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Frage		Antworten
diminutive Lernen beginnen		small
infinitesimal Lernen beginnen		extremely small an infinitesimal pause
minuscule Lernen beginnen		small
slight Lernen beginnen		small
behemoth Lernen beginnen		huge
colossal Lernen beginnen		huge amount
gargantuan Lernen beginnen		enormous
gigantic Lernen beginnen		big
humongous Lernen beginnen		huge
mammoth Lernen beginnen		huge
monolithic Lernen beginnen		huge big
monumental Lernen beginnen		great in importance, extent, or size. it's been a monumental effort
prodigious Lernen beginnen		remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
titanic Lernen beginnen		of exceptional strength, size, or power.
towering Lernen beginnen		huge
voluminous Lernen beginnen		(of a piece of furniture) large and accommodating. he sank into a voluminous armchair
Conscientious Lernen beginnen		showing great care and effort He is conscientious with regard to his duties as examiner.
Fastidious Lernen beginnen		requiring or characterized by excessive care Even at the less extreme camps, security procedures remain fastidious.
Meticulous Lernen beginnen		showing great care about minute details
Punctilious Lernen beginnen		showing great attention to actions or details He was punctilious about being ready exactly on time.
Purist Lernen beginnen		someone who insists on great precision and correctness
Scrupulous Lernen beginnen		showing great care towards accuracy and detail
Finicky Lernen beginnen		very fussy Even the most finicky eater will find something to eat.
Nitpicking Lernen beginnen		find faults with minor details Some readers will surely perceive our critique as nitpicking Khan's errors.
persnickety Lernen beginnen		very fussy The search function proves to be either useless or extremely persnickety.
Squeamish Lernen beginnen		easily disgusted This movie is not for the squeamish.
Stickler Lernen beginnen		someone who insists that things are done in a certain way It might seem that you're being a stickler for rules.
Hedonist Lernen beginnen		a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker. she was living the life of a committed hedonist
Sybarite Lernen beginnen		someone who follows pleasure and luxury Jared, who used to be the epitome of Chicago's wealthy sybarites, went bankrupt in December, 1997
Marginal Lernen beginnen		Insignificant
Minute Lernen beginnen		very detailed, careful and thorough
Paltry Lernen beginnen		very less His account offers a paltry 1% return on your investment.
Token Lernen beginnen		something that is a symbol of a feeling, a fact, an event, etc. Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude.
Trifle Lernen beginnen		something that is not valuable or important There's no point worrying over such trifles.
Conjecture Lernen beginnen		speculation guess
Construe Lernen beginnen		to guess He construed her intentions from her gestures.
Deduce Lernen beginnen		to derive to conclusion
Extrapolate Lernen beginnen		to infer The figures were obtained by extrapolating from past trends.
Surmise Lernen beginnen		to guess I surmise this is needed to complete your homework.
ALLUDE/ALLUSION Lernen beginnen		refer to something indirectly Try not to allude to this matter in his presence because the topic annoys him.
Cue Lernen beginnen		a hint
implicit Lernen beginnen		understood without being stated clearly
innuendo Lernen beginnen		refer to something indirectly Because the movie is full of sexual innuendos, we did not bring the children.
Insinuate Lernen beginnen		refer to something indirectl The article insinuated that he was having an affair with his friend's wife.
Tacit Lernen beginnen		understood without being stated clearly She gave a tacit approval by smiling and winking.
Blatant Lernen beginnen		obvious and offensive Websites clamoring for traffic are resorting to blatant bribery.
Explicit Lernen beginnen		clear and direct The plot of 9/11 attack was an explicit act of violence.
Patent Lernen beginnen		an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; a document that proves this
Nuances Lernen beginnen		a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound. he was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect
Subtle Lernen beginnen		(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe
Discourse Lernen beginnen		a long debate, discussion or lecture A discourse on issues of gender and sexuality.
Dissertation Lernen beginnen		a long essay on a subject He is currently writing a dissertation.
Rhetoric Lernen beginnen		exaggerated or pompous speech intended to impress His offers of compromise were mere rhetoric.
CANDID/CANDOR Lernen beginnen		frank or direct To be candid, I can't stand her.
Forthright Lernen beginnen		frank or direct He was known for his forthright manner.
Botch Lernen beginnen		do something badly or carelessly The work they did on the house was a botched job.
Bungle Lernen beginnen		do something awkwardly or carelessly He was caught during his bungled attempt to burgle the bank.
Misnomer Lernen beginnen		a wrong name Villa was a misnomer - the place was no more than an old farmhouse.
Tactless Lernen beginnen		lacking tact It was tactless of you to comment on his hair!
Bastion Lernen beginnen		a thing or person upholding or defending an attitude, principle, etc Hollywood has long been considered a bastion of liberal activism.
Bolster Lernen beginnen		Strenghten
Buttress Lernen beginnen		strengthen or support
Fortify Lernen beginnen		Strength They fortified the area against attack.
Prime Lernen beginnen		main; most important; basic
Prop Lernen beginnen		Strength These are measures to prop up an unpopular government.
