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404, to be 4-0-4
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don’t know anything, don’t know any solution
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24/7
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24 hours per day, 7 days per week
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A for …
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Andrew A wie Anton
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A flat
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As
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A sharp
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Ais
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A-major
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A-Dur
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A minor
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A-Moll
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heritage
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erbe, erbschaft
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to take sb. aback
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jmd erstaunen oder verblüffen
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to be taken aback
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erstaunt/verblüfft sein
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to abandon sth.
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etwas verlassen/aufgeben
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(Schul-)Fach
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(school) subject
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mime
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Pantomime
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rascal
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Frechdachs
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bionic
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hyperaktiv
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the pot calling the kettle black
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meaning: accuse someone for sth you have/did/do
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3-storey-house
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3 floors
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second-hand smoking
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smoking passively
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Homophones
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words that sounds similiar, means sth different
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witty
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intelligent, smart
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scruffy
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not near or clean
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neat
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something good, appropriate gepflegt, toll
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aberration
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something that differs from the norm
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abhor
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to hate, to detest // I abhor the way people are leaving their trash
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acquiesce
to agree without protesting // I acquiesced to help him with the painting
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amiable
friendly
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alacrity
eagerness, speed // I started studying with alacrity
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appease
to calm, satisfy // candy appeases an upset toddler
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arcane
known only by a few, secret, obscure // grammatical rule, that seem arcane to generations of students
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avarice
excessive greed // the thief was motivated by avarice
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brusque
talking is an unfriendly way // the teacher was very brusque and impatient
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cajole
to urge, coax, push sb into sth // he cajoled her to do his laundry
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callous
harsh, cold, unfeeling // after their break-up, he was really callous
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candor
honesty // The child spoke with candor about his mistakes
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chide
to voise disapproval //she chided us for being late
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circumspect
cautious // she is quiet and circumspect
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clandestine
secret //i took a clandestine look at the test
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coerce
to make ath do something by force or threat // I was coerced into signing the document
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coherent
logically consistent, intelligible // this conclusion is very coherent
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confidant
a person trusted with secrets
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complacency
feeling that things are great, don't want to make them better, even if they are not good The paper revealed the complacency of the US
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connive
to plot, scheme - verschwoeren
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cumulative
increasing, building upon itself // the cumulative consume of nicotine
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debase
to lower the quality or esteem of something // he debased my work
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decry
anprangern //this statements decries the church attitude towards the politics
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demure
quiet, modest, reserved // quiet and demur,e she hardly spoke a word at the table
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deride
to laugh at mockingly, scorn, make fun about sth/ab // my brother derided my win
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despot
one who has total power and rules brutally // the despot whipped him
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diligent
shwoing care in doings one's work // I am diligent in learning Cognitive Science
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elated
overjoyed, thrilled // she was elated upon learning on her first-choice college
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eloquent
ability to use language clearly and effectively // Yann-Henrik Bachmann is always eloquent
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empathy
sensitivity to another feelings as if they were one's one
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embezzle
to steal money that you have been trusted with
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enmity
deep unfriendly feeling //an enmity existed between the two families
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erudite
learned // the most erudite people attended the conference
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fabricate
to make up, invent
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extol
to praise, glorify // they extolled him because of his strength
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feral
wild, savage // don't adopt a feral dog
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flabbergasted
astounded, surprised // I am flabbergasted about this surprise
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furtive
secretively, avoid being noticed // i glimpsed at my crush in a furtive way
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gluttony
act of eating/drinking too much // gluttony is a failure in self-discipline
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gratuitous
not necessary, appropriate //the violent scene was completely gratuitous
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hypocrisy
pretending to believe what one's don't //the hypocrisy of people wo say that they are caring about the environment but using cars
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impeccable
exemplary, free from fault and error //the teacher is impeccable for the students
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impertinent
rude, without respect // this impertinent child has an answer for everything
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implacable
casually rude, insolent, impertinent // unerbittlich, unversöhnlich
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incisive
