English

Question 1

ordeal

Answer 1

a very unpleasant and prolonged experience.

Question 2

resin

Answer 2

Harz

Question 3

sleet

Answer 3

Schneeregen

Question 4

the need
(prof lang)

Answer 4

the necessity

Question 5

gratuitous

Answer 5

given or done free of charge.

“a gratuitous aidrop”

Question 6

tenacity

Answer 6

determination; the quality of being very determined
“you have to admire the tenacity of these two guys”

Question 7

adjective of tenacity

Answer 7

tenacious
= tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely

Question 8

to broach

Answer 8

raise (a difficult subject) for discussion

Question 9

frenzy

Answer 9

a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.

Question 10

deplorable

Answer 10

deserving strong condemnation; completely unacceptable.

Question 11

Trenchant

Answer 11

severe
expressing strong criticism or forceful opinions

His most trenchant criticism is reserved for the party leader, whom he describes as “the most incompetent and ineffectual the party has known”.

Question 12

alternative to using “only”

Answer 12

exclusively

Question 13

marauder

Answer 13

Plünderer, raider

Question 14

frivolous

Answer 14

not having any serious purpose or value.
“frivolous ribbons and lacy frills”

(of a person) carefree and superficial.
“the frivolous, fun-loving flappers of the twenties”

Question 15

idiosyncrasy

Answer 15

a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
“It’s not my job to cater to your idiosyncrasies.”

Question 16

covenant

Answer 16

an agreement.

Question 17

“Things like that”

Answer 17

Things of that nature

Question 18

obfuscated

Answer 18

Obscure, unintelligible, unclear

Question 19

to keep (professional language)

Answer 19

to preserve

Question 20

to truncate

Answer 20

shorten the duration or extent of.
“he was a sensational player whose career was truncated by injuries”

Question 21

ephemeral

Answer 21

lasting for a very short time.

“fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old”

transitory, short-lived

Question 22

Kaktus, Kakteen

Answer 22

cactus, cacti

Question 23

uncanny

Answer 23

strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
“an uncanny feeling that she was being watched”

Question 24

derelict

Answer 24

Adj: in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.
Noun: a person without a home, job, or property.
Noun: a ship or other piece of property abandoned by the owner and in poor condition

Question 25

provenance

Answer 25

origin, source

the place of origin or earliest known history of something.

a record of ownership of a work of art or an antique, used as a guide to authenticity or quality.

Question 26

vernacular

Answer 26

the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region

Question 27

Purportedly

Answer 27

allegedly

as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so.

Question 28

Noun of eccentric

Answer 28

eccentricity

Question 29

mannerism

Answer 29

a habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving.

“learning the great man’s speeches and studying his mannerisms”