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This flashcard set helps university-level English learners expand their vocabulary with complex and nuanced words. The set covers a wide range of terms like "insidious," "subversive," and "mercilessly," which are essential for advanced communication. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language, making it ideal for students and exam takers aiming to enhance their fluency and comprehension. With 71 cards, this set is perfect for intermediate to advanced learners looking to refine their language skills.

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Englisch

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Englisch

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Universität

Erstellt / Aktualisiert

04.01.2016 / 04.01.2016

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a custom-made basis

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..an insatiable mind..

a brain with a need for knowledge that is too great ever to be satisfied

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.a fanatical eugenicist.

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a characteristically unorthodox approachÉ

a method of going about things which is always different from what is usual or expected

Éa genius .....É.....

a person having a very great and rare natural ability or skill, especially in a particular area such as science or art

subversiveÉ........

trying to destroy or weaken something, especially an established political system

insidiousÉÉ..

É. gradually and secretly causing harm

a megalomaniac with no scruples.......

.a person with an unnaturally great desire for power and control, or the belief that he is very much more important and powerful than he is

a sensationalist...

a person who loves to intentionally present information in way that excites or shocks people.

timid

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

Shy and nervous

armed

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

Carrying a weapon

subdued

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

Quiet and slightly sad or worried

inevitable

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

Impossible to avoid or prevent

assertive

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

) Behaving in a confident way

actually

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

Used for emphasizing what is really true or what really

violence

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

Involving the use of physical force

rumour

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

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Unofficial information

to accuse

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

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To say that someone has done something wrong

to corroborate

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

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To support what someone says by giving information or evidence that agrees with them

to confirm

To say that something is definitely true because you know about it

alien abductions

taking someone away from their home or family using force

to grind to a halt

To move more and more slowly until coming to a complete stop

to hedge your bets

To organize a situation so that you have several choices available to you, in order to increase your chances of success

to dismiss

To refuse to accept that something might be true or important

to clinchÉ..a victory / a game / a decision, etc

to manage to achieve something by doing one final thing that makes it certain

to creak

2.ÊÊ make a high-pitched noise when something moves or when you put weight on it

to plug along

to continue doing something (e.g. travelling) in a determined way despite difficulties

to lurk

to wait, sometimes in hiding, in order to frighten, annoy or attack someone

to cuss

to swear

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thin

having a small distance between two opposite sides (not thick)

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soft and easy to move or bend

'tangible

real or not imaginary; able to be shown, touched or experienced.

smooth

having a surface or substance which is perfectly regular, and has no holes, lumps or areas that rise or fall suddenly

groove

. a long narrow hollow space cut in a surface

'lever

a bar or handle which moves around a fixed point

ma'noeuvra'bility

the ability to move and control (direct) easily

'evidence

one or more reasons for believing something is or is not true

masking effect

the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

irrefutable logic

logic which is impossible to deny or disprove

preposterous

contrary to nature, reason, or sense; absurd; ridiculous

accumulation

an increase by natural growth or addition

impasse

a situation in which progress is blocked; an insurmountable difficulty

to wind up

Informal To arrive in a place or situation after or because of a course of action

the vast majority

of very great size or amount

chuckled malignantly

to laugh quietly or to oneself while wishing evil to others

elaborate

planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details

mercilessly

without pity; cruel

a custom-made basis

made according to the specifications of an individual

Éa bungling liarÉÉ

a person not known for telling the truth (liar), but known for doing things wrong in a stupid or careless way (bungling)

..an insatiable mind..

a brain with a need for knowledge that is too great ever to be satisfied

..inclined to be a hermit .. H

Have a tendency to want to live alone and apart from the rest of society

.a fanatical eugenicist.

. a person with an extreme or unreasonable interest in the study of methods to improve humans by only allowing carefully chosen people to reproduce

a characteristically unorthodox approachÉ

a method of going about things which is always different from what is usual or expected

Éa genius .....É.....

a person having a very great and rare natural ability or skill, especially in a particular area such as science or art

subversiveÉ........

trying to destroy or weaken something, especially an established political system

insidiousÉÉ..

É. gradually and secretly causing harm

a megalomaniac with no scruples.......

.a person with an unnaturally great desire for power and control, or the belief that he is very much more important and powerful than he is

a sensationalist...

a person who loves to intentionally present information in way that excites or shocks people.

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