chapter 04 Flashcards
regimekritisch
dissident (n.) [ˈdɪsɪdənt]
(someone who opposes an authoritarian government)
Beispiel:
Vaclav Havel was a dissident author in Communist Czechoslovakia who later became President of the Czech Republic.
wohltätig
philanthropic (adj.) [ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk]
(charitable, benevolently giving away money or resources)
Beispiel:
She doesn’t expect to be paid for this; her motives are entirely philanthropic.
leidenschaftlich, sehnlich
fervent (adj.) [ˈfɜːvənt]
(ardent, intense, passionate)
Beispiel:
The fervent protestors stood outside the building shouting slogans all night long.
urig, lieblich, idyllisch
quaint (adj.) [kweɪnt]
(old-fashioned, in a charming way)
Beispiel:
We loved all the quaint little country cottages we saw during our trip to England.
still, unausgesprochen
tacit (adj.) [ˈtæsɪt]
(understood, said without words)
Beispiel:
I’ll take your silence as a tacit agreement with my suggestion.
dünn, ohne Substanz
tenuous (adj.) [ˈtenjʊəs]
(with little substance or basis)
Beispiel:
The evidence linking him to the crime is very tenuous; I believe him to be innocent.
zwingend, überzeugend
cogent (adj.) [ˈkəʊdʒənt]
(intellectually convincing, powerfully persuasive)
Beispiel:
Irene’s arguments were so cogent that we all ended up agreeing with her.
entmutigend, abschreckend
daunting (adj.) [ˈdɔːntɪŋ]
(intimidating*, causing someone to lose courage)
Beispiel:
He kept delaying the daunting act of asking his boss for a promotion.
*einschüchternd
gütig, gutwillig, wohlwollend
benevolent (adj.) [bəˈnevələnt]
(being good or doing good)
Beispiel:
With a benevolent smile, he gave the child to buy a present.
listig, schlau, gewitzt
cunning (adj.) [ˈkʌnɪŋ]
(sly, clever, deceitful)
Beispiel:
The fox is generally regarded as a very cunning animal.
öde, einsam, desolat
desolate (adj.) [ˈdesəleɪt]
(deserted, dreary, lifeless)
Beispiel:
What a desolate place this is; I can’t wait to get back to the city!
schmerzlich, ergreifend
poignant (adj.) [ˈpoɪnjənt]
(very affecting emotionally, moving)
Beispiel:
The scene in which the old man meets his childhood sweetheart again is particularly poignant.
langatmig, wortreich, weitschweifig
verbose (adj.) [vɜːˈbəʊs]
(using an unnecessary number of words, long-winded)
Beispiel:
It took the verbose teacher two hours to explain something which could have taken fifteen minutes.
endlos, grenzenlos, langwierig
interminable (adj.) [ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl̩]
(unbearably long, seemingly without an end)
Beispiel:
The students had to listen to a boring and interminable speech from the school’s principal.
wachsam, aufmerksam
vigilant (adj.) [ˈvɪdʒɪlənt]
(watchful, paying constant attention)
Beispiel:
We remained vigilant throughout the night, but the expected attack never came.
