05 Vocabulary
March 2016
March 2016
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Satzbau, Schreibweise, Satzlehre (Syntax is the arrangement and inter-relations among words in a sentence.)
fehlerfrei (We don’t have to know infallibly that we might have got it wrong, because then we can look it up and get it to work properly)
Verkehrssprache (A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different)
Fähigkeit, Ausildungsrichtung (Taking care of the tools also means developing the faculty of sensing when we’re not sure about a point of grammar)
zusammenhängend, folgerichtig (they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy)
prägnant, kurz (a concise account of the country's histor)
zusammenhängend, zusammenhaltend (Today I got a real sense that we were beginning to become a cohesive unit, looking out for each other)
zwingend
durchnässt, klitschnass (I fell in the stream and got drenched)
Gaumen (a fine range of drink for sophisticated palates)
Bedeutung, Benennung, Bezeichnung
Assoziation (the word “discipline” has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression)
Schluckauf
Einschränkung (the availability of water is the main constraint on food production)
Pflug (turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plow, especially before sowing)
zum Beispiel, etwa
höflich, zuvokommend (Just remember that there are varying opinions about some points of grammar and be courteous when responding to people whose opinions do not align with yours)
verewigen (the law perpetuated the interests of the ruling class)
protzig (a pretentious literary device)
kennzeichnend, charakteristisch (a house with no distinguishing features)
Tiefe (shallow water of no more than 12 feet in depth)
Verdienst (composers of outstanding merit )
pflanzen, veredeln (it was common to graft different varieties onto a single tree trunk )
künstlich (her skin glowed in the artificial light )
Spannung, auf Zug halten (the parachute keeps the cable under tension as it drops )
banal (seeking a way out of his mundane, humdrum existence )
eintönig (an escape from the humdrum of his life )
Fracht (According to transport experts, one freight train carries the equivalent of 75 lorry loads, reducing road congestion and pollution levels. )
LKW (a large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops; a truck. )
Stau (the new bridge should ease congestion in the area )
wesentlich, notwendig (it is essential to keep up-to-date records )
entscheidend (negotiations were at a crucial stage)
ausnutzen (500 companies sprang up to exploit this new technology)
fürchten (Jane was dreading the party)
trostlos (the dreary routine of working, eating, and trying to sleep)
die Gabe, Entdeckung, Spürsinn (a fortunate stroke of serendipity)
demütig, bescheiden (I knew he had humbled himself to ask for my help)
duftend (a rich, inky, redolent wine)
reichlich (there is ample time for discussion)
Glaubwürdigkeit (the government's loss of credibility)
