2Reading4 Vocabulary5

Question 1

abandon

Answer 1

• to leave behind or run away form someone or something; to give up something
• > aufgeben, verlassen, im Stich lassen

Question 2

accomodate

Answer 2

• to provide space or place for a group or things

- >unterbringen, dienen

Question 3

anticipate

Answer 3

• to imagine or expect that something will happen, sometimes taking actions in preparation for it
• > erwarten, voraussehen, vorausahnen

Question 4

catastrophic

Answer 4

• involving or resulting in great suffering or destruction

- >katastrophal, verhängnisvoll

Question 5

clarify

Answer 5

• to make something clearer or easier to understand

- >verdeutlichen, reinigen

Question 6

complacency

Answer 6

• a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder
• > Selbstzufriedenheit, Selbstgefälligkeit

Question 7

contemporary

Answer 7

• a person, living in the same time period as someone else

- >zeitgenössisch, zeitnah

Question 8

conventional

Answer 8

• following the usual practices of the past

- >herkömmlich, traditionell

Question 9

disintegrate

Answer 9

• to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces
• > zerfalle, auflösen

Question 10

elusive

Answer 10

• hard to describe, find, achieve, catch, or remember

- >schwer fassbar/erfassbar/definierbar

Question 11

foreseeable

Answer 11

• able to be understood in advance

- >absehbar, voraussehend

Question 12

fulfill

Answer 12

• to do something as promised or intended, or to satisfy your hopes or expectations
• > erfüllen, verwirklichen

Question 13

leak

Answer 13

• 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

Question 14

misleading

Answer 14

• causing someone to believe something that is not true

- >irreführend

Question 15

on balance

Answer 15

• with all things considered

- >in Großem und Ganzen, unterm Strich

Question 16

paradox

Answer 16

-a statement or situation that may be true but seems impossible or difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics

Question 17

precaution

Answer 17

• an action to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous from happening
• > Vorsichtsmaßnahme, Vorkehrung

Question 18

prevail

Answer 18

• to exist and be accepted among a large number of people

- >herrschen, überwiegen, die Overhand gewinnen

Question 19

prudent

Answer 19

• showing good judgement in avoiding risks and uncertainties; careful
• > vorsichtig, bedacht

Question 20

setback

Answer 20

• something that causes delay or stops progress

- >Rückschlag, Schlappe

Question 21

shortcoming

Answer 21

• a fault of someone or something

- >Mangel, Mako

Question 22

ultimate

Answer 22

• most important, highest, last, or final

- >höchste, oberste

Question 23

viable

Answer 23

• able to exist, perform as intended, or succeed

- >durchführbar, lebensfähig, arbeitsfähig

Question 24

vulnerability

Answer 24

• the ability to be easily hurt, influenced, or attacked

- >Verletzlichkeit, Verwundbarkeit