Evernote Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
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unfettered
A
uneingeschränkt
2
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abrogate
A
kündigen
3
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rampant
A
ungezügelt
4
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perish
A
umkommen
5
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tenacity
A
beharrlichkeit
6
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a-poc-ry-phal
A
probably untrue/made-up, but widely believed
7
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Carnal knowledge
A
biblical euphemism for sex
8
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versatile
A
vielseitig
9
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docility
A
Fügsamkeit
10
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abate
A
become less intense or widespread/ subside
11
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putative
A
generally considered or reputed to be (the putative father of the children)
12
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otiose
A
serving no practical purpose or result
13
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omen
A
an event regarded as a sign of good or evil
14
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fidelity
A
faithfulness u.a.
15
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circumvent
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vermeiden
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combustion
A
Verbrennung
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intricate
A
complex, complicated
18
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terrestrial
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earthly, worldy
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upshot
A
Ergebnis, Resultat
20
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expeditious
A
done quickly and efficiently
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inconspicuous
A
unauffällig
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malign
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evil
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xenophobia
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dislike of people from another country
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venerable
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ehrwürdig, verehrenswert
25
conjecture
guess, speculation
26
anachronism
something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time:
The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
27
canvass
prüfen, abklappern
28
predicament
Zwickmühle, Zwangslage
29
apex
Spitze, Scheitelpunkt
30
scintilla
Fünkchen
31
canonical
anerkannt, vorschriftsmäßig
32
rumination
Grübeln, Nachsinnen
33
resurgence
Wiederaufersteheung/leben
34
pent-up
unterdrückt
35
residual
Überbleibsel
36
respectability
Ehrbarkeit, Seriösität
37
digression
Exkurs, Abschweifung
38
dictum, dicta
Machtspruch
39
hapless
glücklos
40
epitome of sth; to epitomize
Verkörperung
41
apogee
Höhepunkt
42
cumbersome
unhandlich
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promulgation
Bekanntgabe o. Veröffentlichung eines Gesetzes
