Frankenstein ||| Flashcards

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infuse

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fill; pervade/soak (tea, herbs, etc.) in liquid

ziehen lassen; aufgehen

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lassitude

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a state of physical or mental wearinsess; lack of energy

Mattigkeit, Müdigkeit

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apprehension

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anxiety of fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Befürchtung

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vigorous

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strong, healthy and full of energy

energisch; kräftig

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odious

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extremely unpleasant; repulsive

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fetter

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a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles

Fesseln

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immutable

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unchanging over time or unable to be changed

unveränderlich

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dissipate

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disappear or cause to disappear

(sich) auflösen; verbrauchen

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partiality

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unfair bias in favour of one person or thing; favouritism

Eingenommenheit; Vorliebe

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repentant

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expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse; remorseful

reumütig

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vivacity

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the quality of being attractively lively and animated

Lebhaftigkeit, Munterkeit

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vacillate

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waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive

schwanken

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convalescence

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time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment

Genesungszeit; Kur

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antipathy

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a deep-seated feeling of aversion

Abneigung

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writhe

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make twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

krümmen; sträuben

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discern

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recognize or find out

wahrnehmen, erkennen

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callous

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shwoing or having intensitive and cruel disregard for others

kaltschnäuzig; hart

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inflict

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cause (something unpleasant or painfull) to be suffered by someone or something

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anguish

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severe mental or physical pain or suffering

Pein; Qual

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alleviate

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make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe

lindern; mildern

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depravity

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moral corruption; wickedness

Verdorbenheit

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candour

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the quality of being open and honest

Aufrichtigkeit

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ignominious

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deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

schändlich

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timorous

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showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence

ängstlich

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irreproachable
beyond criticism; faultles einwandfrei, tadellos
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approbation
approval or praise Zustimmung, Genehmigung
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hapless
unfortunate unglücklich
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abhorred
regard with disgust and hatred verabscheut; verhasst
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hitherto
until now or until the point in time under discussion bisher
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impotence
helplessness Unfähigkeit
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myriad
a countless or extremely great number of people or things Unzahl
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ensuing
happen or occur afterwards or as a result darauffolgend
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imprudently
not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash unüberlegt; unklug
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apparent
clearly visible or understood; obvious
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irretrievable
not able to be retireved or put right
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hovel
a small squalid or simply constructed dwelling Hütte, Schuppen
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agony
extreme physical or mental suffering
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exquisite
extremely beautifuln and delicate außerordentlich, herrlich
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spurn
reject with disdain or contempt etwas abweisen
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vestige
a trace or remnant of something thst is disappearing or no longer exists Überrest, Spur
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loiter
stand or wait around without apparent purpose
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envelop
wrap up,cover, or surround completely umspannen, einhüllen
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despair
lose or be without hope Hoffnungslosigkeit; Verzweiflung
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sentiment
a view or opinion that is held or expressed Empfindung; Stimmung
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scorn
a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something Hohn, Verachtung
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redress
remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance Entschädigung
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vainly
producing no result; useless nutzlos; vergeblich
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respite
a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant "Atempause"
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rage
violent, uncontrollable anger Wut
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venture
undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action Risiko; Wagnis; Unternehmen
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balmy
characterized by pleasntly warm weather lau; mild
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novelty
the quality of being new, original, or unusual Neuheit
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skirt
go around or past the edge of vorbeiführen