Set 2 Flashcards by carolin schmidt | Brainscape

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Intrinsic

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Immanent, wirklich, wesentlich

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Ruminate on

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Grübeln, nachsinnen, ruminieren

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Prosaic

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Trocken, nüchtern, fantasielos

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Shore up

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Abstützen, verstärken

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Besiege

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Belagern, umlagern, überhäufen

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Skittish

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Wild, lebhaft, launisch

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Vociferous

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Lärmend, lautstark

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Irrigate

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Bewässern, ausspülen

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Rigidity

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Härte, Starre, Unbiegsamkeit

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Recalcitrant

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aufsässig, störrisch, hartnäckig

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Encompassing

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Umgebend, umfassend

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Indecorous

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Unpassend, unschicklich

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Prevail

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Erfolg haben, sich durchsetzen, siegen

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Sedulous

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Taking great care and diligence

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Haphazard

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Random, unfocused manner

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Inadvertently

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Unintentionally

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Scrupulous

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Doing something carefully, thoroughly

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Rococo

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Heavenly embellished

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Plebeian

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Refers to members of a lower class

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Perquisites

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Privileges based on ones position

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Maladies

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Illnesses

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Woe

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Difficulty

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Ribald

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Coarse, vulgar

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Sordid

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Disgraceful, scandalous

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Unseemly

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Inappropriate

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Protracted

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Lengthy

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Cede

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Relinquish

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Annex

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Gaining land

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Caviled

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Find fault with

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Carping at

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Find fault

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Gloating at

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Deriving pleasure from another’s misfortune

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Jargon

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Specialised vocabulary

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Innate; hard-wired

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Cannot be changed

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Indiscernible

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Pervasive

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Widespread

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Fawning

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Subservient

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Subversive

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Going against authority

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Deferential

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Acting respectfully

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Impudent

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Cheeky, brash

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Trenchant

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Incisive, sharp

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Jingoism

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Excessive patriotism

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Restiveness

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Restlessness/ difficulty to control

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Cupidity

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Greed

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Swiftness, celerity

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Speed