Joseph Conrad - An Outpost of Progress Flashcards by Richard Boell | Brainscape

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Maßnahme; Versorgung; Vorrat

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provision - n

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Eingeborene

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natives - n

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Provision

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commission - n

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Zuckerwürfel

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lumps of sugar - n

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umgehend

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immediate - adj;adv

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Anklage

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indictment - n

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Hof

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courtyard - n

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begegnen; aufeinandertreffen

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encounter - vb

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zusammenstoßen

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clash - vb

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Machenschaften; Intrigen

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machinations - n

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entstellt

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distorted - adj;adv

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zunehmend

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increasing - adj;adv

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grauenhaft; (albtraumhaft)

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nightmarish - adj;adv

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verstärken

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reinforce - vb

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fern; entfernt

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remote - adj;adv

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planen; ankündigen

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envisage - vb

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Erwerb; Kauf; Bezug

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acquisition - n

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lagern; abspeichern

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store - n

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Eingeborener

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native - adj;adv

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Bestand; Versorgungsgüter; Versorgungsmittel; Vorräte

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supplies - n

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Anlage; Gelände

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compound - n

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geheim; heimlich

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clandestine - adj;adv

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anbrechen; dämmern

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dawn - vb

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ablegen; abwerfen

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discard - vb

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anfänglich; Anfangs…

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initial - adj;adv

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Schmerz; Gewissensbiss

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pang - n

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lukrativ; gewinnbringend; rentabel

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lucrative - adj;adv

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nachlassen; verfallen; verschlechtern

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deteriorate - vb

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demoralisieren; entmutigen

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demoralize - vb

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Streit; Auseinandersetzung

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quarrel - n

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Anzeichen; Beweis

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evidence - n

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Anzeige; Anzeiger

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indicator - n

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absichtlich; willentlich

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deliberately - adj;adv

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entfernt; undeutlich

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vague - adj;adv

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undeutlich; unklar

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indistinct - adj;adv

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Blase; Loch

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void - n

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Anlegesteg

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jetty - n

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vorübergehend; vergänglich

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transitory - adj;adv

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bedeutsam

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significantly - adj;adv

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rätselhaft; unverständlich

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inscrutable - adj;adv

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eindringlich; packend

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haunting - adj;adv

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etw. mitteilen; überbringen; transportieren

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convey - vb

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vernichtend

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annihilating - adj;adv

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Annäherung; Anfahrt

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approach - n

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einhüllen; verhüllen

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envelop - vb

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Besorgnis

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solicitude - n

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unaufhaltsam; unwiderstehlich

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irresistible - adj;adv

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Vorahnung

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foreshadowing - n

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Undurchdringlichkeit

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impenetrability - n

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festhalten; haften

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cling; clung; clung - irrvb

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einwandfrei; makellos

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immaculate - adj;adv