Dagens psykologi lekse var en ti siders artikkel på engelsk. Altså en, i utgangspunktet, kort sak. Sjøl om eg er over gjennomsnittet stødig i engelsk så fant eg en fascinerende mengde ukjente ord! Et par av de fant eg heller ingen forklaring på. Forslag mottas med takk. Here goes:
Altruism- the quality of considering the well-being and happiness of others before yourself.
Ambiguous- having more than one interpretation.
Assimilate- 1. To allow people to become part of another social group or state. 2. To learn thoroughly. 3. To absorb into the body after digestion
Canopy- covering over a bed, throne etc or held on poles over a person
Civic- the official life and affairs of a town or a citizenConcomitantly-
Confine- 1. to keep ( …) within limits 2. To shut (…) up
Covet - to desire eagerly
Debilitate- to weaken.
Depict- to describe
Engender- to be the cause of
Fervent- showing strong feeling
Implore- bønnfalle
Inalienable- cannot be taken away ( the right to vote)
Inextricably- that cannot be solved or escaped from
Permeate- to pass, flow or spread
Pertain- to belong to something as a part
Pervasive- tending to pervade (To spread (something) through every part of it.)
Precept- a rule or guide for behaviour
Redundant- no longer needed.
Render- to cause
Surge- forward or upward movement, to grow quickly
Thwarts- to oppose or prevent (something)successfully
Transition- changing from one condition to another
Tuition- teaching a person (tutor)
Vendor- en som selger (varer) fra stand. (Vending Machine- betalingsautomat m t.d. sigaretter)
Vocation- 1. The feeling that one is called to a certain kind of work. 2. A special ability. (3. A person’s trade or profession. )
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