Use of English Exams 3 Flashcards by Anja Kalberer

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to hit … an idea

A

on

discover or think of sth

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forerunner

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a person/thing that was developed before sth else

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a remarkable …

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breakthrough

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to … sb. in good stead

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stand

be advantageous or useful to so. in the future

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easy

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easing

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develop

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developers

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use

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of no use

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to round to doing sth

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get

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… the forces of nature to use

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put

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to … short

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run

knapp werden

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…. of waste

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disposal

Müllentsorgung

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opinion

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opinionated

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variable

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unvariably

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great difficulty in doing sth..

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-

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foremost

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most prominent in rank/position

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predominant

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present as the strongest or main element

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grasp of science

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verständnis

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to admit defeat

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sich geschlagen geben

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… an annual basis

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ON

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an error .. judgement

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OF

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implying

inferring

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andeuten

schlussfolgern

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ebb and

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flow

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to hanker

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after

feel a strong desire

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shun

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persistently avoid ignore or reject so

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root

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uprooting

move from their home
pull a plant out

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build

A

körperbau

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scheme

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plan

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entire

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entirety

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what accounts .. the difference

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for