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404, to be 4-0-4

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don’t know anything, don’t know any solution

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24/7

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24 hours per day, 7 days per week

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A for …

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Andrew A wie Anton

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A flat

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As

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A sharp

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Ais

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A-major

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A-Dur

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A minor

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A-Moll

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heritage

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erbe, erbschaft

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to take sb. aback

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jmd erstaunen oder verblüffen

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to be taken aback

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erstaunt/verblüfft sein

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to abandon sth.

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etwas verlassen/aufgeben

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(Schul-)Fach

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(school) subject

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mime

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Pantomime

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rascal

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Frechdachs

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bionic

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hyperaktiv

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the pot calling the kettle black

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meaning: accuse someone for sth you have/did/do

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3-storey-house

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3 floors

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second-hand smoking

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smoking passively

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Homophones

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words that sounds similiar, means sth different

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witty

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intelligent, smart

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scruffy

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not near or clean

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neat

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something good, appropriate gepflegt, toll

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aberration

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something that differs from the norm

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abhor

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to hate, to detest // I abhor the way people are leaving their trash

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acquiesce

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to agree without protesting // I acquiesced to help him with the painting

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amiable

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friendly

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alacrity

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eagerness, speed // I started studying with alacrity

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appease

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to calm, satisfy // candy appeases an upset toddler

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arcane

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known only by a few, secret, obscure // grammatical rule, that seem arcane to generations of students

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avarice

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excessive greed // the thief was motivated by avarice

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brusque

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talking is an unfriendly way // the teacher was very brusque and impatient

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cajole

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to urge, coax, push sb into sth // he cajoled her to do his laundry

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callous

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harsh, cold, unfeeling // after their break-up, he was really callous

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candor

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honesty // The child spoke with candor about his mistakes

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chide

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to voise disapproval //she chided us for being late

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circumspect

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cautious // she is quiet and circumspect

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clandestine

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secret //i took a clandestine look at the test

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coerce

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to make ath do something by force or threat // I was coerced into signing the document

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coherent

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logically consistent, intelligible // this conclusion is very coherent

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confidant

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a person trusted with secrets

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complacency

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feeling that things are great, don’t want to make them better, even if they are not good The paper revealed the complacency of the US

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connive

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to plot, scheme - verschwoeren

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cumulative

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increasing, building upon itself // the cumulative consume of nicotine

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debase

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to lower the quality or esteem of something // he debased my work

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decry

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anprangern //this statements decries the church attitude towards the politics

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demure

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quiet, modest, reserved // quiet and demur,e she hardly spoke a word at the table

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deride

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to laugh at mockingly, scorn, make fun about sth/ab // my brother derided my win

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despot

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one who has total power and rules brutally // the despot whipped him

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diligent

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shwoing care in doings one’s work // I am diligent in learning Cognitive Science

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elated

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overjoyed, thrilled // she was elated upon learning on her first-choice college

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eloquent

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ability to use language clearly and effectively // Yann-Henrik Bachmann is always eloquent

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empathy

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sensitivity to another feelings as if they were one’s one

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embezzle

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to steal money that you have been trusted with

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enmity

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deep unfriendly feeling //an enmity existed between the two families

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erudite

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learned // the most erudite people attended the conference

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fabricate

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to make up, invent

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extol

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to praise, glorify // they extolled him because of his strength

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feral

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wild, savage // don’t adopt a feral dog

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flabbergasted

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astounded, surprised // I am flabbergasted about this surprise

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furtive

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secretively, avoid being noticed // i glimpsed at my crush in a furtive way

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gluttony

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act of eating/drinking too much // gluttony is a failure in self-discipline

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gratuitous

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not necessary, appropriate //the violent scene was completely gratuitous

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hypocrisy

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pretending to believe what one’s don’t //the hypocrisy of people wo say that they are caring about the environment but using cars

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impeccable

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exemplary, free from fault and error //the teacher is impeccable for the students

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impertinent

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rude, without respect // this impertinent child has an answer for everything

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implacable

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casually rude, insolent, impertinent // unerbittlich, unversöhnlich

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incisive

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clear, sharp, direct // she’s known for her incisive mind and wittness

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indolent

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lazy // an indolent boy who has been forced to help out in the kitchen

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inept

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not suitable or capable an inept attempt to become friends with him

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inhibit

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prevent, stop

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infamy

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extreme bad repute // she could never free herself from the infamy of being named a thief

