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Frage		Antworten
abhor Lernen beginnen		hate
bigot Lernen beginnen		narrow-minded
counterfeit Lernen beginnen		fake
enfranchise Lernen beginnen		give voting rights
hamper Lernen beginnen		disturb
kindle Lernen beginnen		to start a fire
noxious Lernen beginnen		harmful, poisonous, lethal
placid Lernen beginnen		calm, peaceful
remuneration Lernen beginnen		payment for work done
talisman Lernen beginnen		lucky charm
abrasive Lernen beginnen		rough, harsh, coarse
bilk Lernen beginnen		cheat, defraud
covert Lernen beginnen		hidden, undercover
engender Lernen beginnen		to cause
hangar Lernen beginnen		storage area for a plane
knotty Lernen beginnen		complex, difficult to solve
nuance Lernen beginnen		something subtle
plagiarism Lernen beginnen		using other people’s work as if it was yours
renown Lernen beginnen		fame
tangent Lernen beginnen		going off the main subject
abasment Lernen beginnen		humiliation, degradation
billow Lernen beginnen		to move freely and gently for example in the wind
cower Lernen beginnen		to move backwards because you are frightened
enhance Lernen beginnen		improve
harangue Lernen beginnen		a loud angry speech that criticizes sb/sth
labyrinth Lernen beginnen		a maze
nullify Lernen beginnen		to make sth lose its effect or power
plaintiff Lernen beginnen		a person who makes a formal complaint against sb in court
replete Lernen beginnen		full
tangible Lernen beginnen		that can be clearly seen to exist
abrogate Lernen beginnen		cancel, deny, repeal
blasphemy Lernen beginnen		behaviour or language that insults God or religion
credible Lernen beginnen		believable
enigma Lernen beginnen		puzzle, mystery
harbinger Lernen beginnen		a sign that shows that sth is going to happen
labyrinthine Lernen beginnen		complicated, highly convoluted
nuzzle Lernen beginnen		to touch sb/sth with the nose or mouth, especially to show affection
plaudits Lernen beginnen		praise and approval
reprehensible Lernen beginnen		shameful, very bad
tardy Lernen beginnen		late in happening or arriving
absolution Lernen beginnen		a formal statement that a person is forgiven for what he or she has done wrong
blatant Lernen beginnen		obvious
creditable Lernen beginnen		praiseworthy
ensconce Lernen beginnen		to establish firmly in a position
hasten Lernen beginnen		hurry, accelerate, rush
laceration Lernen beginnen		a cut
obdurate Lernen beginnen		stubborn
plausible Lernen beginnen		reasonable and likely to be true
reprieve Lernen beginnen		a postponement of a sentence
tawdry Lernen beginnen		intended to be attractive but cheap and of low quality
abstain Lernen beginnen		to stay away from sth, especially sth you like, because it is bad for your health or considered morally wrong
blighted Lernen beginnen		damaged, destroyed, ruined
credulous Lernen beginnen		gullible, too ready to believe things and therefore easy to trick
enshroud Lernen beginnen		to cover or surround sth completely so that it cannot be seen or understood
haughtiness Lernen beginnen		arrogance, pride
lachrymose Lernen beginnen		tearful, having a tendency to cry easily
obfuscate Lernen beginnen		to make sth less clear and more difficult to understand, usually deliberately
plethora Lernen beginnen		an amount that is greater than is needed
repudiate Lernen beginnen		refuse to accept sth, deny, reject
tedium Lernen beginnen		boredom
abstemious Lernen beginnen		not allowing yourself to have much food or alcohol, or to do things that are enjoyable
blithe Lernen beginnen		free-spirited, showing you do not care about what you are doing
crepuscular Lernen beginnen		related to the period of the evening when the sun has just gone down but there is still some light in the sky
enunciate Lernen beginnen		to say sth very clearly and easily to understand
headstrong Lernen beginnen		stubborn
lacklustre Lernen beginnen		not interesting or exciting, dull
objective Lernen beginnen		not subjective
pliable Lernen beginnen		flexible/ easy to influence or control
rescind Lernen beginnen		to officially state that law, contract, etc. is no longer valid
temper Lernen beginnen		to make sth less severe by adding sth that has the opposite effect
abstruse Lernen beginnen		difficult to understand
blunderbuss Lernen beginnen		an old type of gun with a wide end
cringe Lernen beginnen		to feel very embarrassed and uncomfortable about sth
envenom Lernen beginnen		to cause bitterness and bad feeling
hedonism Lernen beginnen		the belief that pleasure is the most important thing in life
laconic Lernen beginnen		using only a few words to say sth, brief, to the point
oblique Lernen beginnen		indirect
plumage Lernen beginnen		feathers of a bird
resignation Lernen beginnen		acceptance of fate
tenacious Lernen beginnen		that does not stop holding sth or give up steadily, determined, continuing to exist for longer than you might expect
accolade Lernen beginnen		praise or an award for an achievement that people admire
bolster Lernen beginnen		to improve sth or make it stronger
cryptic Lernen beginnen		with a meaning that is hidden or not easily understood
ephemeral Lernen beginnen		lasting or used for only a short period of time, short-lived
hedonist Lernen beginnen		a pleasure seeker
lamentation Lernen beginnen		an expression of great sadness or disappointment
obliterate Lernen beginnen		to remove all signs of sth, either by destroying or covering it completely
plummet Lernen beginnen		to fall suddenly from a high level or position
resolution Lernen beginnen		determination
tentative Lernen beginnen		not definite or certain because you may want to change it later
acquiesce Lernen beginnen		to crept sth without arguing, even if you do not really agree with it
bombast Lernen beginnen		words which sound important but have little meaning, used to impress people
curtail Lernen beginnen		to limit sth or make it last for a shorter time
epicure Lernen beginnen		a person who enjoys food and drink of high quality and knows a lot about it
heed Lernen beginnen		to pay careful attention to sb's advice or warning
lampoon Lernen beginnen		to criticize sb/sth publicly in an amusing way that makes them or it look ridiculous
oblivious Lernen beginnen		not aware of sth
podium Lernen beginnen		a small platform that a person stands on when when giving a speech or conducting an orchestra
resonant Lernen beginnen		causing sounds to continue for a long time
tenuous Lernen beginnen		so weak or uncertain that it hardly exists

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