Optional vocabulary Flashcards by Lisa Hitch

Death sentence / capital punishment

To kill sb. because of a crime

Todesstrafe

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Consider

To think about something

Bedenken

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Superior Court

More serious crimes are admitted (Falonys)

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Frivolous

Trivial, not important

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Stapler

To staple sheets together

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Generous

More than adequate

-> to give a generous tip

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Pile

A big mass of objects

Stapel

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Downwards

From higher to a lower level or position

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Relief

The feeling after something negative,bad

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Disapprove

To be against sth.

Missbilligen

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Intruder

Sb. who comes into your house

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Oath

Swear sth.

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Premeditation

Thinking about something, planned

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Evadence

Proof sth.

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Disadvantages

The negative side from sth.

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Deserted

When nobody/nothing is there

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Incessant

Continual, not stopping

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Cursory

Quick

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Eminent domain

The right of the government to buy any private property

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Feature

Aspect, characteristic

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A facet

A flat surface cut into a gemstone

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Treason

Calling for overthrow of a government

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Bells peal

Bells ring

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Flourish

Huge, with decoration, more than necessary

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Abstain

To not vote, not do sth.

Draft

Unfinished attempt

Unrest

Not peaceful, no peace, not "happy"

Commemorating

Honoring and remembering

Issued

Given, granted

To curtail

Stop using, stop giving

Ward off - keep at bay

Keep away, prevent

Ailments

Sicknesses, illnesses

Distinctive

Special, unique

Branding out

Expanding

Traversed

Travel across

Staples

Standard things (basisc)

Descendents

People after you (e.g. Children)

Ancestors

People before you (e.g. grandparents) Predecessors

Deduct (from)

Delete (from)

Dash (into)

Went quickly (into)

Vain

Afraid of the own appearance, how you look etc.

Qualms about

Worries, attacks of conscience

Pace

Speed, rate

Stamina

Strength over time

Fare

Cost of a ticket (for transportation)

Eventually

Finally

Diverse

Different (types of...)

Dumpster

Giant trash container

Scrounge for

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

Relied on

Depend on, trust in

Accommodation

Somewhere, where you can sleep

Bartering

Trade sth. Against sth. Else

Hitchhiking

Tramping

Wits

Intelligence, brainpower

Escalator

Moving stairs

Layer

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

Sediment

Sand, dust, dirt

Decompose

Breaks apart, changes into basic elements

Arbitrate

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

Revise

Fix, do it again, look over

Election

Vote for e.g. government

raucous

loud, noisy (mostly used with sport events)

tacky

cheap, not nice

Jim Craw Laws

segregation laws in the south (nonwhite - white)

rug

small carpet

turn it

hand in, give, submit

erode

wears away, disappears

pertain to

relate to, is related to sth.

dimish

become smaller, less

skillet

frying pan

libel

written lies

slander

spoken lies

on a leash

dogs are usually on a leash

peers

equals

overemphasize

spend too much time or effort on something

extend out to

goes out, reaches out

bring about

cause sth.

merely

only (formal and just written)

peer pressure

actions because your group expects it

switch gears

change topics

to shift from one gear to another

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

"stick shift"

manual transmissionn in cars in USA

grilled sth.

questioned intensely

dew

water drops in the morning

sleet

freezing rain

hail

balls of ice