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complaisant

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gefällig, entgegenkommend

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austere

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streng, asketisch, hart

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to denigrate

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verunglimpfen

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presumptuous

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vermessen, dreist, überheblich

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warranted

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gerechtfertigt, autorisiert

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the invective

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die Beschimpfung, die Schmähung

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to stint

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kurzhalten, einschränken

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specious

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blendend, bestechend, trügerisch

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conciliatory

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versöhnlich

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to satiate

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zufriedenstellen

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banal

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abgedroschen, seicht

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to emulate

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nachahmen, nacheifern

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the propensity

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die Neigung, der Hang

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precipitate

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überstürzt

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reverent

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ehrfürchtig

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disjointed

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unzusammenhängend

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fledgling

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unerfahren

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the catalyst

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der Katalysator, der Beschleuniger

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to secrete

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verbergen, absondern

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soporific

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einschläfernd

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the decorum

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der Anstand, die Etikette

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the intransigence

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die Unnachgiebigkeit, die Sturheit

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the metamorphosis

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die Umwandlung, die Metamorphose

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the penury

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die Not, der Mangel

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the extrapolation

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die Hochrechnung, die Folgerung

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diffuse

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weitschweifig, zerstreut, unscharf

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to proscribe

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ächten

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the truculence

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die Aggressivität, die Brutalität

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lethargic

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träge

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to enhance

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erhöhen, steigern

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to amalgamate

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vereinigen, verschmelzen

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imperturbable

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gelassen, unerschütterlich

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fawning

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schmeichlerisch, kriecherisch

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the efficacy

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die Wirksamkeit, die Effektivität

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to embellish

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verschönern, schmücken

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to adulterate

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verderben

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tortuous

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gewunden, verschlungen

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the dichotomy

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die Zweiteilung, die Gabelung

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45
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the stigma

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das Brandmal, das Schandmal

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the abeyance

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der Schwebezustand, die Ungewissheit

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to enervate

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ermatten, schwächen

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obdurate

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verstockt, halsstarrig

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impermeable

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undurchdringlich

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wary

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vorsichtig, misstrauisch

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guileless

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treuherzig, ehrlich

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the connoisseur

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der Kenner, der Experte

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56
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the sage

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der Weise

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57
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to mollify

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besänftigen

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tangential

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nebensächlich, indirekt, flüchtig

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irascible

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reizbar, jähzornig

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precarious

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unsicher, bedenklich

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the neophyte

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der Neubekehrte, der Neuling

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the idolatry

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der Götzendienst, die Vergötterung

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the contention

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der Streit, die Auseinandersetzung

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pervasive

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durchdringend, ausgebreitet

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luminous

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leuchtend, brillant

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perfidious

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heimtückisch

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69
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the strut

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die Strebe, die Stütze

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70
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to disseminate

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ausstreuen, verbreiten

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perennial

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mehrjährig, beständig

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to disabuse

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aus dem Irrtum befreien, aufklären

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75
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the tirade

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der Wortschwall, die Schimpfkanonade

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the levee

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der Damm, der Deich

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impassive

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teilnahmslos, gelassen

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78
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the plethora

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die Fülle, die Überfülle

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aesthetic

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künstlerisch

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desultory

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unzusammenhängend, ziellos, oberflächlich

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to deride

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verlachen, verspotten

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implacable

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unerbittlich, unversöhnlich

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contentious

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streitsüchtig, umstritten

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the castigation

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die Züchtigung, die scharfe Kritik

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85
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to dismiss

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entlassen, verwerfen

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to dissemble

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verbergen, vortäuschen

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inert

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untätig, träge

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ingenuous

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naiv, unbefangen

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grandiloquent

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hochtrabend, pompös

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91
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to exacerbate

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verärgern, verschlimmern

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92
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the itinerary

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die Reiseroute, der Reiseführer

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to engender

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verursachen, erzeugen

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to venerate

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verehren

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95
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convoluted

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verschlungen, verdreht

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latent

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verborgen, versteckt, schlafend

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to aver

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behaupten, beteuern

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the precursor

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der Vorläufer, der Vorgänger

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to rescind

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zurücknehmen, aufheben

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100
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the laud

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der Lobgesang

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the probity

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die Redlichkeit, die Rechtschaffenheit

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102
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the deference

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die Ehrerbietung, die Achtung

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contrite

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reuevoll, zerknirscht

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officious

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aufdringlich, übereifrig

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artless

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natürlich, schlicht

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108
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the antipathy

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die Abneigung

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109
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to confound

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verwirren, vermischen

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110
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the misanthrope