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insatiable

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always wanting more // in insatiable need of chocolate

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insular

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separated and narrow-minded, closed off //an insular community in the desert

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inveterate

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stubbornly established by habit //he has an inveterate tendency to exaggerate everything

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jubilant

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extremely joyful, happy // it was a jubilant day

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knell

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the solemnt soud of a bell, indicating a death

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lithe

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moving in an easy way //the lithe body of the dance

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lurid

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sensational //we quickly passed the lurid scene of the crash

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maverick

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an independent, nonconformist person //my dad is a maverick, he doesn’t like to be a conformist

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maxim

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a common saying expressing a principle of conduct // it’s a maxim that a watched pot never boils

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meticulous

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extremely careful with details // did a meticulous job of painting this small pieces

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modicum

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a small amount of something //only a modicum of skill is necessary to do this job

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morose

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serious, unhappy // this morose job is an agony for me

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myriad

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consisting of a very great number // the old problems were myriad

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novice

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a beginner, aomeone without training or experience

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nadir

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the lowest point of sth //the discussion reached it’s nadir, when people started fighting

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nuance

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a slight variation in meaning, tone, expeession

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nominal

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not actual, not real

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oblivious

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lacking consciousness or awareness of something //I was oblivious of the local speed limit

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obsequious

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too eager to help or obey someone important unterwuerfig

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obtuse

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stupid or unintelligent // forgive me for being obtuse but could you explain that again

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parody

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a satirical imitation

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panacea

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something that will make everything better //chicken soup is a panacea for nearly everything

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plethora

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an abundance, excess //this textbook is illustrated with a plethora of illustrations

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penchant

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a tendency, preference // a penchant for sitting by the window and staring into space

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predilection

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natural liking for something //a young lady with a predilection for old men

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quaint

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charmingly old-fashioned // this fishing village is very quaint

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repudiate

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to reject, refuse // she didn’t like the conditions, so she repudiated the contract

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rash

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madde quickly and without thinking //he later regretted having made such a rash promise

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refurbish

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restore, clean up //i refurbished the living room

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rife

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common, often bad //she visited a country where ebola was rife

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salient

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important, noticeable //it is salient that you get this text

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serendipity

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luck, finding goods things without looking for them // I found 10 Dollars. I had a lot of serendipity

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staid

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serious, boring, old-fashioned //my grandma is staid

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superfluous

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beyond what is necessary //i cleared off all the superfluous stuff

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sycophant

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one who flatters for self-gain //actresses often take sycophants for true friends

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taciturn

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tending to be quiet //a taciturn man hardly ever initiates a conversation

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truculent

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easily annoyed //fans who became truculent after their team lost

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umbrage

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offended by something said from others //I took umbrage at the slightest suggestion of disrespect

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venerable

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deserving of respect because of age or achievement //the venerable old man

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vex

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to confuse/annoy // this problem has vexed students for years

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vociferous

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expressing thought or feelings in a very loud way //vociferous opponents protested angrily

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zenith

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the higheat point, culminatin point

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Storch

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stork

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subsist

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exist

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abolition

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progress of ending sth

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greed

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gier

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entity

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eigenständige einheit

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proposition

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proposition sentence with true or false

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proposal

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something that is not final

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acquaintance

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sb you know but not a friend

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testimoning

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told by someone (always the truth)

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Hail, to hail sb./sth.

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Hagel, jmd/etw rufen

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brazen

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acting or done in a very open and shocking way without shame or embarrassment // I told everyone brazened that I am engaged

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haughty

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arrogant // the naught student did some mistakes

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concussion

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(Gehirn-)Erschütterung

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to abduct sb.

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jmd. entführen

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As

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A flat

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A sharp

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A-Dur

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A-major

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A-Moll

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A minor

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erbe, erbschaft

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heritage

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jmd erstaunen oder verblüffen

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to take sb. aback

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erstaunt/verblüfft sein

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to be taken aback

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etwas verlassen/aufgeben

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to abandon sth.

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(school) subject

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(Schul-)Fach

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Pantomime

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mime

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Frechdachs

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rascal

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hyperaktiv

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bionic

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to plot, scheme - verschwoeren

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connive

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stork

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Storch

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gier

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greed

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Hagel, jmd/etw rufen

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Hail, to hail sb./sth.

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arrogant // the naught student did some mistakes

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haughty

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(Gehirn-)Erschütterung

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concussion

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jmd. entführen

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to abduct sb.

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