Optional vocabulary Flashcards by Lisa Hitch | Brainscape

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Death sentence / capital punishment

A

To kill sb. because of a crime

Todesstrafe

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Consider

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To think about something

Bedenken

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Superior Court

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More serious crimes are admitted (Falonys)

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Frivolous

A

Trivial, not important

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Stapler

A

To staple sheets together

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Generous

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More than adequate

-> to give a generous tip

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Pile

A

A big mass of objects

Stapel

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Downwards

A

From higher to a lower level or position

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Relief

A

The feeling after something negative,bad

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Disapprove

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To be against sth.

Missbilligen

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Intruder

A

Sb. who comes into your house

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Oath

A

Swear sth.

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Premeditation

A

Thinking about something, planned

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Evadence

A

Proof sth.

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Disadvantages

A

The negative side from sth.

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Deserted

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When nobody/nothing is there

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Incessant

A

Continual, not stopping

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Cursory

A

Quick

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Eminent domain

A

The right of the government to buy any private property

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Feature

A

Aspect, characteristic

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A facet

A

A flat surface cut into a gemstone

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Treason

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Calling for overthrow of a government

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Bells peal

A

Bells ring

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Flourish

A

Huge, with decoration, more than necessary

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Abstain

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To not vote, not do sth.

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Draft

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Unfinished attempt

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Unrest

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Not peaceful, no peace, not “happy”

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Commemorating

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Honoring and remembering

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Issued

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Given, granted

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To curtail

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Stop using, stop giving

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Ward off - keep at bay

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Keep away, prevent

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Ailments

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Sicknesses, illnesses

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Distinctive

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Special, unique

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Branding out

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Expanding

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Traversed

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Travel across

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Staples

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Standard things (basisc)

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Descendents

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People after you (e.g. Children)

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Ancestors

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People before you (e.g. grandparents)

Predecessors

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Deduct (from)

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Delete (from)

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Dash (into)

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Went quickly (into)

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Vain

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Afraid of the own appearance, how you look etc.

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Qualms about

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Worries, attacks of conscience

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Pace

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Speed, rate

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Stamina

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Strength over time

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Fare

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Cost of a ticket (for transportation)

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Eventually

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Finally

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Diverse

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Different (types of…)

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Dumpster

A

Giant trash container

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Scrounge for

A

To look for sth. In the trash or in a collection (e.g. Backpack)

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Relied on

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Depend on, trust in

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Accommodation

A

Somewhere, where you can sleep

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Bartering

A

Trade sth. Against sth. Else

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Hitchhiking

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Tramping

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Wits

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Intelligence, brainpower

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Escalator

A

Moving stairs

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Layer

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Levels (not in a building) -> food, earth

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Sediment

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Sand, dust, dirt

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Decompose

A

Breaks apart, changes into basic elements

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Arbitrate

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To negotiate, to try to reach a agreement for both sides

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Revise

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Fix, do it again, look over

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Election

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Vote for e.g. government

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raucous

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loud, noisy (mostly used with sport events)

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tacky

A

cheap, not nice

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Jim Craw Laws

A

segregation laws in the south (nonwhite - white)

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rug

A

small carpet

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turn it

A

hand in, give, submit

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erode

A

wears away, disappears

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pertain to

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relate to, is related to sth.

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dimish

A

become smaller, less

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skillet

A

frying pan

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libel

A

written lies

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slander

A

spoken lies

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on a leash

A

dogs are usually on a leash

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peers

A

equals

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overemphasize

A

spend too much time or effort on something

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extend out to

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goes out, reaches out

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bring about

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cause sth.

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merely

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only (formal and just written)

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peer pressure

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actions because your group expects it

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switch gears

A

change topics

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to shift from one gear to another

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to change the gears in a car (1-5)

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“stick shift”

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manual transmissionn in cars in USA

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grilled sth.

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questioned intensely

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dew

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water drops in the morning

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sleet

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freezing rain

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hail

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balls of ice