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amble
to walk slowly
ameliorate
to make better
amenable
open to suggestion or criticism, accountable
aberration
Abweichung
acquiescence
Einverständnis
appeased
beruhigend
arbitrary
willkürlich
averted
abgewandt
admonishment
Ermahnung, Vorwurf
accolade
Auszeichnung
aphorism
a tersely phrased truth or opinion, a general truth
adduce
anführen
to offer as proof in an argument
attenuate
mildern
to weaken or reduce in force or value, to make small or fine
apoplectic
rasend
furious, enraged, overcome with anger; relating to a stroke
androgynous
zwittrig
hermaphroditic, not distinguishable
ambit
Bereich
the extent, boundary or scope of something
apostate
Abtrünniger
one who abandons a belief, cause, party or religion
apposite
relevant, suitable, fitting
avocation
extracurricular activity, hobby
adumbrate
to foreshadow vaguely
allege
to state sth. is true without providing proof
allude
to refer to another concept indirectly
altruism
selfless concern for others
ambivalence
indifference or confused feelings
breadth
Breite, Umfang
boisterous
ungestüm
biases
Neigungen
bolster
unterstützen
confine
begrenzen
cordial
herzlich
cozen
betrügen
to cheat, beguile or deceive
covey
Schwarm
a family of partridges, a small group
callous
gleichgültig
insensitive, having no feeling
conspicuous
auffällig
consternation
Bestürzung
digressive
abschweifend
debilitating
lähmend
disdain
verachten
dearth
Mangel
discursive
rambling aimlessly through a wide range of subjects
disingenuous
hinterlistig
lacking in sincerity or candor
depredate
plündern
to plunder, pillage, destroy
to exploit
disobedient
ungehorsam
digressive
abschweifend
derogatory
abwertend
devious
hinterhältig
demises
Besitzübertrangungen
dignified
würdig
dignitairy
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