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Vocabulary Test on The Three Young Women in Dracula (Exercise in Voc. II)
Pair work
Have a look at the words in the left column and click on the correct synonym in
one of the columns A, B or C. There is only one correct synonym.
To the teacher: If you would rather do this exercise in class, make a print-out
of this page. Afterwards your students are welcome to check their answers by
clicking on solution.
The Three Young Women
 ladies by their dress and manner
A
looks
B
gestures
C
behaviour

high aquiline noses
like a dove
like an eagle
like a horse

piercing eyes
penetrating
yellow
soft

eyes like pale sapphires
dark blue
green

the ruby (lips)
sensitive

voluptuous lips
the colour of a
dark red
precious stone
full of desire
with no
colour,
transparent
narrow

There was something about them that feel comfortable
made me uneasy, some longing.
worried, scared happy

There was something about them that strong desire
made me uneasy, some longing.
fear
danger

I felt in my heart a wicked, burning
desire.
morally bad
wonderful
beautiful

I felt in my heart a wicked, burning
desire.
wanting something feeling
strongly (e.g. sex)
love

but (the laugh) as hard as though the
sound never could have
come through the softeness of
human lips
the opposite of
hard and firm
red colour
firmness

an agony of delightful anticipation
sensation
strong pain
pleasure
red
full

an agony of delightful anticipation
expectation
sleepiness
boredom

a bitter offensiveness, as one smells
in blood
sweetness
taste
a disgusting
smell

The fair girl went on her knees (...)
fairly gloating.

There was a deliberate
voluptuousness which was both
thrilling and repulsive.
to express or feel
delight at one´s
own success
exciting, pleasing
to express that to express
one is sorry
that one is
very proud
depressing
soothing

There was a deliberate
voluptuousness which was both
thrilling and repulsive.
I could see in the moonlight the
moisture shining on the scarlet lips.
I could see in the moonlight the
moisture shining on the scarlet lips.
the churning sound of her tongue
exciting
satisfying
disgusting
blue colour
wetness
green colour
a bright blue
a bright red
colour
disturbing
a dark colour



annoying

quickly and
violently moving
The skin of my throat began to tingle. the outer covering the hair
of the body
The skin of my throat began to tingle. become numb
itch

the soft shivering touch of the lips
cold
shaking

the supersensitive skin of my throat
numb

the hard dents of two sharp teeth
able to feel even freezing
the slightest touch
bite
pressure

(I closed my eyes in) languorous
ecstacy
strong
lazy, lacking
energy

unfeeling
powerful
pimples
vibrate
sound