Artist at work

Question 1

What does ‘endeavour’ mean?

Answer 1

A serious determined effort.
Bemühen

Question 2

What is a ‘mould’ (Cn)?

Answer 2

A container used to give shape to material.
Gussform

Question 3

What is a ‘mould’ (Un)?

Answer 3

Soft, green growth that develops on old food.
Schimmel

Question 4

What does ‘poignancy’ mean?

Answer 4

Affecting you deeply
Eindringlichkeit
Eindringlichkeit

Question 5

What are ‘rumblings’?

Answer 5

General but unofficial talk.
Vorzeichen

Question 6

What is ‘rumbling’?

Answer 6

Continuous low sound.
Grollen

Question 7

What does ‘vortex’ mean?

Answer 7

A situation you are being forced into.

Also refers to masses of air that spin around very fast.

Question 8

What does ‘to eschew’ mean?

Answer 8

To avoid intentionally.
meiden

Question 9

What does ‘arresting’ mean?

Answer 9

Very attractive in a way that attracts a lot of attention.
fesselnd

Question 10

What does ‘blank’ mean?

Answer 10

Showing no feeling or understanding.
ausdruckslos

Question 11

What does ‘deceased’ mean?

Answer 11

Dead.
verstorben

Question 12

What does ‘epic’ mean?

Answer 12

Imposing.
Monumental

Question 13

What does ‘flabby’ mean?

Answer 13

Having too much loose fat on your body.
Schwabbelig

Question 14

What does ‘meditative’ mean?

Answer 14

Involving serious thought or study.
sonnent

Question 15

What does ‘renowned’ mean?

Answer 15

Famous.
namhaft

Question 16

What does ‘shrunken’ mean?

Answer 16

Having become smaller.
geschrumpft

Question 17

What does ‘sinister’ mean?

Answer 17

Making you feel that something bad or evil might happen.
unheimlich

Question 18

What does ‘solitary’ mean?

Answer 18

Done alone.
einsam

Question 19

What does ‘swift’ mean?

Answer 19

Happening quickly.
rasch

Question 20

What does ‘tangible’ mean?

Answer 20

Real; which can be seen, touched, or measured.
greifbar

Question 21

What does ‘uncanny’ mean?

Answer 21

Strange and impossible to explain.
frappierend

Question 22

What does ‘unprecedented’ mean?

Answer 22

Never having happened before.
Noch nie da gewesen

Question 23

What does ‘weary’ mean?

Answer 23

Tired.
ermüdet

Question 24

What does ‘writ large’ mean?

Answer 24

Similar to, but larger or more obvious.
in Grossformat

Question 25

What is 'clay'?

Answer 25

A thick, heavy soil. Ton

Question 26

What is a 'clause'?

Answer 26

A particular part of an agreement. Klausel

Question 27

What is an 'eye-opener'?

Answer 27

Something that surprises you and teaches you new facts about life. Augenöffner

Question 28

What does 'immediacy' refer to?

Answer 28

The fact that something seems real and important, so that you feel involved with it. Direktheit

Question 29

What is 'metamorphosis'?

Answer 29

A complete change. Verwandelung

Question 30

What does 'regard' mean?

Answer 30

Respect. Achtung

Question 31

What is 'resin'?

Answer 31

A thick, sticky substance that is produced by some trees. Harzé

Question 32

What does 'sheen' refer to?

Answer 32

A smooth shine. Schimmer

Question 33

What is a 'tripod'?

Answer 33

A support with three legs for a camera. Dreifuss

Question 34

What does 'to caution' mean?

Answer 34

To warn. Warnen

Question 35

What does 'to crowd into sth' mean?

Answer 35

To fill a place completely. Füllen

Question 36

What does 'to fathom sth out' mean?

Answer 36

To understand why or how something happens or works. Etwas auf den Grund kommen

Question 37

What does 'to shun' mean?

Answer 37

To avoid. meiden,ausweichen

Question 38

What does 'to span' mean?

Answer 38

To exist for a particular length of time. erstrecken

Question 39

What does 'to sprout' mean?

Answer 39

To begin to grow. spriessen

Question 40

What does 'to be bound to do sth' mean?

Answer 40

Certain to happen. niche umhinkommen etwas zu tun