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FWBT_15-18
For Whom Bells Toll 15-18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aberration | The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. (odstupanje, nenormalnost) |
| machination | The act of machinating or plotting. (rovarenje, intriga) |
| putsch | A coup; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government. (puč, državni udar) |
| swagger | A prideful boasting or bragging. (šepuriti se) |
| strut | To walk proudly or haughtily. (šepuriti se) |
| crackpot | An eccentric, crazy or foolish person. A kook. (luđak) |
| conscript | Drafted. (regrutiran) |
| regretful | Full of regret, indulging in regrets; repining; sorrowful. (žalostan) |
| fiend | A very evil person (đavo) |
| veritable | True, factual. (stvaran, istinit) |
| loathe | To hate, detest, revile. (mrziti, gaditi se, gnušati se) |
| henchman | A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate. (pristalica, sljedbenik) |
| dreg | By extension, the lowest and most worthless part of something. (talog, ostatak) |
| wrecker | One who breaks up situations, events - (home wrecker, marriage wrecker, party wrecker) (razoritelj) |
| villainy | Evil or vicious character or behaviour. (lupeštvo, prostaštvo) |
| duplicity | intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing (dvoličnost) |
| conspirator | A person who is part of a conspiracy. (zavjerenik) |
| petulant | easily irritated or annoyed (mrzovoljan) |
| lapel | (rever) |
| blister | (plik, mjehur) |
| batter | to hit or strike violently and repeatedly (izubijan, razbijen) |
| stoppage | A pause or halt of some activity. (obustava, zastoj) |
| sift | To sieve or strain (something). (rešetati, prosijati) |
| communion | A joining together of minds or spirits. (pričest) |
| strife | Violent conflict, usually brief or limited in nature. (razdor, nesloga) |
| conceit | Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. (tašt, uobražen) |
| insolence | Arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude. (bezobrazluk) |
| puffily | (bolesno nateknuto) |
| deception | (obmana, prevara) |
| stonemason | one who works in stone. (zidar, kamenoklesar) |
| coarse | Not refined. (grub, sirov) |
| brassy | Impudent; impudently bold. (razmetljiv) |
| gilded | Having the color or quality of gold. (pozlaćen) |
| calliope | A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds. |
| squarely | firmly and solidly (izravno) |
| judicially | in a judicial manner (sudački) |
| aneorid | (barometar) |
| felicitation | The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation. (čestitka) |
| squirt | To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice; said of liquids. (špricati , briznuti) |
| distend | To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell (napuhnuti) |
| ladle | A deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle. (kutlača) |
| scoop | To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop. (zagrabiti, crpsti) |
| pledge | To make a solemn promise (to do something). (zavjet, obećanje) |
| trait | an identifying characteristic, habit or trend (svojstvo) |
| presumptuous | Going beyond what is right or proper because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance (arogantan, drzak) |
| sodden | stupid as a result of drunkenness (pijan, natočen) |
| lugubrious | gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree. (tužan, žalostan) |
| equably | In an equable manner (ujednačeno) |
| extortioner | someone who extorts; an extortionist (ucjenjivač) |
| foul | To make dirty. (smrdljiv, gadan, prljav) |
| homestead | To acquire or settle on land as a homestead. (farma, pribava farme) |
| beet | Common name of Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar. (repa) |
| toss | To throw with an initial upward direction. (baciti u zrak) |
| impediment | A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress. (zapreka, smetnja) |
| rap | To strike something sharply with one's knuckles. (kucati, lupkati) |
| plod | To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over). (gegati se) |
| hunch | A theory, idea, or guess. (slutnja, grba) |
| devise | To use the intellect to plan or design something. (smisliti, izumiti) |
| atone | To make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime one has committed. (okajati, iskupiti) |
| penance | A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. (ispaštanje) |
| insuperable | Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated. (nesavladiv, nepobjediv) |
| parapet | A low retaining wall. (prsobran, rov) |
| peril | A situation of serious and immediate danger. (opasnost, rizik) |
| mackerel | An edible fish of the family Scombridae, often speckled. (skuša) |
| bunk | A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other. (ležaj, krevet) |
| snout | To furnish with a nozzle or point. (njuška) |
| squeal | A high-pitched sound, as a scream of a child, or noisy worn-down brake pads. (vrisak, cika) |
| scourge | To strike with a scourge. (bičevati, opustošiti, opljačkati) |
| smother | To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of. (ugušiti, daviti) |
| suppress | To hold in place, to keep low, to prevent publication. (ugušiti, zabraniti) |
| challenge | An instigation or antagonization intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not. (izazov) |
| exaggeration | a going beyond the bounds of truth reason, or justice; hyperbole; overstatement. (pretjerivanje) |
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