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Jehlifish University

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Manuel Ging
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Manuel Ging
This set of flashcards helps learn English at the university level, focusing on advanced vocabulary essential for academic and professional success. It covers a wide range of terms like "accolade" (praise), "extinguish" (end existence), and "edible" (fit to be eaten), making it ideal for students and exam takers aiming to expand their lexicon. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language, enhancing comprehension and retention. Whether preparing for standardized tests or seeking to improve fluency, this vocabulary flashcard set is a valuable resource for intermediate to advanced learners.
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20.11.2015 / 29.11.2015
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contradict

to assert the contrary

intuit

ahnen/intuitiv erahnen
corroborate

untermauern

genre

Gattung // there is an inherently subjective aspect to the genre that often belies the researcher's claim to objective neutrality

inherently

angeboren/innewohnend/grundsätzlich // there is an inherently subjective aspect to the genre that often belies the researcher's claim to objective neutrality

aging

alternd // the aging engineer found it strange that…
translucent

durchsichtig/durchscheinend

porous

durchlässig/porig

quixotic

abenteuerlich

derision

Spott / Hohn
calumny

Rufmord/Verleumdung

commendation

Lob/Empfehlung // commendation letter

cognizant

bewusst/ gewahr // the scientist was cognizant of the fact that such vicissitudes were

vicissitudes

Wechselfalle/Launen des Lebens
salient

auffällig/hervorstechend

salubrious

gesund/heilsam

opprobrious

verächtlich/schändlich

endemic

einheimisch/vorherrschend
obtuse

stumpfsinning // Even engineering will need to read obtuse technical documents

thrust

stossen/schieben // these will help to indicate the thrust of the passage

narrativ

erzählend

perseverant

determined
indigent

poor

refractory

rebellious

lucubration

intense study

imbition

aufnahme/Flüssigkeitsaufnahme

countenanced

billigen/unterstützen // that such a A1:C476 of precedent would be countenanced was itself unprecedented

purported

behaupten/angeblich // if these managers find the purported advantages…

foibles

Schwächen // we ought not idealize our leaders; it is our flaws and foibles that make us human

flaws

Mängel/Riss // we ought not idealize our leaders; it is our flaws and foibles that make us human

staid

serious, sedate by temperament

vassals

Diestmannen/Gefolgsleute

precursors

Vorläufer

sated

gesättigt

needling

testing/provoking

ranting

geschimpfe// Ranting against China's record on environmental protection has become a ubiguitous pastime at energy summits

pondering

grübelnd/nachdenklich

mulishness

Sturrheit

cerebration

Gehirntätigkeit

mien

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