Politics Flashcards by Jennifer Waldmann | Brainscape

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crook

A

Betrüger

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to pander to sth

A

jmd/etw nachgeben

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bludgeon

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Keule

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onerous

A

beschwerlich

mühsam

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vile

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abscheulich

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contrive

A

arrangieren

entwerfen

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moot

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irrelevant, strittig, fraglich

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ostentatious

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prahlerisch

protzend

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be up the creek (inf)

A

TO BE IN A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION WHICH YOU CANNOT INMPROVE

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lulu (inf)

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bRINGER

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oodles (inf)

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great number of sth

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fraternity

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Bruderschaft, studentenverbindung

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lofty

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erhaben hochmütig vornehm

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to decoy

A

ködern anlocken

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cogency

A

Beweiskraf
Stichhaltigkeit
Überzeugungskraft

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quarrelsome

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streitsüchtig

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consolation

A

Trust

Zuspruch

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to inflict sth

A

etw. zufügen

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proficiency

A

Fertigkeit, Befähigung

Fähigkeit

Q

denotation

A

Bedeutung

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degradation

A

Abbau

Verschlechterung

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proliferation

A

Ausbreitung

Wucherung

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pent-up

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aufgestaut

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canonical

A

anerkannt, vorschriftsmäßig

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pertain to sb/sth

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jnd/etw betreffen

für .. gelten

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tentative

A

unverbindlich zögernd

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tantalizing

A

aufreizend qäulend verlockend

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custodian

A

Aufseher

Verwalter