Classes S15 Flashcards

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lucid

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very clear, reasonable

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scrutiny

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take a very close look and check it

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apparent

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obvious

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contradiction

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statement of being the opposite opinion

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to derive sth from

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to get sth from

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elicite

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obtain, to be given

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to rap

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to knock

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inference

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conclusion

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fallacious

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abwegig

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hitherto

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until now, until this moment

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savory

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Bohnenkraut

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palpitation

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Herzklopfen

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wired

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vernetzt

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ingenious

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creative, with a lot of ideas

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Hence

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from now on

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assure

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confirm certainty

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leisure

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Freizeit

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upheaval

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change, Aufruhr

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indubitable

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no reason to doubt sth

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edifice

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building

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to deceive sb.

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to betray sb.

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cerebellum

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kleinhirn

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vapors

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Dämpfe

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bile

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something bitter

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to mislead
irreführen
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astonishment
erstaunen, Verwunderung
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corporeal
regarding the body
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magnitude
size
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to exclude sth
etwas auschliessen
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antedecedents
Vorläufer
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levity
if somwthing is easy, not heavy
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to admit
eingestehen
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credence
the belief of god
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to be sufficient
to be enough
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peril
danger
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credulity
Leichtgläubigkeit
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lassitude
without any energy
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slumber
not deep sleep
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tranquility
calmness, being calm and silent
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contradiction
widerspruch
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spurious
false
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chimera
Schimäre, Schwachsinn
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cunning
clever
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to embark
to board
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to nourish
to feed
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tenuous
spärkich
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scrutinize
genau untersuchen
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rein
Zügel
48
ti curb sth./sb.
to lead sth/sb on a leash
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ado
big effort
50
distinct
different
51
bearer
Überbringer
52
volitions
the will
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solely
just, only, dingle
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resemble
to be similar
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disparity
ungleichheit
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emanate
ausstrahlen
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eminently
außerordentlich
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virtue
good quality, Tugend
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to comprehend
etas begreifen, erfassen
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to preserve
to maintain
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inquire/enquire
ask for question, erkundigen
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to aspire
nach etw streben
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contemplation
Betrachtung
64
albeit
wenn auch, obgleich
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ado
großer Aufwand
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impenetrable
unüberwindlich
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firm
steady
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ample
plentiful
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scope
range, frame rahmen
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bounty
reward
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to endow
jm/etw mit etw ausstatten
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thus
therfore
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loathing
hate, Disgusting
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cubbyhole
Kämmerchen
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wretched
depressed
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rickety
klapprig, wackelig
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stained
fleckig, verfärbt
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bolster
Nackenrolle
79
stance
point of view
80
atemporal
zeitlos
81
seductive
verführerisch
82
sabatical
Studienjahr
83
Prussian
Preußen/Preußisch
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dire
schlimm, schrecklich
85
restless
rastlos
86
successor
Nachfolgee
87
espionage
spionage
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clandestine
secretly
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mortgage
Hypothek
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consession
Genehmigung
91
polemical
polemisch, scharfer Meinungsstreit politischer, literarischer oder wissenschftlicher Diskussionen
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imminent
bevorstehend
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incomprehensible
unbegreiflich
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engraving
Gravierung
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dismay
Bestürzung
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subjugation
Unterwerfung
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somnanbulist
Schlafwandler
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mature
reif, vollentwickelt
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innuendo
Anspielung
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probing
bohrend
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superfluous
not necessary, überflüssig
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elaboration
Ausarbeitung
103
comprehensiveness
Reichhaltigkeit
104
suspicious
verdächtig
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emergence
Enstehen
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self-incurred
selbst-verschuldete
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immaturity
Unmündigkeit
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cowardice
Feigheit
109
conscience
Gewissen
110
mankind
Menschengeschlecht
111
infatuated
vernarrt
112
inevitable
unausweichlich
113
yoke
Bügel, Gespann
114
innocuous
unschädlich
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fiscal
steuerlich
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ecclesiastic
geistlich
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clergyman
Geistlicher
118
congregation
Gemeinde
119
gathering
Ansammlung
120
synod
Kirchenversammlung
121
pernicious
schädlich, bösartig
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enlightenment
aufklärung
123
tremendously
gewaltig
124
acquisition
Beschaffung, Erwerb
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extent
Ausmaß, Umfang
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influx
Zustrom
127
wax and wane
increase and decrease
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grid
Raster, Gitter
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assess
beurteilen, bewerten
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diglossia
diglossie, besondere form der zweiaprachigkeit, verwendet eine slrache nur in bestimmten situationsn
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rigidification
Erstarrung
132
interlocutor
a partner with whom you are speaking
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overtly
offenkundig
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perceptual
wahrnehmend
135
cognated
Wörter gleicher Abstammung
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haphazard
willkürlich, not with purpose
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coextensive
deckungsgleich
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trigger
auslösen
139
metamorphose
verwandeln
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metamorphosis
die Verwandlung
141
apparition
Erscheinung
142
vacuous
ausdruckslos, nichts sagend
143
wig
Perücke
144
to be duped
to be betrayed
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phlegm
Schleim
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fedora
Filzhut
147
arbitrary
willkürlich
148
retrieval
Abfrage
149
cue
Stichwort