Ostracize Lernen beginnen		exclude from a group or society His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
Shun Lernen beginnen		ignore or reject
Taboo Lernen beginnen		proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable
Abut Lernen beginnen		to be adjacent to His land abuts a village.
Adjacent Lernen beginnen		The planes landed on adjacent runways.
Contiguous Lernen beginnen		Adjacent
Juxtaposition Lernen beginnen		an instance of placing things side by side The juxtaposition of black-and-white sketches with color prints.
Balk Lernen beginnen		to resist doing something Many parents may balk at the idea of paying $100 for a pair of shoes.
Grudging Lernen beginnen		do something reluctantly The grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory.
Alacrity Lernen beginnen		showing cheerful willingness to do something He demonstrated his eagerness to serve by his alacrity in executing the orders of his master.
Obliging Lernen beginnen		showing a cheerful willingness to do favors The obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave.
Habituate Lernen beginnen		become used to something
Immune Lernen beginnen		resistant to something
innure Lernen beginnen		become used to something Doctors become inured to seeing death.
Inveterate Lernen beginnen		having a firmly established habit She is an inveterate smoker and cannot break the habit.
Apprehend Lernen beginnen		to understand
Assimilate Lernen beginnen		to understand
comprehend Lernen beginnen		to understand I can't comprehend why these meetings are held in secret.
Fathom Lernen beginnen		to understand It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child.
Intelligible Lernen beginnen		can be understood His lecture was readily intelligible to all the students.
Illegible Lernen beginnen		can not be understood This is an illegible signature.
Erode Lernen beginnen		to gradually destroy something or make it weaker over a period Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures.
Subvert Lernen beginnen		harm or weaken an established system or authority This was an alleged plot to subvert the state.
Undercut Lernen beginnen		to make somebody/something weaker or less likely to be effective Some members of the board were trying to undercut the chairman's authority. Some members of the board were trying to undercut the chairman's authority.
Undermine Lernen beginnen		to weaken something Our confidence in the team has been seriously undermined by their recent defeats.
UNDER GIRD Lernen beginnen		to strengthen or support something Such pursuits enhance the feelings of meaning and social connection that undergird happiness.
Agnostic Lernen beginnen		one who doesn't know whether God exists She grew up in an agnostic household.
Atheist Lernen beginnen		not believing in God
proselytize Lernen beginnen		try to convert someone's beliefs or religion
Theist Lernen beginnen		believing in God
Theology Lernen beginnen		study of Gods or religions He has got a degree in Theology.
Flimsy Lernen beginnen		insubstantial and easily damaged. a flimsy barrier
Frail Lernen beginnen		weak and delicate his small, frail body
intangible Lernen beginnen		unable to be touched; not having physical presence the moonlight made things seem intangible
Tenuous Lernen beginnen		very weak or slight.
palpable Lernen beginnen		so intense as to seem almost tangible. a palpable sense of loss
Substantial Lernen beginnen		of considerable importance, size, or worth.
tactile Lernen beginnen		of or connected with the sense of touch. tactile sensors
Hypothetical Lernen beginnen		of or connected with the sense of touch.
Speculate Lernen beginnen		to guess without knowing the complete facts
Empirical Lernen beginnen		based on observation or experience
Compassion Lernen beginnen		kindness, care, sympathy
empathy Lernen beginnen		ability to understand another persons feelings
Callous Lernen beginnen		insensitive, cruel or harsh disregard He had worked in the hospital for so long that he was callous to the suffering in the wards.
Histrionic Lernen beginnen		overly dramatic behavior
Melodramatic Lernen beginnen		overly dramatic behavior
Gratify Lernen beginnen		satisfy an appetite or desire fully
Quench Lernen beginnen		satisfy an appetite, thirst or desire fully
Replete Lernen beginnen		full of or filled with Literature is replete with drama and excitement.
Satiate Lernen beginnen		satisfy an appetite or desire fully Protein and fat keep you satiated, so you don't want another snack 30 minutes later.
Saturate Lernen beginnen		o soak or fill completely
Annihilate Lernen beginnen		destroy completely
Decimate Lernen beginnen		destroy greatly
Efface Lernen beginnen		remove completely She tried her best to efface the memory of the accident.
Eradicate Lernen beginnen		remove or destroy
Expunge Lernen beginnen		remove or destroy Details of his criminal activities were expunged from the file.
Exterminate Lernen beginnen		destroy greatly Fur seals were nearly exterminated a few years ago.
Extirpate Lernen beginnen		to destroy or get rid of something that is bad or not wanted Hopefully the pesticides will extirpate the insects from my garden.
Obliterate Lernen beginnen		destroy completely
Perish Lernen beginnen		to die or be destroyed
Raze Lernen beginnen		raze something to completely destroy a building, town, etc. so that nothing is left The village was razed to the ground.
Indelible Lernen beginnen		can not be removed Her unhappy childhood left an indelible mark on her personality
Bereft Lernen beginnen		deprived of something or someone He was completely bereft when his wife died.
Deprived Lernen beginnen		prevented from having something
Devoid Lernen beginnen		lacking in
Wanting Lernen beginnen		not having enough of something

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