Grapes Of Wrath Voc Flashcards

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Listless

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Adj. lacking energy (lustlos)

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Insinuation

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Noun. Indirect implication (andeuten)

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Judiciously

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Adv. having or exhibiting sound/stichhaltig judgement

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Piqued

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Noun. Perceived slight or indignity; wounded pride (anstacheln, kränken)

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Zenith

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Noun. Point of cumulation; highest peak (scheitelpunkt, zenit)

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Swale

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Noun. Shallow, trough-like depression that carries water especially in a rainstorm (senke)

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Declivity

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Noun. Downward slope (neige)

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Shoat

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Noun. Young pig just after weaning/abstillen (ferkel)

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Parapet

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Noun. Low protective wall along a roof or balcony (brüstung)

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Ravenously

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Adv. extremely hungry (heißhungrig, ausgehungert)

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Petulant

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Adj. unreasonably irritable; contemptuous/verächtlich in speed or actions (launisch, bockig)

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Truculently

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Adj. disposed to fight; expressing bitter opposition (verheerend, grob, vernichtend)

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Citadel

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Noun. Fortress in a commanding position (citadel)

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Veneration

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Noun. Profound respect or reverence/verehrung (verehrung, ehrfurcht)

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Ralishly

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Adv. carelessly; dashing or sporty (salopp)

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Imperturbability

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Adj. unshakably calm (gelassenheit)

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Inveterate

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Adj. firmly established; deep rooted (eingefleischt, tief verwurzelt)

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Voluptuous

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Adj. characterized by unrestrained pleasure (sinnlich, lüstern)

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Fatuously

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Adv. foolish; delusive (albern)

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restiveness

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Adj. existing in name only (unruhe)

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Vivaciousness

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Adj. full of spirit and animation (lebhaftigkeit)

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Languid

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Adj. lacking energy (schwach, träge)

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Vagrants

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Noun. One who wanders from place to place (landstreicher)

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Morosely

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Adj. sullenly; gloomily (mürrisch)

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Querulously

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Adj. given to complaining (missmutig, mürrisch)

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Accoutrements

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Noun. Accessory of equipment or dress (ausstattung, ausrüstung)

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Feral

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Adj. untamed/ungezähmt; having returned to an untamed state (wild, verwildert,)

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Slovenly

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Adj. untidy; marked by negligence/vernachlässigung (schlampig, unordentlich)

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Agrarian

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Adj. relating to agriculture (agrarisch)

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Contrite

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Adj. feeling regret or sorrow (reuevoll, zerknirscht)

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Contemptuous

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Adj. scornful/höhnisch (verachtend, geringachätzig)

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Denunciation

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Noun. Act of accusing another publicly (anprangerung)

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Vigilantes

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Noun. One who takes the law into his own hands (bürgerwehr)

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Obscure

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Adj. indistinct/undeutlich/unklar (düster, unklar)

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Patina

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Noun. Sheen on any surface (edelrost?/patina)

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Cynically

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Adj. skeptical of motives (zynisch)

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Docile

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Adj. yielding to supervision (gefügig, nachgibig)

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Pinioned

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Verb. To bind (fesseln)

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Pall

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Noun. Cover for a coffin, having a dull; wearisome effect (leichentich)

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Bemused

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Adj. deeply absorbed in thought (verwirrt, irritiert)