2Reading4 Vocabulary5 Flashcards
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abandon
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- to leave behind or run away form someone or something; to give up something
- > aufgeben, verlassen, im Stich lassen
2
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accomodate
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- to provide space or place for a group or things
- >unterbringen, dienen
3
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anticipate
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- to imagine or expect that something will happen, sometimes taking actions in preparation for it
- > erwarten, voraussehen, vorausahnen
4
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catastrophic
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- involving or resulting in great suffering or destruction
- >katastrophal, verhängnisvoll
5
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clarify
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- to make something clearer or easier to understand
- >verdeutlichen, reinigen
6
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complacency
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- a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder
- > Selbstzufriedenheit, Selbstgefälligkeit
7
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contemporary
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- a person, living in the same time period as someone else
- >zeitgenössisch, zeitnah
8
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conventional
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- following the usual practices of the past
- >herkömmlich, traditionell
9
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disintegrate
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- to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces
- > zerfalle, auflösen
10
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elusive
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- hard to describe, find, achieve, catch, or remember
- >schwer fassbar/erfassbar/definierbar
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foreseeable
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- able to be understood in advance
- >absehbar, voraussehend
12
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fulfill
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- to do something as promised or intended, or to satisfy your hopes or expectations
- > erfüllen, verwirklichen
13
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leak
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- the act of a liquid or gas escaping from a hole or crack in pipe or container, or (of a container) of allowing liquid or gas to escape
- > Leck, undichte Stelle
14
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misleading
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- causing someone to believe something that is not true
- >irreführend
15
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on balance
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- with all things considered
- >in Großem und Ganzen, unterm Strich
