Englisch Vokabeln

Question 1

feeble

Answer 1

lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Examples:

A feeble excuse.

Some of the passengers began to pray under their breath, in a feeble attempt to suppress their panic.

Question 2

to consult

Answer 2

Seek information or advice from someone (an expert or professional).

Example:
If the pain continues, consult your doctor.

If you consult at your lawyer about this?

We will be consulting representatives from several different industries.

Question 3

devastating

Answer 3

Highly destructive or damaging

Example:
A devastating portrait of human folly.

The news came as the devastating blow.

Question 4

expanded

Answer 4

being enlarged or extended

Example:
An enlarged to Europe will mean hugely expanded markets for Irish exports.

The service is essentially an expanded site hosting gig, extended into the areas of content and digital right management.

Question 5

attention

Answer 5

Notice taken of someone / something
The regarding of someone / something as interesting or important

Example:
There are a lot of trainings to cultivate your attention.
Wait a moment and I will give you my full attention.

Question 6

career

Answer 6

An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life and with opportunities for progress.

Example:
He has just started out on a career as a photographer.

Only 20% of the students intend to pursue careers as engineers in industry.

Question 7

ambition

Answer 7

A strong desire to do or achieve something

Example:
His ambition is to own his own business.

He has already achieved his main ambition in life to become wealthy.

Question 8

to invade

Answer 8

March aggressively into another territory by military Force for the purposes of conquest and occupation.

Example:
When did the Romans invade Britain?

Hitler invaded Poland on September 1st 1939.

Question 9

Exception

Answer 9

A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule

Example:
Most industries have suffered badly in the recession, but there have been a few notable exceptions.

Question 10

dread

Answer 10

Anticipate with great apprehension of fear.

Example:
You can forget about all your dreads with me.

I used to have a dread of Sunday afternoon.

Question 11

merge

Answer 11

Combine or cause to combine to form a single entity.

Example:
The cells merge.

The merchant bank merged with another broker.

Question 12

disapproval

Answer 12

A feeling of dislike in something or what someone is doing.

Example:
I could sense the disapproval.

Jill replied with a hint of disapproval in her voice.

Question 13

systematic

Answer 13

Done or acting according to a fixed plan or system. Methodical.

Example:
The investigation was very systematic. The systematic collection and analysis of information.

Question 14

alert

Answer 14

Quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous or difficult circumstances. Vigilant.

Example:
We alerted the new neighbours to the high rate of burglaries.

Six hours later she still wasn’t home so they alerted the police.

Question 15

unity

Answer 15

An undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting.

Example:
He took measures to insure the territorial unity of Crotia.

There are several ways of preserving family unity.

Question 16

to devote

Answer 16

spend a lot of time, effort or resources on something specific.

Example:
He’s devoted most of his time to his painting.

One symptom of Internet addiction is excessive time devoted to Internet use.

Few people are able to devote themselves fully to their career.

Question 17

nonetheless

Answer 17

in spite of that. Nevertheless.

Example:
Uneducated in the traditional sense, Lincoln nonetheless was educated in the classical sense.

A scene of failure and loss, it is nonetheless also a picture of light and warmth.

Question 18

weary

Answer 18

Feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion.

Example:
You look weary, my love.

Question 19

fragile

Answer 19

An object, which is easily broken or damaged.

Example:
Fragile old bones. She has a low bone density.

Fragile porcelain plates.

Question 20

chapel

Answer 20

A small building or room used for christian worship in a school, prison, hospital, or large private house.

Example:
The chapel became a sanctuary for the refugees.

The first chapel on the right of the cathedral is dedicated to…

Question 21

log

Answer 21

A part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off.

Example:
I had noticed a huge log on the road and hit the brakes.

She tripped over a fallen log.

Question 22

estate

Answer 22

An extentive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person, organization.

Example:
She receives rent from all the people whose cottages are on estate land.

I have a car and an apartment as estate.

Question 23

considerably

Answer 23

By a notibly large amount or to a notibly large extent. Greatly.

