eng voc exam

Transatlantic

relating to both sides of the Atlantic Ocean US and UK

Survey

research where you ask people questions

Biting satire

sharp critical humour

Withering one liners

short remarks meant to hurt

Caustic

using words meant to hurt, bijtend

Provocative

meant to cause a reaction, uitdagend

To ignite

to start or cause something

Controversy

a topic people have strong feelings towards

Both sides of the Atlantic

America and Europe

For instance

for example

The bright side of life

looking positively at life

Common

shared by many people

To discover

to find out

Baffled

confused, shoked

A nation

a country

Researchers

people who investigate

To highlight

to emphasise

Dreadful

very bad or unpleasant

Embarrassing

making you feel ashamed

Counterpart

the other version of the same thing, tegenhanger ze lijken op elkaar

Tolerance

verdraagzaamheid

Wide range of

many different kinds

To consider

beschouwen

Denigrating

making someone seem less important

Insensitive

not caring about feelings

Intolerant

ergens niet tegen kunnen

Contributions

things that are given, bijdragen

To examine

to study closely

Outlook on life

the way someone views life

Teasing

plagen

Ridicule

to mock, making fun of someone

Aim

a goal

Development

ontwikkeling

Bland

boring, geen smaak

To associate

to link things

Personality traits

eigenschappen van je karakter

Neuroticism

seeing life negatively

Anxious

worried

Wit

clever marks

Sophistication

something complex , difficult

Intellect

intelligence, smart

A plot

storyline

Rude

impolite

A put upon owner

someone people take advantage of

Sensible

verstandig

Peacemaker

someone who stops conflict

Reason

explanation or cause

Hapless

unlucky

Amidst

in the middle of

Farcical

extremely silly

An array

a range, reeks

Demanding

vragen

Eccentric

unusual, a special person who likes to stand out

Tradespeople

handelaars, people who sell things

Sitcom

situational comedy: laughing at situations

Superiority

feeling better than others

To gain standing

to earn respect, aanzien

Upper class

higher social class

To hamper

to hinder, bemoeilijken

Lower class

lower social class

An extended family

family beyond parents and children

Desperate

without hope

Credibility

believability, geloven

Mockumentary

fake documentary to mock

Subsequently

afterwards, one after the other

Craftsmanship

skill in making things

Sketches

short funny scenes

Parody

humorous imitation

Walks of life

different backgrounds "Walks of life" refers to a person's job, background, or social position. We usually use the phrase "all walks of life" to describe a diverse group of people from many different careers and social classes mingling together.

A thesaurus

book of synonyms

A troupe

group of people

To air

to broadcast, uitzenden

To refer

to mention

A character

person in a story

To solve

to find an answer

Disruption

verstoren

farcical

ridiculously funny or absurd