1100 words you need to know week 8

Toms H. (Latvia)
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  1. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
    abnormally thin, wasted away/noliesējis
  2. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
    to rush suddenly/
  3. tranquil
    free from disturbance by heavy waves
    quiet/rāms
  4. sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
    shelter/patvērums,svētnīca, rezervāts
  5. ascend
    travel up
    to rise/pacelties
  6. malnutrition
    a state of poor nourishment
    faulty or inadequate diet/nepietiekams uzturs
  7. afflict
    cause physical pain or suffering in
    to trouble greatly, to distress/sagādāt ciešanas
  8. besiege
    surround so as to force to give up
    to surround, hem in/ielenkt
  9. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
    lack of necessities/nabadzība
  10. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
    evil, ominious/draudīgs, ļauns
  11. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
    being everywhere at the same time/visuresošs
  12. remote
    located far away spatially
    distant, hidden away/tāls
  13. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
    to hinder, defeat/kavēt
  14. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
    a forerunner, advance notice/vēstnesis
  15. malignant
    dangerous to health
    likely to cause death/ļaundabīgs veselībai
  16. excruciating
    extremely painful
    agonizing, torturing/mokošs
  17. respite
    a pause from doing something
    an interval of relief, delay/atelpa
  18. reverberating
    characterized by resonance
    reechoing, resounding/atbalsojošs
  19. fretful
    nervous and unable to relax
    worrisome, irritable/nemiera pilns
  20. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
    to give way, yield/padoties
Created on Thu Dec 05 12:35:56 EST 2013

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