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assimilate

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to consume and incorporate; to become similar (anpassen, aufnehmen, integrieren, einverleiben)

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cremation

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the act of burning the dead (Einäscherung, Feuerbestattung)

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domesticate

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to make something suitable for being in a home (zähmen, stubenrein machen)

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folklore

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traditional myths of a people transmitted orally (Folklore, Volkskunde)

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fossile

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to become preserved in clay or stone or ash after death, so that a natural record is left of the original organism; to become rigid and stuck in old ways (versteinern, zu Fossilien werden)

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relic

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something from a long–ago culture, time period or person (Relikt, Überrest, Reliquie)

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rite

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a ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose (Brauch, Ritual, Ritus)

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ritually

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as part of a formal ceremony involving a required sequence of actions (feierlich, rituell)

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saga

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a long story about important events long ago (Sage)

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vestige

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a visible trace that something once existed (Überbleibsel, Spur, Rest, Überrest)

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amend

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to change for the better (abändern, berichtigen, ergänzen)

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biased

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leaning unfairly in one direction (voreingenommen, befangen, parteiisch)

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burden

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something that is carried; a source of stress or worry (Last, Bürde, Belastung)

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counter

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to act in opposition to; to offer in response (entgegnen, entgegensetzen, Ladentheke, Schalter, Tresen)

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de facto

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truly doing a job, even if not officially (faktisch, tatsächlich)

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discriminate

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to choose carefully among options (unterscheiden, unterschiedlich behandeln)

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notion

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a belief, a fanciful impulse (Vorstellung, Ahnung, Gedanke)

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oppress

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to keef down by force; to weigh heavily on (unterdrücken, bedrängen)

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paradigm

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a pattern or model; a set of assumptions (Musterbeispiel, Beispiel, Paradigma, Muster)

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prejudiced

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causing to judge prematurely and unfairly (voreingenommen, befangen)

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curriculum

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the courses of study offered by an educational institution (Lehrplan, Studienplan)

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distinctly

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clearly (deutlich, eindeutig)

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erudite

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highly educated (gebildet, gelehrt)

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fortify

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to strengthen (verstärken, befestigen)

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implicitly
without being stated; unquestioningly (bedingungslos, unbedingt)
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parochial
restricted in outlook; relating to the local parish (beschränkt, provinziell, gemeinde-)
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rigor
strictness; difficult situations that come from following rules strictly (Strenge, Genauigkeit, Härte, Sorgfalt)
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roster
a list, especially of names (Dienstplan, Spielerliste, Namensliste)
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secular
worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion (weltlich)
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suspend
to cause to stop for a period; to hang as to allow free movement (aussetzen, unterbrechen, suspendieren)
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allegiance
loyalty (Loyalität, Treuepflicht)
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artillery
large guns that shoot powerful shells; army units that handle such guns (Artillerie)
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battle
to fight against (Kampf)
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cease
stop (found in official statements, not in everyday speech) (enden, nachlassen, aufhören, unterbleiben)
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hierarchy
a system of levels that places people high or low according to their importance (Hierarchie)
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in the trenches
in the middle of the hardest fighting or work (in den Schützengräben)
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mobilize
to put members of a group into motion (mobilisieren, aufbieten)
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rank
to put into a many-leveled order, depending on importance or achievement (Rang)
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ratio
the relationship of one number or amount to another (Verhältnis)
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strategic
related to long-term plans for achieving goals (strategisch)
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annex
to make something (usually land) part of another unit (annektieren, einverleiben, anhängen)
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apex
the highest point (Spitze, Scheitelpunkt, Höhepunkt)
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collapse
to fall down, usually because of weakness (kollabieren, einstürzen, zusammenbrechen)
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conquest
a takeover by force or continued effort (Eroberung, Unterwerfung)
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devise
to find an original way to make an object or plan (entwickeln, erfinden, erdenken, planen)
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invasive
aggressively entering into someone else's territory (angreifend, eindringend)
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prevailing
strongest or most common (vorherrschend, üblich, maßgeblich, überwiegend)
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resist
to refuse to give in to a strong force or desire (widerstehen, standhalten)
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severely
harshly; extremeful (streng, schwer, gravierend)
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violation
an action that breaks a law or agreement; mistreatment of something that deserves respect (Verstoß, Verletzung, Missachtung, Nichteinhaltung)
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chronologically
in order to time (chronologisch)
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coincide
happen or exist at the same time (übereinstimmen, zusammenfallen)
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consequence
a result, often one much later in time than the cause (Konsequenz, Auswirkung)
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core
an area or object at the center (Kern)
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deny
say something is not true (ablehnen, leugnen, bestreiten)
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diminish
make something smaller or weaker; become smaller or weaker (verringern, abnehmen, reduzieren)
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longitude
a system of imaginary lines on the earths surface (Längengrad)
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milieu
general environment or surroundings (Milieu, Umfeld)
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Orwellian
frightening and overcontrolled by a government that interferes in nearly every aspect of personal life (orwellianisch)
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reconciliation
coming back together peacefully after having been enemies (Versöhnung, Abstimmung, Schlichtung)

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