Top 500 A-Z

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

for sth unpleasant or severe to become less intense

nachlassen, abflauen

Question 2

aberrant

Answer 2

departing from an accepted standard

abweichend, anomal

Question 3

abet

Answer 3

to encourage or assist in doing something wrong, in particular to commit a crime

anstiften

Question 4

abhorrent

Answer 4

inspiring disgust and loathing, repugnant

abscheulich

Question 5

abide

Answer 5

accept or act in accordance with

etw einhalten oder befolgen

Question 6

abjure

Answer 6

solemnly renounce (a belief, cause or claim)

etw entsagen, abschwören

Question 7

abound

Answer 7

exist in large numbers or amounts

reichlich

Question 8

abreast of

Answer 8

side by side and facing the same way, alongside or level with something

Nebeneinander

Question 9

abrogate

Answer 9

repeal or do away with

außer Kraft setzen

Question 10

abscond

Answer 10

leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or arrest

Heimlich davon machen

Question 11

abstruse

Answer 11

difficult to understand; obscure

Question 12

acclaim

Answer 12

praise enthusiastically and publicly

Question 13

accord

Answer 13

give or grant someone (power, recognition or status)

Question 14

to accrue

Answer 14

(Of a benefit or sum of money) be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time

anwachsen, anfallen

Question 15

acerbic

Answer 15

sharp or forthright; tasting sour or bitter

Question 16

acuity

Answer 16

sharpness or keenness of thought, vision or hearing

Scharfsinnigkeit

Question 17

acumen

Answer 17

keen insight, shrewdness

Scharfsinn

Question 18

addled

Answer 18

unable to think clearly, confused

faul, verdorben, verwirrt

Question 19

paean

Answer 19

Song of praise or triumph,

Lobgesang

Question 20

palliating

Answer 20

beschönigend

Question 21

painstaking

Answer 21

akribisch, mühsam, sorgfältig

Question 22

pan (v)

Answer 22

etw schwenken; etw verreißen (zB Film oder Aufführung)

Question 23

panacea

Answer 23

Allheilmittel

Question 24

panache

Answer 24

Stil, Feuer, Ausdruckskraft

Question 25

pander

Answer 25

Kuppler, Zuhälter

pander sth - etw begünstigen

Question 26

panegyric

Answer 26

Lobrede

Question 27

pantheon

Answer 27

Ruhmeshalle

Question 28

paramour

Answer 28

Geliebte, Geliebter

Question 29

parlous

Answer 29

riskant, prekär

Question 30

parochial

Answer 30

provinzlerisch, engstirnig, kirchlich

Question 31

parsimony

Answer 31

Sparsamkeit, Geiz