GRE II

Jehlifish University

Jehlifish University

Manuel Ging

Manuel Ging

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Crée / Actualisé 23.11.2015 / 29.11.2015
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mischievous

boshaft/schädlich

abysmal

extreme bad

dote

show much fondness center one's attention (für jdn schwärmen)

misogynist

one who hates women/females

impromptu

without preparation

inclined

directing the mind in a certain direction

pertain

belong as a part have reference (to pertain to sb: auf jdm zutreffen)

tonic

sth giving strength or energy

perish

sterben/untergehen: be destroyed decay

indistinct

not easily heard; seen clearly marked (undeutlich, verschwommen)

extralegal

outside the law

ail

to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to

limp

lacking strength; walking unevenly

mite

a very small amount, portion, or particle

recuperate

become strong after illness, loss exhaustion

perjury

Eidbruch

gullible

easily gulled (übertölpelt)

writ

written order

mesmerize

hypnotize

predominate

have more power than others

hortatory

anspornend/mahnend

dislodge

verdrängen/entfernen

vivacious

lively high-spirited (lebhaft/temperamentvoll)

beguile

mislead/delude/cheat

foolproof

incapable of failure/error

elaborate

worked out with much care in great detail

counterfeit

gefälscht/nachgemacht/forgery

retrograde

rückfällig werden/receding

cumbersome

schwerfällig/mühselig

repel

refuse to accept/cause dislike

superimpose

überlagern/daruafsetzen: put sth on the top

boisterous

noisy; restraint (zurückhaltend/gehemmt)

knit

draw together; unite firmly

pivotal

of great importance (others depend on it)

buoyant

able to flat;light-hearted

jabber

talk excitedly;utter rapidly (quasseln/plaudern)

gin

Falle/Schlinge // Eli Whitney's cotton gin famously changed the face of the agricultural industry

opted to

wählen/entschliessen // He and his business partner opted to produce as many cotton gins as possible

racially biased

rassistisch

lawsuits

Klagewelle/Prozess // the many lawsuits brought by Withney against the farmers were fruitless