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der Menschenfeind

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phlegmatic

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gleichmütig, phlegmatisch

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disinterested

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vorurteilsfrei

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114
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the skeptic

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der Skeptiker, der Zweifler

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115
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the levity

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der Leichtsinn, die Frivolität

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116
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striated

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gestreift, gefurcht

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to facilitate

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erleichtern

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118
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the resolution

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der Entschluss

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119
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arduous

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anstrengend, mühsam

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120
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the lassitude

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die Müdigkeit, die Erschöpfung

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the piety

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die Frömmigkeit

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123
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to exculpate

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freisprechen

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124
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the exigency

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die Dringlichkeit, der Notfall

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126
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to foment

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anfachen, schüren

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129
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insipid

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fade, schal

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130
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the propriety

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die Sitte, der Anstand

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131
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veracious

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wahrheitsliebend

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132
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the approbation

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die Bestätigung, die Billigung

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pedantic

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kleinlich, pedantisch

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134
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insensible

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unempfindlich

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135
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the zealot

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der Eiferer, der Fanatiker

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the magnanimity

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die Großherzigkeit, der Edelmut

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137
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the dirge

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das Klagelied

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inconsequential

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folgewidrig, zusammenhanglos

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140
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garrulous

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geschwätzig

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141
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the insularity

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die Engstirnigkeit, die Provinzialität

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142
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the iconoclast

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der Bilderstürmer

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143
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to desiccate

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dörren, trocknen

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144
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the compendium

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der Abriss, die Kurzfassung

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145
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the savor

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der Geschmack, der Charakter, der Reiz

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146
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endemic

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lokal, begrenzt

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147
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onerous

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lästig, beschwerlich

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149
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lucid

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klar, hell, deutlich

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150
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the diatribe

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die Hetzrede, die Schmähschrift

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151
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ambiguous

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zweideutig, unklar

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152
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sporadic

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vereinzelt auftretend, sporadisch

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154
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aberrant

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abartig, abweichend

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155
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gullible

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leichtgläubig, naiv

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156
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to saturate

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sättigen, durchnässen

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157
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the eulogy

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die Lobrede, der Preis

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to assuage

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erleichtern, lindern

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to bolster

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stärken, unterstützen

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the buttress. to buttress

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die Stütze. unterstützen

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irresolute

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unentschlossen, zögernd

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to burnish

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polieren, blank reiben

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to implode

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implodieren

166
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the log

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das Reiseprotokoll

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partisan

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parteiisch, voreingenommen

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audacious

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dreist, kühn

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prodigal

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verschwenderisch, freigiebig

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to reproach

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vorwerfen, tadeln, beschuldigen

173
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the reprobate

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der Verworfene, der Taugenichts

