0_VOC_Lektion 16

Question 1

anflehen

Answer 1

to implore

Question 2

albern; sinnlos

Answer 2

inăne (Politicians have diminished the debate down to often inane simplicities.)

Question 3

Anzeige; Blinker

Answer 3

ĭndicator

Question 4

rücksichtslos; wahllos

Answer 4

indiscrĭminate (Never before in the history of warfare had destruction been so indiscriminate and so universal.)

Question 5

frönen; nachgeben; verhätscheln

Answer 5

to indŭlge (in sth.)

Question 6

klar; verständlich

Answer 6

intelligible (I fear my letter will be barely intelligible to you.)

Question 7

Einschüchterung

Answer 7

intĭmidation

Question 8

jmd. einschüchtern

Answer 8

to intĭmidate so.

Question 9

einschüchternd

Answer 9

intimidating

Question 10

unabänderlich; unheilbar

Answer 10

irremĕdiable (Genetic diseases are mostly irremediable.)

Question 11

Johannisbeere

Answer 11

currant

Question 12

Mischmasch; Durcheinander

Answer 12

jumble

Question 13

Kaution

Answer 13

bail; deposit

Question 14

aus dem Gleichgewicht

Answer 14

off kilter (The world felt off kilter.)

Question 15

Länge, Dauer; Bahn (Sport)

Answer 15

lenght

Question 16

beleidigend; verleumderisch

Answer 16

lĭbellous (leibeles)

Question 17

Abfall

Answer 17

litter

Question 18

drohend auftauchen; ragen

Answer 18

to loom

Question 19

hell; klar; deutlich; einleuchtend

Answer 19

lucid (An example of lucid is the explanation of 2 + 2 equals 4.)

Question 20

Lockvogel

Answer 20

lure

Question 21

großartig; herrlich; prächtig

Answer 21

magnĭficient

Question 22

Benzinverbrauch; Kilometerstand

Answer 22

mĭleage (Meilitsch) (The estimated mileage for the day will be around 420 miles.)

Question 23

etw. mischen; (mit Leuten in Kontakt kommen)

Answer 23

to mingle (with people)

Question 24

mitteilungsbedürftig

Answer 24

talkative

Question 25

bescheiden; anständig

Answer 25

modest

Question 26

Anstand; Sittsamkeit

Answer 26

modesty

Question 27

alltäglich; banal; profan

Answer 27

mundăne

Question 28

nachgiebig

Answer 28

compliable; indulgent

Question 29

Nebenkosten

Answer 29

incidental costs; running costs

Question 30

Auffassung; Idee; Vorstellung

Answer 30

notion

Question 31

nuscheln

Answer 31

to mumble

Question 32

Spinner

Answer 32

nutcase

Question 33

diensteifrig; höflich; verbindlich

Answer 33

obliging

Question 34

angeblich; scheinbar

Answer 34

ostĕnsibly (He was ostensibly traveling to Mexico on vacation, but it is now believed he is running from the law.)

Question 35

besonders; auffallend; bedeutend

Answer 35

outstanding

Question 36

Leistung; Wert

Answer 36

merit (The term " literary " does not imply any literary merit.)

Question 37

jmd. anlocken

Answer 37

to lure so.

Question 38

inklusive aller Kilometer (Autoverleih)

Answer 38

unlimited mileage

Question 39

gehalten sein etw. zu tun

Answer 39

to be obliged to do sth. (Am i legally obliged to report all my finds?)