2Reading4 Vocabulary1 Flashcards
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array
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- a large number of similar things
- >Spektrum, Abfolge
2
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confer
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- to give an ability, honor, etc., to someone or something
- >verleihen, übertragen
3
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distinct
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- clearly separate and different
- >verschieden, eigenständig
4
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distribute
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-verteilen, ausbreiten
5
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drawback
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- a disadvantage or problem; the negative part of a situation
- > Nachteil, Hindernis
6
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endeavor
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- an effort or attempt to do something
- >Bestreben, Bemühung
7
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inherent
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- existing as a natural and permanent quality of something or someone
- > angeboren, innewohnend
8
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modify
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- to change something slightly, especially tp improve it or to make it more acceptable or less extreme
- > abändern, verändern
9
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nothing short of
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- strongly showing this quality
- >nichts geringeres als, nichts weniger als
10
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pose
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- to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty
- >aufwerfen, posieren, darstellen
11
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resistance
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- the state of not being easily changed or damaged by something
- > Widerstand, Abwehr
12
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retain
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- to keep or continue to have something
- >beibehalten, bewahren
13
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rupture
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- to burst or break, or to cause something to burst or break
- > zerbrechen, zerreißen
14
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spur
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- to encourage an activity or development, or to cause something to develop faster
- > anspornen, ankurbeln
15
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tradeoff
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- a situation in which the achieving of something you want involves the loss of something else which is also desirable, but less so
- > Kompromiss, Tausch
