chapter 02 Flashcards
göttlich
divine adj.
(godly, exceedingly wonderful)
Beispiel:
This chocolate cake is absolutely divine, where did you buy it?
heiter
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!”
aufrichtig
candid adj.
(honest, frank )
Beispiel:
To be absolutely candid, I don’t think we’re going to need you anymore.
fesselnd
compelling adj.
(forceful, demanding attention )
Beispiel:
Her arguments were so compelling that everyone in the room ended up agreeing with him.
verblüfft
flabbergasted adj.
(astounded)
Beispiel:
I was flabbergasted to find out how much money the company’s directors earned last year.
dumm
inane adj.
(silly, stupid, meaningless)
Beispiel:
What an inane movie, neither the story nor the psychology of the characters made any sense.
launisch
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.
bescheiden
modest
angesehen
eminent adj.
(distinguished, prominent, famous)
Beispiel:
Professor Phillips is an eminent scholar, with a world-wide academic reputation.
altbekannt
renowned adj.
(famous, honored)
Beispiel:
Florida is renowned for its all-year-round pleasant weather.
bunt gemischt, vielfältig
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..
kindisch
puerile adj.
(childish (in a negative sense), immature)
Beispiel:
Being a bit drunk is no excuse for such puerile behavior.
scharfsinnig
perspicacious adj.
(very perceptive, able to see things clearly)
Beispiel:
That was a very perspicacious comment, you’ve clearly thought deeply about this matter.
ausgearbeitet
ausarbeiten
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.
häufig
geläufig, üblich
common
common wealth - allgemeiner, gemeinsamer Wohlstand / Reichtum
chronologisch
chronological adj.
(arranged in order of time )
Beispiel:
I’ve listed all my business trips over the past year in chronological order.
verschwenderisch
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.
sakrosankt
unantastbar
hochheilig
geheiligt
unverfügbar
sacrosanct adj.
(inviolable, holy, sacred, beyond criticism)
Beispiel:
In the United States, the Constitution is sacrosanct, and can never be changed.
erschreckend
appalling adj.
(causing shock, horror, disgust )
Beispiel:
What he did was appalling in itself, but his failure to apologize was even more appalling.
zahlungsfähig
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.
haltbar, vertretbar
tenable (adj.) [ˈtenəbl̩]
(possible to defend or maintain)
Beispiel:
His arguments are tenable; I’m inclined to believe what he says.
einfallslos, banal
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.
ungefährlich, harmlos
innocuous (adj.) [ɪˈnɒkjʊəs]
(harmless, inoffensive, not dangerous)
Beispiel:
They look quite innocuous, but these mushrooms are actually very poisonous.
gewöhnlich
banal (adj.) [bəˈnɑːl]
(dull, ordinary)
Beispiel:
He never says anything interesting, his conversation is totally banal.
giftig, schädlich
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.
