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Allerlei Begriffe

Allerlei Begriffe


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This set of flashcards helps learn English at an advanced level, focusing on vocabulary, including words like "ironfisted," "ambivert," and "perforce." It also covers verb forms like "whicker" and "faff," as well as nouns such as "cavalcade" and "lollapalooza." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to learn from the target language to the source language. This flashcard set is ideal for travelers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary and improve fluency.
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Created / Updated
23.01.2019 / 04.12.2019

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Gottheit

deity

entsorgen

Arrangement anordnen

Army aufstellen

dispose of

obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.

extort

Nachwuchs

offspring

Pocken

smallpox

Pflanzen

Ernte

Crops

Crop

verb tr.: To place next to or side by side

to appose

A signal to wake up in the morning, using a bugle, trumpet, etc., at military installations

reveille

verb tr.:
1. To motivate or to arouse to action.
2. To coat with a rust-resistant material, such as zinc.
3. To stimulate by applying an electric current.

galvanize

verb tr.:
1. To spellbind.
2. To hypnotize.

mesmerize

schmutzig

dreckig

schmuddeli

filthy

bekehren

proselytise

Feind

Gegner

Widersacher

foe

inquiline

noun: An animal living in the nest, burrow, or home of another.

jouissance

noun: Pleasure; ecstasy.

hyaloid

adjective: Glassy or transparent.

A messenger who does not arrive or return in time.

corbie messenger

noun: Sleep

land of nod

noun: One who destroys; another name for the Devil.

Apollyon

adjective: Having a row of oblique notches.

raguly

verb tr.: To enclose in complete armor.

empanoply

noun: Skill in using or coining words.

logodaedaly

adjective: Playfully impudent or mischievous.

gaminesque

adjective: Divided in two; two-pronged.

twiforked or twi-forked

noun: Something that provides protection from the rain, especially an umbrella.

ombrifuge

noun: An exceptional person, thing, or event.

lollapalooza

verb tr.: To search into; too investigate.

indagate

adverb, adjective: Outdoors; in the open air.

alfresco

noun:
1. A procession of riders on horses, vehicles, etc.
2. A noteworthy series of events.

cavalcade

noun: Threatening words or action, for example, in the form of a flamboyant display of military power.

saber-rattling

verb tr., intr.: To interlock like the fingers of two hands.

interdigitate

A small loft just below the roof

cockloft

noun:
1. The spiraling groove between two strands of a rope.
2. The space between bilges (the widest part) of two casks stowed side by side.

cuntline or contline or cantline

verb intr.: To waste time without accomplishing much.
noun: Fuss; activity perceived as a waste of time.

faff

verb intr.:
1. To neigh.
2. To laugh in a half-suppressed manner.

whicker

out of necessity

perforce

One having characteristics of both extrovert and introvert

ambivert

adjective:
1. Ruthless; tyrannical.
2. Stingy; tight-fisted.

ironfisted

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