May 15 Flashcards

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to venerate (verb)

A

To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference

Ehren, verehren

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to vaunt (verb)

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To speak boastfully of; brag about.

Preisen, ruehmen

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gestalt

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a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts

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the purveyor

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One that furnishes provisions, especially food; one that promulgates sth.
Der Haendler, Der Lieferant, Der Vertreter

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putative (adj.)

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Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.
Vermeintlich, mutmassmlich

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to inure (verb)

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To habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection; accustom
An etwas gewoehnt sein, in kraft treten

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the locus

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A center or focus of great activity or intense concentration; a locality, place

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the etiology

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The study of causes or origins.

Lehre von Krankheitsursachen

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sanguine

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Having the colour of blood; red; Cheerfully confident; optimistic
Adj. lebendig, lebhaft, roetend
Noun: das Blutrot

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antecedents

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Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding.
Noun -> That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
Das Vorhergenede

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the isomorphism

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similarity or identity of form or shape or structure

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to burgeon

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To begin to grow or blossom; to grow or develop rapidly

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the aegis

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Guidance, direction, or control; sponsorship, patronage

Die Schirmherrschaft, die Patronage

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commensurate

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corresponding in size or degree or extent
verb ->To proportionate; to adjust
entsprechend, angemessen

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viscerally (adj.)

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proceeding from emotion or instinct rather than from intellect; deeply emotional

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16
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the crucible

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A place, time, or situation characterized by the confluence of powerful intellectual, social, economic, or political forces; A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.