preljub) |
| baffle | Totally bewilder; confuse or perplex. (zbuniti se) |
| bead | Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. (perla, kapljica) |
| bleary | Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion. (krmeljiv, mutan) |
| brag | to boast (hvalisati se) |
| breeches | A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes. (hlače) |
| clatter | A rattling noise. (zveketati) |
| compel | To overpower; to subdue (natjerati, prisiliti) |
| continence | Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence. (umjerenost, apstinencija) |
| cramp | A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled. (grč) |
| decant | To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine. (cijediti) |
| din | A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion. (graja, galama, buka) |
| disgust | To cause an intense dislike for something. (gaditi se) |
| disparagingly | Insultingly (prezirno) |
| dough | (tijesto) |
| flare | A brightly burning light used to attract attention in an emergency, or to illuminate an area. (bljesak, buknuti) |
| fornication | sexual intercourse, especially on the part of an unmarried person. (bračna nevjera) |
| furl | To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag) (saviti, smotati) |
| gaiety | The state of being happy (dobro raspoloženje) |
| gale | A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale. (oluja, jak vjetar) |
| gnarl | something resembling a knot in wood, such as in stone or limbs. |
| gross | Coarse, rude, vulgar, obscene, or impure. (prostački) |
| gulch | A narrow V-shaped valley with a stream running through it. (jaruga) |
| hearty | Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty timber. (zdravo, srdačno) |
| heed | Attention; notice; observation; regard; – often with give or take. (paziti, obazirati se) |
| hidebound | (skučen) |
| hilarity | A great amount of happiness, usually accompanied by laughter. (veselje) |
| imperceptibly | not noticeably, too small to be detected, too little to be perceived. (neprimjetno) |
| invective | An expression which inveighs or rails against a person. (pogrdan) |
| judiciously | in a judicious manner (razuman) |
| jut | something that sticks out (stršati) |
| keen | acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness. (oštar, pronicljiv) |
| knead | To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc. (mijesiti) |
| knuckle | Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers. (zglob, zaglavak) |
| liniment | A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, such as to relieve symptoms of arthritis. (mast za utrljavanje) |
| loafer | An idle person. (skitnica, besposličar) |
| lump | Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group. (grumen) |
| menace | the act of threatening (prijetnja, opasnost) |
| mutable | Changeable; inclined to mutate. (promjenjiv) |
| muzzle | the protruding part of many animal's head which includes nose, mouth and jaws; snout (njuška) |
| nimble | Quick and light in movement or action. (okretan, spretan) |
| pallid | appearing weak, pale, or wan (blijed) |
| pallor | Paleness; want of color; pallidity. (bljedilo) |
| pinch bottle | (pljoska) |
| pluck | To pull something sharply; to pull something out (izvući) |
| porcupine | A large rodent with long quills that stand straight up when it is attacked or surprised. (dikobraz) |
| prevail | To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence. (dominirati, nadjačati) |
| prosecution | The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor. (goniti, obaviti) |
| quill | The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs. (pero, bodlja) |
| remount | The opportunity of, or things necessary for, remounting; specifically, a fresh horse, with his equipments; as, to give one a remount. (popuniti konjima) |
| rock | To move gently back and forth. (ljuljati, njihati) |
| ruddy | Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky. (rumen, đavolski) |
| ruinous | causing ruin; destructive, calamitous (poguban) |
| sallow | Having a grayish, yellow-green hue (blijedo, sivo) |
| sear | To char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument (povrijediti, žigosati) |
| shaggy | Rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed. (kosmat, maljav) |
| shroud | To cover with a shroud. (pokrov, mrtvački pokrov) |
| sod | Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns. (busen) |
| splinter | A long, sharp fragment of material; often wood. (šiljak) |
| spout | a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged (pisak) |
| squall | A sudden storm, as found in a squall line. Often a nautical usage. (oluja, udar vjetra) |
| taut | Tight; under tension, as in a rope or bow string. (zategnut) |
| taut | Tight; under tension, as in a rope or bow string. (zategnut) |
| threescore | Sixty |
| trite | Worn out; hackneyed; used so many times that it is no longer interesting or effective (often in reference to a word or phrase). (banalno, otrcano) |
| vilify | To say defamatory things about someone or something. (ogovarati, oklevetati) |
| volition | A conscious choice or decision. (volja, htijenje) |
| welt | A raised mark on the body caused by a blow; a wheal or weal. (modrica, masnica) |
| whorl | A pattern of concentric circles. (pršljen, spirala, vijuga) |
| withers | The part of the back of a draft animal or horse that is the highest, between the shoulder blades. (hrbat) |
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