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Frage		Antworten
Moribund Lernen beginnen		of a person- dying, at the point of death. of a thing- declining, lacking vitality or vigour the moribund commercial property market
Despondent Lernen beginnen		in low spirits from loss of hope or courage; disheartened, discouraged
subversive Lernen beginnen		seeking or intending to subvert an established system or institution; disruptive; troublemaker subversive person/ literature
requisition Lernen beginnen		official order
splenetic Lernen beginnen		bad tempered, spiteful
concurrence Lernen beginnen		the fact of two or more circumstances happening at the same time the incidental concurrence of two separate tumours
affected Lernen beginnen		pretentious and designed to impress the gesture appeared both affected and stagy
commiseration Lernen beginnen		compassion, sympathy others offered him clumsy commiseration
assay Lernen beginnen		evaluation, assessment the man who assayed gold was more than a technician
sardonic Lernen beginnen		grimly mocking or cynical
precipitate Lernen beginnen		-ve cause to happen suddenly or unexpectedly
dissolute Lernen beginnen		overindulging in sensual pleasures OPP- ascetic
aspersion Lernen beginnen		defamation, vilification
languorous Lernen beginnen		lazy
ingenious Lernen beginnen		clever, original, and inventive
floundering Lernen beginnen		struggle
antithesis Lernen beginnen		a person or thinh thst is the direct opposite of someone or something else love is the antithesis of selfishness
slake Lernen beginnen		quench or satisfy
speck Lernen beginnen		a tiny spot, dot
nugatory Lernen beginnen		worthless
sobriety Lernen beginnen		staid or solemn, seriousness, sober
sinecure Lernen beginnen		a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit
punctilious Lernen beginnen		meticulous
undercut Lernen beginnen		undermine, weaken
dispassionate Lernen beginnen		unemotional, rational, impartial
temerity Lernen beginnen		audacity
impudence Lernen beginnen		impertinent, insolence, effrontery
subversion Lernen beginnen		the undermining of the power and authority of an established system
squalid Lernen beginnen		dirty, filthy, improper, sleazy a squalid, overcrowded prison
coddle Lernen beginnen		pamper
repose Lernen beginnen		be situated or kept in a particular place, rest the diamond now reposes in the louvre
redemption Lernen beginnen		saving
dissipate Lernen beginnen		waste or fitter away he inherited, but then dissipated, his father’s fortune
edification Lernen beginnen		the moral or intellectual instruction or improvement of someone a video was filmed for the edification of clients
homily Lernen beginnen		religious discourse which is intended promarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; sermon, lecture
tether Lernen beginnen		tie with a rope or chain to restrict its movement the horse has been tethered to its post
corpulent Lernen beginnen		fat a short, somewhat corpulent man
hankering 🔔 Lernen beginnen		a strong desire to have or do something a hankering for my family
preternatural Lernen beginnen		extraordinary, exceptional autumn has arrived with preternatural speed
pathos Lernen beginnen		a quality that evokes pity or sadness the author injects his customary humour and pathos into the role
bromide Lernen beginnen		a trite statement that is intended to soothe or placate feel-good bromides create the illusion of problem-solving
certitude Lernen beginnen		certainity
cogitate Lernen beginnen		think deeply about something; meditate or reflect
dissemble Lernen beginnen		conceal or disguise one’s true feeling
denigrate Lernen beginnen		disparage, criticize unfairly
wholesome Lernen beginnen		healthy the food is plentiful and very wholesome
tendentious Lernen beginnen		expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, specially a controversial one a tendentious reading of history
foster Lernen beginnen		encourage the teacher’s task is to foster learning
tortuous Lernen beginnen		excessively lengthy and complex
inextricable Lernen beginnen		inseparable THE PAST AND THE PRESENT ARE INEXTRICABLE
subvert Lernen beginnen		undermine the power and authority of; destabilize
mulish Lernen beginnen		obstinate, stubborn (like a mule 🐴) a mulish expression
superlative Lernen beginnen		of the highest quality or degree; excellent a superlative piece of skill
dejection Lernen beginnen		a sad and depressed state; low spirits despondency
infamy Lernen beginnen		the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed; notoriety, disrepute
enjoin Lernen beginnen		urge, encourage
malfeasance Lernen beginnen		wrongdoing
entrenched Lernen beginnen		ingrained
antagonist Lernen beginnen		a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary the woman was forcing her antagonist’s face into the mud
prodigious Lernen beginnen		enormous the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel
polemic Lernen beginnen		diatribe, invective, a strong verbal attack on someone or something
sensationalism Lernen beginnen		the presentation of stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy
exonerate Lernen beginnen		absolve from blame, clear, release
raconteur Lernen beginnen		storyteller a colourful raconteur
denizen Lernen beginnen		inhabitant, resident
debonair Lernen beginnen		(of a man) confident, stylish, charming
virulent Lernen beginnen		bitterly hostile, poisonous, toxic, venomous
adamantine Lernen beginnen		unable to be broken
withering Lernen beginnen		scornful, contemptuous a withering look
reprobation Lernen beginnen		disapproval
abrogate Lernen beginnen		evade a responsibility or duty; revoke (cancel) or relinquish (renounce, give up
saddle Lernen beginnen		burden someone with an onerous responsibility or task
impute Lernen beginnen		attribute; ascribe, assign, credit
steel Lernen beginnen		mentally prepare oneself to do or face something difficult his team were steeling themselves for disappointment
unguent Lernen beginnen		ointment
abecedarian Lernen beginnen		arranged alphabetically in abecedarian sequence
drifter Lernen beginnen		itinerant, wanderer
vagrant Lernen beginnen		drifter, itinerant
duplicitious Lernen beginnen		deceitful a duplicitous philanderer
veritable 🌚 Lernen beginnen		used for emphasis, often to qualify a metaphor the early 1970’s witnessed a veritable price explosion
chicanery Lernen beginnen		trickery / deception storylines packed with political chicanery
reconnaissance Lernen beginnen		recognizing, making familiar
uncharted Lernen beginnen		not mapped or surveyed, unexplored
categorical Lernen beginnen		unqualified, unequivocal a categorical assurance
forsaken Lernen beginnen		abandoned or deserted. renounce, relinquish OPP- keep a journey into forgotten and forsaken places
derision Lernen beginnen		mockery, ridicule
quiescent Lernen beginnen		inactive, dormant
vignette Lernen beginnen		a brief evocative description, account, or episode a classic vignette of embassy life
bastion Lernen beginnen		supporter, defender (an institution place or person strongly maintaining particular principles) cricket’s last bastion of discrimination
contravene Lernen beginnen		break, breach, infringe he contravened the official secrets act
pedagogue Lernen beginnen		a teacher, specially a strict or pedantic one
scourge Lernen beginnen		a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering; bane, curse the scourge of mass unemployment
pigeonhole Lernen beginnen		stereotype i was pigeonholed as a youth writer
visceral Lernen beginnen		relating to deep inward feelings rather than to intellect the voter’s visceral fear of change
revile Lernen beginnen		criticize
patronage Lernen beginnen		supporter, sponsor, backing
fulsome Lernen beginnen		enthusiastic, ample, profuse; complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree the press are embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation; the fulsome details of the later legend
unassailable Lernen beginnen		impregnable, invulnerable

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