chapter 02

Question 1

göttlich

Answer 1

divine adj.

(godly, exceedingly wonderful)

Beispiel:
This chocolate cake is absolutely divine, where did you buy it?

Question 2

heiter

Answer 2

sanguine adj.

(optimistic, cheerful, happy)

Beispiel:
Polly reacted to the bad news with a sanguine smile and the comment, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!”

Question 3

aufrichtig

Answer 3

candid adj.

(honest, frank )

Beispiel:
To be absolutely candid, I don’t think we’re going to need you anymore.

Question 4

fesselnd

Answer 4

compelling adj.

(forceful, demanding attention )

Beispiel:
Her arguments were so compelling that everyone in the room ended up agreeing with him.

Question 5

verblüfft

Answer 5

flabbergasted adj.

(astounded)

Beispiel:
I was flabbergasted to find out how much money the company’s directors earned last year.

Question 6

dumm

Answer 6

inane adj.

(silly, stupid, meaningless)

Beispiel:
What an inane movie, neither the story nor the psychology of the characters made any sense.

Question 7

launisch

Answer 7

fickle adj.

(changing in character, inconstant)

Beispiel:
She’s so fickle, one day she says “I love you” and the next day she doesn’t return your phone calls.

Question 8

bescheiden

Answer 8

modest

Question 9

angesehen

Answer 9

eminent adj.

(distinguished, prominent, famous)

Beispiel:
Professor Phillips is an eminent scholar, with a world-wide academic reputation.

Question 10

altbekannt

Answer 10

renowned adj.

(famous, honored)

Beispiel:
Florida is renowned for its all-year-round pleasant weather.

Question 11

bunt gemischt, vielfältig

Answer 11

variegated adj.

(with many different colors, patterns or markings)

Beispiel:
These animals have variegated markings on their coats, which makes them easy to see in the snow..

Question 12

kindisch

Answer 12

puerile adj.

(childish (in a negative sense), immature)

Beispiel:
Being a bit drunk is no excuse for such puerile behavior.

Question 13

scharfsinnig

Answer 13

perspicacious adj.

(very perceptive, able to see things clearly)

Beispiel:
That was a very perspicacious comment, you’ve clearly thought deeply about this matter.

Question 14

ausgearbeitet

ausarbeiten

Answer 14

elaborate adj. (complex, detailed, intricate)

to elaborate

We share the view expressed in the report that it is necessary to elaborate a common strategy among the Member States to solve the growing problem of high unemployment and social exclusion and that the relevant objectives should be incorporated in the Treaty.

Question 15

häufig

geläufig, üblich

Answer 15

common

common wealth - allgemeiner, gemeinsamer Wohlstand / Reichtum

Question 16

chronologisch

Answer 16

chronological adj.

(arranged in order of time )

Beispiel:
I’ve listed all my business trips over the past year in chronological order.

Question 17

verschwenderisch

Answer 17

lavish adj.

(generous, giving without limits)

Beispiel:
After a lavish wedding with hundreds of guests and the finest foods and wines, the couple went to the Seychelles for their honeymoon.

Question 18

sakrosankt

unantastbar
hochheilig
geheiligt
unverfügbar

Answer 18

sacrosanct adj.

(inviolable, holy, sacred, beyond criticism)

Beispiel:
In the United States, the Constitution is sacrosanct, and can never be changed.

Question 19

erschreckend

Answer 19

appalling adj.

(causing shock, horror, disgust )

Beispiel:
What he did was appalling in itself, but his failure to apologize was even more appalling.

Question 20

zahlungsfähig

Answer 20

solvent adj.

(having enough money, able to pay one’s expenses)

Beispiel:
I’m tired of going out with men who borrow money from me, I’ve decided that my next boyfriend should be solvent.

Question 21

haltbar, vertretbar

Answer 21

tenable (adj.) [ˈtenəbl̩]

(possible to defend or maintain)

Beispiel:
His arguments are tenable; I’m inclined to believe what he says.

Question 22

einfallslos, banal

Answer 22

trite (adj.) [traɪt]

(not original, obvious, clich)

Beispiel:
We were expecting him to say something inspiring, but he just made a few trite remarks about the weather.

Question 23

ungefährlich, harmlos

Answer 23

innocuous (adj.) [ɪˈnɒkjʊəs]

(harmless, inoffensive, not dangerous)

Beispiel:
They look quite innocuous, but these mushrooms are actually very poisonous.

Question 24

gewöhnlich

Answer 24

banal (adj.) [bəˈnɑːl]

(dull, ordinary)

Beispiel:
He never says anything interesting, his conversation is totally banal.

Question 25

giftig, schädlich

Answer 25

noxious (adj.) [ˈnɒkʃəs]

(harmful, dangerous, poisonous)

Beispiel:
The cheap stoves used by many of the city’s poor give out noxious fumes that can endanger the owners’ health.