English Vocab C1&C2 Unit 2

to calculate what something costs or is worth: Our agent will assess the value of your property. Einschätzen

to believe that something is true, even though no one has told you or even though you have no proof: Everyone accepted she was telling the truth, although in fact this was quite a lot to assume. als gegeben annehmen

if a problem, someone's behaviour, etc baffles you, you cannot understand it or solve it: Detectives remain baffled by these murders. jmd. Verwirren

preferring one person, thing or idea to another in a way that is unfair: It was a biased report. Parteiisch

someone who is cynical believes that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest, or expects things not to be successful or useful: I know that some of you are very cynical about the proposals. Zynisch

to know something as a result of considering the information or evidence that you have: Finding fossils far inland, he deduced that the area had once been covered by water. folgern, ableiten

to treat someone unfairly because of their religion, race or other personal features: Employers are not allowed to discriminate on the basis of gender. Diskriminieren

to recognise the difference between things: Long-range missile attacks simply cannot discriminate between military and civilian targets. Unterscheiden