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Jehlifish University

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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252
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Langue
Anglais
Catégorie
Anglais
Niveau
Université
Créé / Mis à jour
20.11.2015 / 29.11.2015
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cunning

ingenious or resourceful/ wily and deceptive

prankish

full of pranks; playful, jocular
devious

indirect, shifty or crooked (hinterhältig, unaufrichtig)

fervent

leidenschaftlich

galvanize

wachrütteln/aufrütteln // the candidate had yet to galvanize support from a sufficient number of people

precipitate

many meanings! One is cause // a certain amount of chaos may precipitate unusual creativity
amorphous

formlos/unorganisiert

inchoate

not fully formed

ineluctable

unavoidable

acquiesce to

agree to something passively // while most members hold an adverse opinion about the plan to comply with long avoided yet recently ineluctable regulations, the board will likely acquiesce to the plan
invincible

impossible to conquer or defeat // the argument is invincible

queasiness

suffering from nausea or uneasiness // perhaps her upbringing on the pristine streets of Beijing was to blame for the feeling of queasiness Syut felt every time she set foot in this sordid city

sordid

filthy/dirty

rebuke

criticize
lambaste

reprimand harshly

to venture

riskieren/wagen

venality

capability of being bought or bribed // it was not the case that her straight-laced public persona belied some private venality

nagging

quälend/nörgelnd // doing so relieves such consumers from a nagging apprehension that they may be complicit with a harmful, perhaps even unjust enterprise
to expatiate on a topic

talk/write at great length on a topic

irreverent

not showing respect

reprehensible

detestable/blameworthy

etiolate

to weaken/drain of vigor/enervated
exhilarated

to stimulate

disconcerted

disturbed, ruffled

eviscerated

deprived of essential parts

seemly

suited to the situation/ok// since people suffer from unawareness it is seemly for doctors to make them aware of…

eschewed

avoided doing sth

conjured

invoked supernatural forces

efflorescing

emanating // The singer felt his career ever efflorescing but never culminating, never reached ist pinnacle

apprehension

dread/foreboding;fear of anxiety about the future/trepidation // Rory felt a sudden surge of apprehension about the next adventure

haughty

arrogant/hochmütig

condescending

herablassend

unassuming

modest or without pretension

squalor

poverty

inured

gewöhnt // inured to hard work

expel

ausschliessen/verjagen/verbannen

timid

schüchtern/ängstlich

relinquish

abgeben/preisgeben/loslassen // she relinquish her already minimal resolve

calamitous

katastrophal/verhängnisvoll

decorum

Anstand/Schicklichkeit

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