Reading2 Vocabulary1 Flashcards
1
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Substantial?
A
- considerable in importance, value, degree
- > wesentlich
2
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Initially?
A
- relating to, or occurring at the beginning
- >anfänglich
3
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Subsequently?
A
- following or coming after
- >anschließend
4
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Disintegrating?
A
- to become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
- >zerfällt
5
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Starvation?
A
- to be hungry
- to suffer or die from extreme lack of food
6
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Demand?
A
- Nachfrage, Bedarf
- verlangen, fordern
7
Q
Invention?
A
-a new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation
8
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Steamship?
A
-a ship powered by one or more steam (Dampf)
9
Q
fuel?
A
- something consumed to produce energy
- > Treibstoff
- > mit Brennstoff versorgen
10
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Interest?
A
-Zinsen, Verzinsung
11
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Extent?
A
- the range over which something extends
- >Umfang
12
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Abolish?
A
-put an end, to destroy completely
13
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Persistent?
A
- refusing to give up
- constant
- > beständig
