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This flashcard set helps university-level students learn English, focusing on advanced vocabulary and technical terms. It includes words like "synergic," "hypoxia," and "deviation," which are useful for academic and professional contexts. The platform supports backward learning from the target language to the source language, making it versatile for different study needs. Ideal for advanced learners, this set aids in expanding vocabulary and improving fluency in complex subjects.

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15.01.2017 / 15.01.2017

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recognition

[uncountable] the ability to recognize a person or thing

e.g. She looked at me without a flicker of recognition in her eyes.

Erkennen

recreation

things that you do to enjoy yourself

I play golf for recreation only.

Erholung

redundancy

the use of electronic equipment or systems designed to operate instead of another piece of equipment or system if that fails

Redundanz

rehearse

to practice/to run through something repeatedly

Information that is not rehearsed or transferred to the long-term memory, is deleted to make way for new information units.

proben

remedy

a solution to a particular problem

Pericles foresaw that peace would lead to unemployment, and among his remedies was a public building programme.

Gegenmittel / Heilmittel

resilience

someone’s ability to become healthy, happy, or strong again after an illness, disappointment, or other problem

the ability of a substance or object to return to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed

Widerstandsfähigkeit

retention

the act of keeping or storing something

This facility will be used for the retention of hazardous waste.

Beibehlatung

review

[countable/uncountable] the process of studying or examining a situation, policy, or idea again in order to decide whether it is suitable or satisfactory

e.g. we need to review our decisions

Rückblick

root

Basic cause or idea

We need to get to the root of the problem.

Ursache

ruminate

(formal) to think about something very carefully

grübeln

stressor

any agent that causes stress to an organism

Stressor / Stressfaktor

supremacy

a situation in which one person, group, or thing has more power or influence than any other Rival gangs battled for supremacy.

Überlegenheit

synergic

creating synergy

e.g. synergic process

Zusammenwirken

the bends

Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure.

Dekompressionkrankheit

tunnel vision

the tendency to concentrate on one goal or one aspect of something without considering anything else

Tunnelblick

unavoidable

impossible to stop from happening

e.g. Some job losses seem unavoidable.

unvermeidbar

unconscious

in a condition similar to sleep where you do not feel, hear or see anything usually becasue you are injured.

She was unconscious but still breathing when the ambulance arrived.

bewusstlos

underestimate

to think or guess that something is smaller, less important, etc than it really is

We have seriously underestimated the cost of this trip.

unterschätzen

violation

an action that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc

clear/gross/flagrant violation:

a factory closed for gross violations of safety regulations

in violation of something:

Several students left the class early, in violation of school rules.

Verstoss

visible

Able to be seen.

The diagram makes the causes visible.

sichtbar

accountability

a situation in which people know who is responsible for something and can ask them to explain its state or quality

There have been calls for greater accountability within the health service.

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

Verantwortung

address (v)

To try to deal with a problem or question

A number of issues need to be addressed

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

ansprechen

advocate

to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things

There is no point advocating improved public transport unless we can pay for it.

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

befürworten

agitation

a feeling of being worried or upset

He paced up and down the room in agitation.

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

Unruhe

ambiguity

[countable] something that is not clear because it has more than one possible meaning

There seem to be some ambiguities in the rules.

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

Zweideutigkeit

anticipate

to think that something will probably happen

e.g. The organizers hadn’t anticipated the huge interest there was in the event.

e.g. The building will be completed around six months earlier than anticipated.

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

erwarten

apathy

A feeling of having no interest in, or enthusiasm about, anything

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

Teilnahmslosigkeit

appoint

to choose someone to do a particular job or have a particular position

We need to appoint a new school secretary.

the newly appointed editor of the magazine

appoint someone (as) something:

Picard has been appointed managing director of the new division.

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

benennen

appreciation

the feeling you have when you are grateful to someone

This is just a small token of our appreciation.

in appreciation (of):

The award is given in appreciation of her huge contribution to the film industry.

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

Anerkennung

associate

someone you work with, especially in business

a business associate

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

Kollege

atmosphere

the mood or feeling that exists in a place and affects the people who are there

After Joe left there was a more relaxed atmosphere at home.

atmosphere of:

There is an atmosphere of tension in the city today.

Stimmung

attentive

listening to, or watching, something carefully

Jurors were attentive, taking notes during her testimony.

aufmerksam

attribution

the act of attributing something to a particular cause or person, especially the act of saying that something was written, said, painted etc by a particular person

Zuschreibung

blame (n, v)

Responsibility for an accident, problem or bad situation

People are laying the blame on the government for acting too late.

Vorwurf

bond

[countable] something that gives people or groups a reason to love each other or feel they have a duty to each other

Bindung

capacity

the amount of something that can be put in a container, or the number of people that a place has room for

There are plans to increase the capacity of the stadium.