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analogous

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entsprechend, vergleichbar

174
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assiduous

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eifrig, fleißig

175
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to alleviate

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erleichtern

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to mitigate

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mildern, lindern

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caustic

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ätzend, scharf

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whimsical

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wunderlich, schrullig

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derivative

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abgeleitet, sekundär

181
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refractory

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widerspenstig

182
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problematic

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zweifelhaft, problematisch

183
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to prevaricate

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Ausflüchte machen

184
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the malingerer

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der Simulant

185
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to insinuate

A

andeuten, hinweisen

186
Q

inured

A

gewöhnt, abgehärtet

187
Q

to occlude

A

verschließen, verstopfen

188
Q

qualified

A

geeignet, eingegrenzt

188
Q

morose

A

verdrießlich, mürrisch

188
Q

the deterrent

A

das Abschreckungsmittel, das Hindernis

190
Q

prohibitive

A

untragbar, verboten

lat. pro-hibere = abhalten < pro- = weg + habere

191
Q

to vacillate

A

wanken, schwanken

192
Q

the hyperbole

A

die Übertreibung, die Hyperbel

193
Q

to delineate

A

beschreiben, skizzieren

194
Q

the transgression

A

die Übertretung, das Vergehen

195
Q

the supposition

A

die Vermutung, die Annahme

196
Q

tractable

A

fügsam, gefügig

197
Q

to repudiate

A

ablehnen, zurückweisen

198
Q

ascetic

A

enthaltsam

198
Q

to stipulate

A

vereinbaren, festsetzen

199
Q

dogmatic

A

dogmatisch

200
Q

esoteric

A

geheim, nur für Eingeweihte bestimmt

201
Q

pathological

A

krankhaft

202
Q

to condone

A

verzeihen

203
Q

to relegate

A

verweisen, degradieren

204
Q

the penchant

A

die Neigung, der Hang

205
Q

the elegy

A

das Klagelied, die Elegie

206
Q

the resolve

A

der Entschluss

207
Q

facetious

A

witzig, drollig

208
Q

abstemious

A

enthaltsam

209
Q

inadvertently

A

unachtsam, unbedacht

210
Q

obsequious

A

unterwürfig, kriecherisch

211
Q

beneficent

A

wohltätig, gütig

213
Q

vituperative

A

tadelnd

215
Q

the digression

A

die Abweichung, der Abstieg

216
Q

the opprobrium

A

der Schimpf, die Schande

216
Q

impervious

A

undurchdringlich, undurchlässig

217
Q

the welter

A

das Wirrwarr

218
Q

the spectrum

A

das Spektrum

219
Q

the harangue

A

die Ansprache, die Tirade

220
Q

erudite

A

gelehrt

221
Q

to disparage

A

herabsetzen

222
Q

to gainsay

A

leugnen, bestreiten

223
Q

homogenous

A

gleichartig, homogen

224
Q

disparate

A

ungleichartig, unvereinbar

225
Q

ephemeral

A

kurzlebig, flüchtig

227
Q

verbose

A

wortreich, weitschweifig

228
Q

tenuous

A

dünn, zart, fein

229
Q

to distend

A

ausdehnen, weiten

230
Q

to apprise

A

benachrichtigen

232
Q

loquacious

A

redselig, geschwätzig

233
Q

to impede

A

aufhalten, hindern

235
Q

to distill

A

destillieren, reinigen

236
Q

the paragon

A

das Vorbild, das Muster

237
Q

to refute

A

widerlegen

238
Q

to impair

A

beeinträchtigen, schwächen

238
Q

the plasticity

A

die Formbarkeit

239
Q

the anachronism

A

die zeitwidrige Erscheinung

239
Q

to recant

A

verzichten, widerrufen

241
Q

the effrontery

A

die Frechheit, die Unverschämtheit

242
Q

ebullient

A

überschwenglich, überschäumend

244
Q

laconic

A

kurz und treffend

244
Q

to burgeon

A

knospen, sprießen

245
Q

the anarchy

A

die Unordnung, das Chaos

247
Q

to supersede

A

ersetzen, abschaffen

248
Q

to subpoena

A

vorladen

248
Q

rarefied

A

verdünnt

249
Q

the coda

A

die Koda, der Schlusssatz

250
Q

quiescent

A

ruhig, bewegungslos

251
Q

discerning

A

scharfsichtig, klug

252
Q

pragmatic

A

pragmatisch, auf Tatsachen beruhend

253
Q

to daunt

A

einschüchtern, erschrecken

255
Q

to aggregate

A

sammeln, anhäufen

256
Q

discordant

A

unharmonisch, uneinig

258
Q

gregarious

A

gesellig

259
Q

to flag

A

erlahmen, erschlaffen

260
Q

to incorporate

A

vereinigen, einverleiben