Example:
Painting the room white made it seen considerably larger.

The house has fallen considerably in calue.

He’s considerably fatter than he was when i knew him.

Question 24

discipline

Answer 24

When people’s behaviour is controlled using rules and punishments.

Example:
He quickly learned discipline of prison routine.

For such a plan to work requires discipline.

There should be tougher discipline in schools.

Question 25

to eradicate

Answer 25

destroy completely. Put an end to.

Example:
The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption.

The disease that once claimed millions of lives has now been eradicated.

Question 26

clarification

Answer 26

The action of makking a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.

Example:
The professor’s clarification helped her to understand the textbook.

Our lawyer has advised us to seek clarification on the matter.

Question 27

transparent

Answer 27

Transmitting lieght; able to be seen through with clarity.

Example:
Her blouse was practically transparent!

Grow the bulbs in a transparent plastic box, so the children can see the roots growing.

Question 28

solely

Answer 28

Not involving anyone or anything else. Only.

Example:
Did it solely for money.

I bought it solely for that purpose.

The produkcts success cannot be explained solely by the populartity fo the ads.

Question 29

reserve

Answer 29

retain for future use.

Example:
With a little reserve of manner, Emma continued:
“You mean to return a favourable answer, I collect.”.

Question 30

supervise

Answer 30

observe and direct the execution of (a task or activity)

Example:
Nurses were supervised by a consultant psychiatrist.

The prisoners wer supervised by two offivers.

Question 31

postpone

Answer 31

to decide that something will not be done at the time when it was planned for, but at a later time.

Example:
The concert has had to be postponed to next week.

Bad weather forced us to postpone Friday’s game.

Question 32

surplus

Answer 32

an amount of something left over when requirements have been met.

Example:
Every year we produce a high surplus of meat.

Have surplus of food.

Question 33

to emit

Answer 33

produce and discharge.
(something, edspcially gas or radiation)

Example:
When something is hot, it emits elctromagnetic radiation.

According to the equations, black holes appeared to be emiting radiation.

Question 34

civilian

Answer 34

a person not in the armed service or the police force.

Example:
civilian life
civilian clothing

Question 35

to drag

Answer 35

pull along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty.

Example:
He dragged the big suitcase behind him.

These worries were dragging at him.

The boat was dragged to the shore.

Question 36

process

Answer 36

a series of action or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.

Example:
Increasing the number of women in top management jobs will be a slow process.

This decision may delay the process of unification.

Question 37

specialized

Answer 37

Requiring or involving detailed and specific knowledge or training.

Example:
A specialized website provided updates, technical briefings and major documents in Arabic.

A specialized centre for medical and social rehabilitation for children.

Question 38

vocational

Answer 38

providing knowledge and skills that prepare you for a particular job

Example:
All our trainees are given the opportunity to work towards a recognized vocational qualification.

Question 39

odds

Answer 39

the probability (= how likely it is) that a particular thing will or will not happen.

Example:
The odds are that he is not longer alive.

Odds of your victory equals 0, you are luckless.

There’s a big odds that she will marry you.

Question 40

lethal

Answer 40

able to cause or causing death; extremely dangerous.

Example:
The snakes venom is rarely lethal to humans.

He has gotten a lethal injection.

The Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record.

Question 41

conincidence

Answer 41

an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is unlikely and surprising

Example:
You chose exactly the same wallpaper as us - what a coincidence!

Do you think it was just a coincidence that she chose her own granddaughter’s picture for first prize?

Question 42

conincident

Answer 42

happening at the same time

Example:
His birth was coincident with the end of the war.

Question 43

to testify

Answer 43

(of a person) to speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof

Example:
He testified that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.
_______
(of a fact, event, etc.) to show something or prove that something is true

Example:

This act of generosity testifies to the kind of person you are.

As his story testifies, social mobility is not a myth.

Question 44

profoundly

Answer 44

deeply or extremely

Example:
Society has changed so profoundly over the last 50 years.

We are all profoundly grateful for your help and encouragement.

Question 45

interconnection