2Reading4 Vocabulary3

Question 1

circuitous

Answer 1

• not straight or direct

- >umlaufend, weitschweifig

Question 2

discernible

Answer 2

• able to be seen, recognized, or understood

- >erkennbar, wahrnehmbar

Question 3

drive

Answer 3

• to cause something to progress, develop, or become stronger
• > treiben, antreiben

Question 4

esoteric

Answer 4

-intended for or understood by only a few people who have special knowledge

Question 5

explicit

Answer 5

-very clear and complete

Question 6

found

Answer 6

• to base belief, claim, idea, etc., on something

- >gründen, stiften

Question 7

magnitude

Answer 7

• large size or great importance

- >Größe, Größenordnung

Question 8

predecessor

Answer 8

• a thing that comes before another in time or in a series, or a person who had a job or position before something else
• > Vorgänger, Vorläufer

Question 9

quest

Answer 9

• a long search for something that is difficult to find

- >Suche, Streben

Question 10

refine

Answer 10

• to improve something by making small changes

- >verfeinern, verbessern

Question 11

refute

Answer 11

• to prove a statement, opinion, or belief to be wrong or false
• > widerlegen, entkräften

Question 12

scarce

Answer 12

• not available in necessary amount, or rare

- >knapp, selten

Question 13

unforeseen

Answer 13

• unexpected and often unwanted

- >unvorhergesehene, unerwartete

Question 14

visionary

Answer 14

-being able to envision how a county, society, industry, etc. will or should develop in the future and to plan in a suitable way