clear, sharp, direct // she's known for her incisive mind and wittness
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indolent
lazy // an indolent boy who has been forced to help out in the kitchen
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inept
not suitable or capable an inept attempt to become friends with him
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inhibit
prevent, stop
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infamy
extreme bad repute // she could never free herself from the infamy of being named a thief
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insatiable
always wanting more // in insatiable need of chocolate
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insular
separated and narrow-minded, closed off //an insular community in the desert
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inveterate
stubbornly established by habit //he has an inveterate tendency to exaggerate everything
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jubilant
extremely joyful, happy // it was a jubilant day
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knell
the solemnt soud of a bell, indicating a death
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lithe
moving in an easy way //the lithe body of the dance
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lurid
sensational //we quickly passed the lurid scene of the crash
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maverick
an independent, nonconformist person //my dad is a maverick, he doesn't like to be a conformist
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maxim
a common saying expressing a principle of conduct // it's a maxim that a watched pot never boils
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meticulous
extremely careful with details // did a meticulous job of painting this small pieces
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modicum
a small amount of something //only a modicum of skill is necessary to do this job
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morose
serious, unhappy // this morose job is an agony for me
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myriad
consisting of a very great number // the old problems were myriad
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novice
a beginner, aomeone without training or experience
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nadir
the lowest point of sth //the discussion reached it's nadir, when people started fighting
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nuance
a slight variation in meaning, tone, expeession
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nominal
not actual, not real
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oblivious
lacking consciousness or awareness of something //I was oblivious of the local speed limit
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obsequious
too eager to help or obey someone important unterwuerfig
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obtuse
stupid or unintelligent // forgive me for being obtuse but could you explain that again
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parody
a satirical imitation
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panacea
something that will make everything better //chicken soup is a panacea for nearly everything
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plethora
an abundance, excess //this textbook is illustrated with a plethora of illustrations
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penchant
a tendency, preference // a penchant for sitting by the window and staring into space
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predilection
natural liking for something //a young lady with a predilection for old men
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quaint
charmingly old-fashioned // this fishing village is very quaint
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repudiate
to reject, refuse // she didn't like the conditions, so she repudiated the contract
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rash
madde quickly and without thinking //he later regretted having made such a rash promise
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refurbish
restore, clean up //i refurbished the living room
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rife
common, often bad //she visited a country where ebola was rife
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salient
important, noticeable //it is salient that you get this text
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serendipity
luck, finding goods things without looking for them // I found 10 Dollars. I had a lot of serendipity
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staid
serious, boring, old-fashioned //my grandma is staid
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superfluous
beyond what is necessary //i cleared off all the superfluous stuff
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sycophant
one who flatters for self-gain //actresses often take sycophants for true friends
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taciturn
tending to be quiet //a taciturn man hardly ever initiates a conversation
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truculent
easily annoyed //fans who became truculent after their team lost
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umbrage
offended by something said from others //I took umbrage at the slightest suggestion of disrespect
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venerable
deserving of respect because of age or achievement //the venerable old man
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vex
to confuse/annoy // this problem has vexed students for years
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vociferous
expressing thought or feelings in a very loud way //vociferous opponents protested angrily
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zenith
the higheat point, culminatin point
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Storch
stork
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subsist
exist
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abolition
progress of ending sth
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greed
gier
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entity
eigenständige einheit
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proposition
proposition sentence with true or false
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proposal
something that is not final
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acquaintance
sb you know but not a friend
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testimoning
told by someone (always the truth)
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Hail, to hail sb./sth.
Hagel, jmd/etw rufen
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brazen
acting or done in a very open and shocking way without shame or embarrassment // I told everyone brazened that I am engaged
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haughty
arrogant // the naught student did some mistakes
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concussion
(Gehirn-)Erschütterung
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to abduct sb.
jmd. entführen
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A flat
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Ais
A sharp
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A-Dur
A-major
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A-Moll
A minor
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erbe, erbschaft
heritage
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jmd erstaunen oder verblüffen
to take sb. aback
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erstaunt/verblüfft sein
to be taken aback
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etwas verlassen/aufgeben
to abandon sth.
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(school) subject
(Schul-)Fach
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Pantomime
mime
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Frechdachs
rascal
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hyperaktiv
bionic
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to plot, scheme - verschwoeren
connive
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stork
Storch
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gier
greed
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Hagel, jmd/etw rufen
Hail, to hail sb./sth.
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arrogant // the naught student did some mistakes
haughty
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(Gehirn-)Erschütterung
concussion
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jmd. entführen
to abduct sb.