261
Q

to gouge

A

ausmeißeln

262
Q

to flout

A

missachten, verspotten

262
Q

the incongruity

A

die Nichtübereinstimmung, die Unvereinbarkeit

263
Q

cogent

A

überzeugend, zwingend

264
Q

to substantiate

A

beweisen, konkretisieren

265
Q

to obviate

A

einer Sache begegnen, vorbeugen

266
Q

to converge

A

sich treffen, sich versammeln

266
Q

the paucity

A

die Knappheit

266
Q

to subside

A

sich senken, sinken, beruhigen

266
Q

the strut

A

das Stolzieren

268
Q

permeable

A

durchlässig, porös

269
Q

solicitous

A

besorgt

270
Q

to abscond

A

verschwinden

270
Q

the alacrity

A

die Bereitwilligkeit, der Eifer

271
Q

innocuous

A

harmlos

271
Q

discrete

A

getrennt, einzeln

275
Q

to negate

A

verneinen, widersprechen, leugnen

276
Q

capricious

A

anspruchsvoll, launisch

277
Q

to forestall

A

zuvorkommen, verhindern

278
Q

the shard

A

die Scherbe

279
Q

stolid

A

stur, hartnäckig

279
Q

the dissonance

A

der Missklang

280
Q

fallacious

A

irrig, trügerisch

280
Q

the frugality

A

die Genügsamkeit, die Bescheidenheit

281
Q

porous

A

porös, durchlässig

283
Q

inchoate

A

angefangen, unvollständig

284
Q

the torpor

A

die Erstarrung, die Betäubung

284
Q

anomalous

A

ungewöhnlich, regelwidrig

285
Q

viscous

A

dickflüssig, klebrig

286
Q

to belie

A

lügen, falsch darstellen

286
Q

dormant

A

schlafend, untätig

287
Q

the maverick

A

der Einzelgänger, der Außenseiter

288
Q

to placate

A

beschwichtigen, besänftigen

288
Q

recalcitrant

A

widerspenstig

289
Q

the default

A

die Pflichtversäumnis, die Unterlassung

292
Q

reticent

A

zurückhaltend, verschwiegen

292
Q

the fervor

A

die Glut, der Eifer

292
Q

implicit

A

unausgesprochen, uneingeschränkt

292
Q

the apathy

A

die Gleichgültigkeit, der Stumpfsinn

293
Q

immutable

A

unveränderlich

293
Q

mendacious

A

verlogen

293
Q

the quibble

A

die Spitzfindigkeit, die Ausflucht

294
Q

malleable

A

verformbar, gefügig

294
Q

the preamble

A

die Einleitung, das Vorwort

296
Q

inherent

A

innewohnend, eingewurzelt

297
Q

viable

A

funktionsfähig, lebensfähig

298
Q

empirical

A

erfahrungsmäßig, empirisch

298
Q

the conundrum

A

das Rätsel, die Scherzfrage

298
Q

ostentatious

A

großtuerisch, prahlerisch

299
Q

recondite

A

abstrus, dunkel, tiefgründig

300
Q

the discrepancy

A

die Unstimmigkeit

300
Q

indolent

A

träge, faul

300
Q

boorish

A

flegelhaft, rüpelhaft

302
Q

the dupe

A

der Betrogene

303
Q

to document

A

dokumentieren, erfassen

304
Q

to appease

A

beruhigen, besänftigen

305
Q

cacophonous

A

missklingend, misstönend

306
Q

the chicanery

A

die Schikane, das Täuschungsmanöver

306
Q

perfunctory

A

oberflächlich, flüchtig

306
Q

commensurate

A

gleich groß, von gleicher Dauer

307
Q

fatuous

A

albern, dumm

307
Q

the platitude

A

die Banalität, der Gemeinplatz

307
Q

disingenuous

A

unaufrichtig, hinterhältig

309
Q

mundane

A

weltlich, von dieser Welt

309
Q

tacit

A

stillschweigend, wortlos

310
Q

bombastic

A

schwülstig

312
Q

to equivocate

A

zweideutig reden, Worte verdrehen

313
Q

the indigence

A

die Armut, die Mittellosigkeit

314
Q

to elicit

A

entlocken, hervorbringen

314
Q

indeterminate

A

unklar, unbestimmt

314
Q

to sanction

A

erlauben, genehmigen

315
Q

the euphemism

A

der beschönigende Ausdruck

316
Q

pungent

A

stechend, scharf

317
Q

pristine

A

ursprünglich, unverdorben

317
Q

to admonish

A

warnen, tadeln

318
Q

eclectic

A

ausgewählt, aus verschiedenen Quellen zusammengefügt

320
Q

to abate

A

nachlassen, mäßigen

321
Q

salubrious

A

gesund, heilsam

321
Q

to goad

A

antreiben, anstacheln

322
Q

the discredit

A

das Misstrauen, der Zweifel, der schlechte Ruf

322
Q

to ameliorate

A

verbessern

323
Q

the equanimity

A

der Gleichmut, die Gelassenheit

323
Q

the diffidence

A

die Schüchternheit

323
Q

felicitous

A

glücklich, passend, treffend

323
Q

to proliferate

A

wuchern, stark vermehren

323
Q

the recluse

A

der Einsiedler

323
Q

to divest

A

entblößen, berauben

326
Q

the dissolution

A

die Auflösung, die Zersetzung

327
Q

to plummet

A

fallen, abstürzen

327
Q

to diverge

A

abweichen

327
Q

the ambivalence

A

die Zwiespältigkeit, die Doppelwertigkeit

327
Q

to propitiate

A

geneigt machen, besänftigen

328
Q

to oscillate

A

pendeln, schwingen

329
Q

volatile

A

vergänglich, flüchtig

330
Q

compliant

A

willfährig, gefällig

330
Q

to coagulate

A

gerinnen, klumpen

330
Q

to inundate

A

überschwemmen, überfluten

331
Q

futile

A

vergeblich, nutzlos, sinnlos

331
Q

to attenuate

A

schwächen, verringern

331
Q

meticulous

A

peinlich genau, akribisch

331
Q

craven

A

feige

332
Q

appropriate

A

angemessen, geeignet

332
Q

intractable

A

störrisch, hartnäckig

333
Q

profound

A

tief, gründlich