Ex. 3: Bill Bass - Forensic Anthropologist

Question 1

nondescript

Answer 1

(a):
1. very ordinary,
2. having no interesting or exciting features or qualities
Synonym:
characterless

Question 2

strew

Answer 2

(v):
1. to spread things in an untidy way over a surface, or to be spread in an untidy way over a surface
2. to scatter things over a surface
strew - strewn - strewed

Question 3

chagrin

Answer 3

(n) :
1. disappointment or anger, especially when caused by a failure or mistake
2. a feeling of being upset, disappointed, or annoyed especially because of a failure or mistake
(a) : chagrined
deutsch: Verdruss

Question 4

decomposition

Answer 4

(n) :
1. the action of decaying, or causing something to decay
2. the action of breaking, or breaking something, into smaller parts
deutsch: Verwesung

Question 5

corpse

Answer 5

(n): 
a dead body, usually of a person 
Synonym:
-body
-cadaver
deutsch: Leiche

Question 6

undisguised

Answer 6

(a):
(of feelings) clearly shown or expressed
deutsch: unverhohlen

Question 7

maggot

Answer 7

(n):
a creature like a very small worm that is found in decaying meat and other food and later develops into a fly
deutsch: Made

Question 8

macabre

Answer 8

(a): 
used to describe something that is very strange and unpleasant because it is connected with death or violence 
Synonym: 
-gruesome
-grisly
-grim
deutsch: makaber/ grausig

Question 9

corporeal

Answer 9

(a) :
1. physical and not spiritual
2. relating to the body
deutsch: körperlich

Question 10

morgue

Answer 10

(n):
a building, or a room in a hospital, where dead bodies are kept to be examined or until buried
deutsch: Leichenhalle

Question 11

diligent

Answer 11

(a):
careful and serious in your work, or done in a careful and determined way
(n): diligence
deutsch: emsig

Question 12

muse

Answer 12

(v): 
to think about something carefully and for a long time
Synonym: 
-contemplate
-meditate
-reflect

Question 13

usher

Answer 13

(v):
to show someone where to go or where to sit
(n):
a person who shows people where they should sit, especially at a formal event (wedding/theatre)
deutsch: Platzanweiser

Question 14

sash

Answer 14

(n):

deutsch Schärpe (hier Abspeerband)

Question 15

cordon

Answer 15

(n):
a line of police, soldiers, vehicles, etc., positioned around an area to guard it or to close it off
deutsch: Absperrkette

Question 16

demeanor

Answer 16

(n): 
a way of looking and behaving
Synonym: 
-behaviour
-conduct

Question 17

possess

Answer 17

(v) :
1. to have or own something, or to have a particular quality
2. (of a desire or an idea) to take control over a person’s mind, making that person behave in a strange way
(n) : possesor (someone who owns something)

Question 18

decay

Answer 18

(v):
1. to become gradually damaged, worse or less; to cause something to do this
2.if a radioactive substance decays, it changes to a different from, producing radiation
3. the process of decaying
(n):
damage, or a state that becomes gradually worse
deutsch: Verfall

Question 19

dean

Answer 19

(n) :
1. an official of high rank in a college or university who is responsible for the organization of a department or departments
2. someone among a group of people who has worked the longest in the particular job or activity they share, and who is their unofficial leader
deutsch: Dekan, Vorstand

Question 20

ought

Answer 20

(modal v):
used to say that it is necessary or desirable to perform the action expressed in the verb
bspw: She really ought to apologize