Kapazität

careless

a careless person does not think about what they are doing, so they make mistakes

It was careless of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it.

unvorsichtig

circulation

The continuous movement of blood around your body.

Zirkulation

compile

to make something such as a list or book by bringing together information from many different places

The database was compiled from statistics published by the Tourist Board.

zusammentragen

comprehension

[uncountable] the ability to understand something

e.g. The students stared at me without comprehension.

e.g. We have no comprehension of the traumas these children have suffered.

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endeavour

an effort to do something, especially something new or difficult

The business was built up largely through the endeavours of his mother.

bemühen

evaluation

making a judgment about something

e.g. an evaluation of a method

Bewertung

execution

the act of doing something you ahve agreed or planned to do

e.g. He is very conscientious in the execution of his duties.

Ausführung

exhaustive

thorough or complete

The list is by no means exhaustive.

völlig

facilitate

To make it possible or easier for something to happen

This process will facilitate the smooth running of the company.

vereinfachen

flaw

A mistake or fault that makes something less effective

There is a flaw in your argument.

Schwachstelle

fundamental

Relating to the basic nature or character of something

There is a fundamental difference in attitude between them.

grundlegend

gut feeling

a feeling that you are certain is right, although you can give no good reason why

e.g. Beverly had a gut feeling there was something seriously wrong.

Bauchgefühl

hindsight

the opportunity to judge or understand past events using knowledge that you have gained since then

e.g. With the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to say it was the wrong decision.

Einsicht

hyperventilation

An increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the needs of the body.

Hyperventilation

hypoxia

A deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body.

Höhenkrankheit

inadvertently

not deliberately, and without realizing what you are doing

e.g. I’m afraid I inadvertently took your bag when I left.

unbeabsichtigt

insomnia

a medical condition in which you have difficulties sleeping

Schlafstörung

jigsaw

a picture made of a lot of small pieces that you have to fit together

She’s doing a 5000 piece jigsaw.

Puzzle

joint

The point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton, e.g. elbow, wrist

Gelenk

laissez-faire

[only before noun] economics laissez-faire policies allow companies and the economy to operate without government control

a laissez-faire attitude is one in which you do not get involved in other people’s activities or behaviour

laissez-faire

link

A connection between two or more people, places, facts or events.

There is a link between smoking and cancer.

... links in a chain

Verbindung

loop

a set of instructions in a computer program that are repeated until an action is completed

Kreislauf

lungs

Internal organs that make it possible for you to breathe.

Lunge

malfunction

a failure to work or operate correctly

Störung

motion sickness

travel sickness

Reisekrankheit

nitrogen

A chemical with no colour or smell that makes up a large part of the atmosphere.

Stickstoff

normative

relating to a norm or standard

e.g. a normative approach

standartisiert

perception

the process by which an organism detects and interprets information from the outside

In a first step the information is filtered by our perception.

Erkenntnis

prerequisite

something that must exist or happen before something else is possible

Good language skills are a prerequisite for the job.

Voraussetzung

prevention

the act of preventing something, or things that people do in order to prevent something

Vermeidung

preventive

Done so that something does not become worse

Water shortages will become serious if we don’t take preventive measures now.

vorbeugend

recognition

[uncountable] the ability to recognize a person or thing

e.g. She looked at me without a flicker of recognition in her eyes.

Erkennen

recreation

things that you do to enjoy yourself

I play golf for recreation only.

Erholung

redundancy

the use of electronic equipment or systems designed to operate instead of another piece of equipment or system if that fails

Redundanz

rehearse

to practice/to run through something repeatedly

Information that is not rehearsed or transferred to the long-term memory, is deleted to make way for new information units.

proben

remedy

a solution to a particular problem

Pericles foresaw that peace would lead to unemployment, and among his remedies was a public building programme.

Gegenmittel / Heilmittel

resilience

someone’s ability to become healthy, happy, or strong again after an illness, disappointment, or other problem

the ability of a substance or object to return to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed

Widerstandsfähigkeit

retention

the act of keeping or storing something

This facility will be used for the retention of hazardous waste.

Beibehlatung

review

[countable/uncountable] the process of studying or examining a situation, policy, or idea again in order to decide whether it is suitable or satisfactory

e.g. we need to review our decisions

Rückblick

root

Basic cause or idea

We need to get to the root of the problem.

Ursache

ruminate

(formal) to think about something very carefully

grübeln

stressor

any agent that causes stress to an organism

Stressor / Stressfaktor

supremacy

a situation in which one person, group, or thing has more power or influence than any other Rival gangs battled for supremacy.

Überlegenheit

synergic

creating synergy

e.g. synergic process

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