Question 1

audible - Speak louder; your voice is hardly audible

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hoorbaar

Question 2

to deliberate - They deliberated for hours what to do.

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overleggen

Question 3

coarse - Don't use such coarse language.

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grof

Question 4

to observe - She observed the meal was excellent.

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opmerken

Question 5

observation - His funny observations made everybody laugh.

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opmerking

Question 6

plain - It is quite plain that she doesn't understand you.

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duidelijk

Question 7

to narrate - The traveller could narrate interesting adventures.

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vertellen

Question 8

to relate - "To narrate" and to relate are formal words for "to tell".

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vertellen

Question 9

to depict - This novel depicts lfe in a fishing village.

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beschrijven

Question 10

narrative - This moving narrative depicts a slave's life.

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verhaal

Question 11

mute - He didn't answer but remained mute.

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stil

Question 12

elaborate - He gave us an elaborate account of what had happened.

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uitgebreid

Question 13

to elaborate on - If you elaborate on a subject, you give more details

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uitvoerig ingaan op

Question 14

to affirm - He affirmed that the story was true.

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bevestigen

Question 15

affirmative - "Yes" is an affirmative answer.

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bevestigend

Question 16

to assure - The document is genuine, I can assure you.

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verzekeren

Question 17

wit - His conversation is always full of wit.

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humor

Question 18

comprehensive - You will find all the details in this comprehensive account.

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uitgebreid

Question 19

to inscribe - The two lovers inscribed their names on a tree.

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kerven

Question 20

to revise  - This book has been revised and is now up to date.

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herzien

Question 21

scope - Many technical words are outside the scope of this book.

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terrein

Question 22

intended - This book is not intended for children.

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bedoeld

Question 23

queer - He has a queer sense of humour.

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eigenaardig

Question 24

mocking - The tone of this article is sarcastic and mocking.

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spottend

Question 25

derisive - The tone of this article is sarcastic and derisive.

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spottend

Question 26

mockery - There was a tone of mockery in his voice,

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spottend

Question 27

caption - Do you understand the caption under thsi cartoon?

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onderschrift

Question 28

maxim - A maxim is a well-known phrase with a general truth about life or a rule about behaviour.

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spreuk

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