Misc May 1 Flashcards
canny (adj.)
Careful, prudent (umsichtig, bedacht), cautious.// showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others..Knowing, shrewd, astute.//Frugal, thrifty.
Geschickt, schlau, besonnen, gemuetlich
copious (adj.)
Large in quantity; abundant: copious rainfall.
Abounding in matter, thoughts, or words; wordy
The word copious means plentiful in number deriving from the Latin copiosus, from copia, meaning “abundance.”
Reichlich, umfassend, massenhaft
disingenuous (adj.)
Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating, mean; unworthy; fake or deceptive.
Unehrlich, unaufrichtig, verschlagen
the parsimony (noun)
Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess. “parsi-purse,,,mony-money….one who will not take money from his purse - a greedy person….” Adoption of the simplest assumption in the formulation of a theory or in the interpretation of data,
Der Geiz, Die Sparsamkeit
to exacerbate (verb)
To make worse (pain, anger, etc.) worse; aggravate.
etw. verschaerfen, verschlimmern
cursory (adj)
Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines. Hasty; slight; superficial; careless; not exercising or receiving close attention: as, a cursory reader; a cursory view. “cursory understanding”
Oberflaechlich, fluechtig
the taxonomy (noun)
Division into ordered groups or categories: “Scholars have been laboring to develop a taxonomy of young killers” (Aric Press).
A taxonomy is a nested hierarchy based on shared characteristics.”
Klassifizierung, Taxonomie
to juxtapose (verb)
To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
nebeneinanderstellen
the dichotomy (Noun)
A cutting in two; division into two parts or into twos; subdivision into halves or pairs; the state of being dichotomous.
Specifically — In logic, the division of a whole into two parts; binary classification.
Gegensaetzlichkeit, Zwiespalt, Zweiteilung
to assuage (verb)
To soften, in a figurative sense; allay; mitigate, ease, or lessen, as pain or grief; moderate; appease or pacify, as passion or tumult
Beschwichtigen, besaenftigen, lindern
the argot (noun)
A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
Die Geheimsprache, Der Jargon
arduous (adj)
Attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; difficult; laborious. “the arduous journey”
Beschwerlich, anstrengend, muehsam
to berate (verb)
To rebuke or scold angrily and at length
Schelten, beschimpfen
to belittle
To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way
Herabsetzen, schmaelern
malign (adj.)
Evil in disposition, nature, or intent
Boesartig, jmdn. verleumden, schlechtmachen
the dexterity (noun)
Mental skill or adroitness; cleverness; Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands
Die Gewandtheit, die Geschicklichkeit
the connotation (noun)
A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in. Hollywood holds connotations of romance and glittering success
Die Nebenbedeutung/Assoziation
concerted
Planned or accomplished together; combined: We made a concerted effort to solve the problem.
Gemeinsam, einheitliche Anstrengung
the depravity (noun)
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
die Verdorbenheit, Lasterleben
to repudiate (verb)
To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust: repudiated the accusation.
Leugnen, dementieren, ablehnen, abweisen
to affront (verb/noun) the affront
To meet defiantly; confront.
Trotzen, angreifen, / Der Angriff, Die Beleidigung
to debauch someone (verb)
To corrupt the morals or principles of; entice into improper conduct, as excessive indulgence, treason, etc.; lead astray, as from morality, duty, or allegiance:
Jemanden verderben, verfuehren
innocuous (adj.)
“innocuous” origin; Harmless; producing no ill effect.
harmlos, ungefaehrlich
to bestow (verb)
To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone as a gift or honour
widmen, gewaehren,
