Mind and Body

Question 1

acquisition

Answer 1

the act of taking possession of something (Beschaffung, Erwerb, Abschluss, Aneignung)

Question 2

anomaly

Answer 2

something unusual (Besonderheit, Unregelmäßigkeit, Anomalie)

Question 3

conscious

Answer 3

with awareness of one’s actions (bewusst, absichtlich)

Question 4

degrade

Answer 4

to reduce in value or strength (abbauen, vermindern, herabsetzen)

Question 5

gap

Answer 5

opening, a big difference in amount or quality (Lücke)

Question 6

indisputable

Answer 6

beyond doubt, unquestionable (unbestreitbar)

Question 7

intervene

Answer 7

to come between (eingreifen, einschreiten, intervenieren)

Question 8

intuitively

Answer 8

by means of natural sense about things that are hard to observe (instinktiv, intuitiv, aus dem Gefühl heraus)

Question 9

recede

Answer 9

to move back or away from (zurückgehen, schwinden, zurücktreten)

Question 10

retrieve

Answer 10

to bring or get back (zurückholen, wiederauffinden, wiederherstellen)

Question 11

agnostic

Answer 11

believing that humans cannot know wether there is a god (skeptisch)

Question 12

animism

Answer 12

the belief that natural objects, such as trees, have souls (Animismus)

Question 13

atheist

Answer 13

one who does not believe in the existence of a supreme being (Atheist)

Question 14

be inclined to

Answer 14

to favor an opinion or a course of action (tendieren)

Question 15

contemplate

Answer 15

to consider thougtfully (beabsichtigen, nachdenken, betrachten)

Question 16

deify

Answer 16

to worship as a god (vergöttern)

Question 17

ecclesiastical

Answer 17

relating to a church (kirchlich, geistlich)

Question 18

exalt

Answer 18

to praise or honor (verherrlichen)

Question 19

pious

Answer 19

having or exhibiting religious reverence (fromm, religiös)

Question 20

sacrifice

Answer 20

anything offered to a deity as a religious thanksgiving, giving up something in order to have simething more valuable later on (opfern)

Question 21

aggravate

Answer 21

to make worse; to anger or intensify (verschlimmern, erschweren)

Question 22

decrepit

Answer 22

weakened or worn out because of age, illness or excessive use (altersschwach, baufällig, heruntergekommen)

Question 23

disease

Answer 23

an unhealthful condition caused by an infection or a longterm physical problem (Krankheit, Erkrankung, Leiden)

Question 24

fatally

Answer 24

causing death or disaster (tödlich, verhängnisvoll, verheerend, schlimm)

Question 25

forensics

Answer 25

the use of science and technology to investigate facts in criminal cases (Gerichtsmedizin, Spurensicherung)

Question 26

persist

Answer 26

to continue to exist; to hold a purpose, despite any obstacles (beharren, bestehen, hartnäckig)

Question 27

prognosis

Answer 27

an educated guess of how something will develop, especially a disease (Prognose, Vorhersage)

Question 28

terminal

Answer 28

located at an end; approaching death (abschließend, todgeweiht, endgradig)

Question 29

vein

Answer 29

Any og the tubes that for a branching system, especially those that carry blood to the heart (Vene, Ader)

Question 30

wound

Answer 30

to inflict an injury on (Wunde)

Question 31

anesthesia

Answer 31

techniques for reducing sensation and feeling, especcially to control pain (Anästhesie, Narkose, Betäubung)

Question 32

augment

Answer 32

to make bigger or better by adding to (verstärken, erweitern, vergrößern, verbessern)

Question 33

certifiably

Answer 33

in a manner that is officially recognized (feststellbar)

Question 34

complication

Answer 34

a factor that makes something more difficult or complex (Komplikation, Erschwernis)

Question 35

cure

Answer 35

to restore to health (heilen)

Question 36

implant

Answer 36

to set in firmly; to insert in the body surgically (implantieren, einsetzen)

Question 37

inject

Answer 37

to insert a liquid by means of a syringe=Spritze (spritzen, einspeisen, eingeben)

Question 38

obese

Answer 38

excessively overweight (fettleibig, korpulent)

Question 39

procedure

Answer 39

a specific way of performing or doing something (Verfahren, Ablauf, Vorgehensweise)

Question 40

scar

Answer 40

a mark in the skin left after a wound has healed; a lasting sign of damage, either mental or physical (Narbe)

Question 41

astrological

Answer 41

related to the study of the position of stars, the sun, and the planets in the belief that they influence earthly events (Astrologisch)

Question 42

divination

Answer 42

foretelling the future by finding patterns in physical objects (Hellsehen, Wahrsagung, Prophezeiung)

Question 43

haunt

Answer 43

to continually appear (in the form of a ghost) in the same place or to the same person (verfolgen, heimsuchen, spuken)

Question 44

horror

Answer 44

strong fear mixed with disgust (Entsetzen, Schrecken, Horror)

Question 45

intermediary

Answer 45

acting as an agent between people or things (vermittelnd, dazwischenstehend, intermediär)

Question 46

invoke

Answer 46

to call on for support (aufrufen, beschwören)

Question 47

mediate

Answer 47

to reflect, to think quietly and deeply for a long time (meditieren)

Question 48

phantom

Answer 48

a dimly visible form, usually thought to be the spirit of a dead person, a sunken ship, etc. (Geist, Phantom, Erscheinung)

Question 49

psychic

Answer 49

relating to the supposed ability of the human mind to sense things that cannot be observed (psychisch, übernatürlich)

Question 50

self-perpetuatuing

Answer 50

having the power to renew oneself for an indefinite period of time (sich selbst erhaltend, sich selbst erneuernd)