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Manuel Ging

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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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English

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English

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University

Created / Updated

20.11.2015 / 29.11.2015

amalgamate

fusionieren/zusammenlegen

xenophile

person who is attracted to foreign peoples cultures

drowsiness

feeling sleepy/half asleep

suffocate

cause/have difficulty in breathing

scent

smell (especially pleasant)

animosity

strong dislike

submerge

put under water liquid sink out of sight

combustion

Verbrennung

premature

doing/happening sth before the right time

shunned

meiden/umgehen

anguish

severe suffering/Leid/Kummer

apt

fähig/begabt/talentiert

conceal

verheimlichen/verstecken

grumble

complain

indigenous

native

offhand

without preparation/forethought

somersault

rolling backward/forward movement (not sideways)

edible

fit to be eaten/not poisonous

extinguish

end the existence of/wipe or put out

accolade

praise, approval

contradict

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to assert the contrary

intuit

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ahnen/intuitiv erahnen

corroborate

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untermauern

genre

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

inherently

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

aging

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alternd // the aging engineer found it strange that…

translucent

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durchsichtig/durchscheinend

porous

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durchlässig/porig

quixotic

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abenteuerlich

derision

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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

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premature

doing/happening sth before the right time

shunned

meiden/umgehen

anguish

severe suffering/Leid/Kummer

apt

fähig/begabt/talentiert

conceal

verheimlichen/verstecken

grumble

complain

indigenous

native

offhand

without preparation/forethought

somersault

rolling backward/forward movement (not sideways)

edible

fit to be eaten/not poisonous

extinguish

end the existence of/wipe or put out

accolade

praise, approval

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