GRE I
Jehlifish University
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Lernkarten
übermitteln/vermitteln // Many recognizable soliloquies in theater may be found in… by characters who impart their feelings and intentions directly to the audience
fanciful, impossible // It is important to nurture a child's imagination, no matter how chimerical
pingelig, pedantisch
pulchitrude
obduracy/stubbornness/determination/resolve (hartnäckigkeit)
verfügt/verordnet
a word used as another term for something it relates to // John Hancock's name has become a metonym for one's signature
mysterious, frightening
unfair/dishonest practices carried out in a secretive way in order to trick other people
indirect information // the collusion between the two companies never really rose above innuendo
vacillate/sway between two options
to shrink or cringe in fear
to protect against loss/damage
to shrink/draw back as in fear, disgust, repugnance
to devote oneself to // Despite pressure from the board members to wallow in leftist propaganda
genehmigen/bewilligen/ to endorse // Despite pressure from the board members to sanction leftist propaganda
unsettlingly mysterious
irreverent
mysterious or secret in meaning
vulgar or irreverent
impaired in quality // we hoped that the engaging play would not be vitiated by her study
to disembowel/to remove something of central significance
detracted from
uneasy/unsettled
demonstrating a lack of energy/enthusiasm
stunned/shocked
persevering/hard-working
stealing/plundering
offering no or little hope or encouragement;depressing // simone's bleak picture of immortality
equivocate/be deliberately unclear
to talk with extravagant enthusiasm // he would often rhapsodize during his verbose lectures
care/concern for someone/something
humorous in a playful way
sedate, respectable, unadventurous
serios, solemn
of little value, inconsequential, without effectiveness
neutral/harmless in it effects and influence
respect, venerate
full of noise and confusion lacking any order
vernünftiges/ernstes Verhalten
