Boek Insight - Upper-intermediate - Eenheid 6 - 6A

a list of things that need to be considered, solved, or done

agenda, program

to put someone or something in a position in which they are vulnerable or are at risk

blootstellen, in gevaar brengen

illegal and dishonest behavior of someone, particularly one who is in a position of power

corruptie, verval

to find someone or something, often by following a series of clues or evidence

opsporen, volgen

somewhere, someone, or something that originates something else

bron, oorsprong

to affect more people or a wider area

verspreiden, uitbreiden

a piece of information or story that is circulated among a group of people, often without being confirmed as true or accurate

gerucht

to be deceived or tricked by someone or something

ingehaald worden, voor de gek gehouden worden

a dishonest or illegal way of gaining money

oplichting, fraude

the absence or insufficiency of something, often implying a deficiency or shortage

gebrek, afwezigheid

a quality that renders a thing or person as trustworthy or believable

geloofwaardigheid

(of a video, picture, piece of news, etc.) shared quickly on social media among a lot of Internet users

viraal, viraal

the large words in the upper part of a page of a newspaper, article, etc.

kop, koptekst

a fraudulent or deceptive act or scheme intended to trick or fool people

nep, misleiding

equipped with weapons or firearms

bewapend, uitgerust

to move quickly and with urgency, often in a disorderly manner

haasten, jagen

to dig into the ground, turning, loosening, or removing soil

graven, opgraven

fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)

uitgerust, ingeriggd

an attempt to conceal something, often an illegal or unethical action or situation

bedekking, verhulling

the fact of being responsible for what someone does and being able to explain the reasons

verantwoordelijkheid, rechterschap

easily hurt, often due to weakness or lack of protection

kwetsbaar, zwak

experiencing great shock or sadness

verwoest, onthutst

a guessing game that involves at least two players in which participants ask a question that has a surprising or clever answer

raadsel, puzzel

a precious or semi-precious piece of stone cut and polished to make items of jewelry

edelsteen, gehemme

to officially forbid a particular action, item, or practice

verbieden, uitsluiten

(law) a formal statement made by someone confirming or denying their accusation

pleidooi, aanroep

an attempt or effort made to obtain or do something

bod, poging

to stop engaging in an activity permanently

stoppen, opgeven

to make a sincere promise to do or not to do something particular

zweren, beloven

to lessen the intensity of something or keep it under control, often through restraint or inhibition

temmen, beheersen

to try to complete or do something difficult

proberen, pogen

to have power over a person, company, country, etc. and to decide how things should be done

controleren, beheren

something that is hard to explain or understand, often involving a puzzling event or situation with an unknown explanation

mysterie, raadsel

an assurance or declaration indicating the possible success or occurrence of something in the future

belofte, garantie

to formally forbid something from being done, particularly by law

verbieden, uitsluiten

to ask for something politely or formally

verzoeken, vragen

to officially announce one's departure from a job, position, etc.

afscheid nemen, ontslag nemen