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Package Drive #3 Flashcards

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1
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disdain

A

verachten

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2
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heathen

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heidnisch

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3
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indwelling

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innewohnend

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impiety

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Gottlosigkeit

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5
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interlocutor

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Gesprächspartner

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gadfly

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Quälgeist

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7
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persecutor

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Verfolger

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8
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concession

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Zugeständnis, Entgegenkommen

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9
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ostensible

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angeblich, scheinbar

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10
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sactimonious

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scheinheilig

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11
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to feign

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vortäuschen, heucheln

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12
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(self-)abnegation

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(Selbst-)Verleugnung,

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13
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alleviate

A

lindern

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14
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Maestro

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title of extreme respect given to a master musician

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15
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allot

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zuteilen, vergeben

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16
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Brass tacks

A

type of pin/nail

used idiomatically meaning to cosider the basic facts of a situation

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17
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blood money

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inf. for restitution: Entschädigung (oft bei Mödern an die Familie des Opfers)

18
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oncology

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branch of medicine that deals with tumors

19
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tenure

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Amtszeit

20
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to cane

A

verprügeln

21
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to covenant

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vereinbaren

22
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to propound

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vorbringen, etw. vortragen, darlegen

23
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adrift

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treibend, hilflos

24
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allude

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hinweisen

25
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beleaguered

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angeschlagen, belagert

26
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to scorn sb/sth

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jnd./etw verachten

27
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cuff sb

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jnd ohrfeigen

28
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consummate

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vollkommen, perfekt

29
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rapture

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Begeisterung, Verzückung

30
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to harness

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nutzen, zügeln

31
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rendering

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wiedergebend, Darstellung

32
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to countenance

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tolerieren
o.
Miene

33
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aptitude

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Begabung, Eignung

34
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denizens

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Bewohner

35
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viability

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Funktionsfähigkeit

36
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inkling

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Ahnung, Andeutung

37
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galore

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reichlich, massenweise

38
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to solicit

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erbitten, anfordern, werben

39
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verbose

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wortreich, langatmig

40
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disparaging

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abfällig

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