Half of a Yellow Sun

disgrace (Three families living in one room - it's a disgrace!)

бесчестие, позор, срам

trite(I know it will sound trite, but I've loved being part of this club.)

банально

peasant (Joe's a real peasant).

крестьянин

vicious (The police said that this was one of the most vicious attacks they'd ever seen) (vicious circle)

злобный, жестокий, порочный

first-rate (a first-rate restaurant)

первоклассный

dignify

величать

dignity (He is a man of dignity )

достоинство

obscene (In the raid, police found several boxes of obscene DVDs.)

непристойный

ignoramus (I'm a complete ignoramus where computers are concerned.)

невежда

insert (She climbed the steps and inserted the key in/into the lock.)

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