Words From German Flashcards
1
Q
Poltergeist
A
N
A ghost that supposedly causes noisy disturbances in the environment
2
Q
Kitsch
A
Cheap art whose owners are aware of its lack of value
German for trash
3
Q
Doppelgänger
A
N
A person who looks remarkably like another person.
4
Q
Kaput
A
Adj
No longer functioning as a device or machine
5
Q
Verboten
A
Forbidden. Or prohibited
Adj
6
Q
Zeitgeist
A
N
The mood of a particular time period as captured by ideas and culture
7
Q
Schadenfreude
A
N
Delight taken in others misfortune.
8
Q
Bildungsroman
A
N
A coming of age story
