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Beschreibung
Karteikarten von Jordan Hall, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Erstellt von Jordan Hall
vor fast 11 Jahre
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| Frage | Antworten |
| divulge | to tell; reveal |
| insipid | lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating |
| extraneous | inessential; not constituting a vital part |
| coerce | to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats |
| meticulous | extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise |
| heresy | the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine |
| docile | easy to teach or manage |
| banter | teasing; playful conversation |
| castigate | to criticize or punish severely |
| motley | made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors |
| avarice | greed; desire for wealth |
| furtive | stealthy; secretive |
| extradite | to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority |
| copious | numerous; large in quantity |
| ostracize | to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent |
| bigot | one who is intolerant of differences in others |
| expunge | to erase or eliminate |
| negligence | careless neglect, often resulting in injury |
| appease | to calm; to make satisfied |
| chaos | complete disorder |
| inexorable | unrelenting; unavoidable |
| extol | to praise highly |
| cliché | a worn-out idea or overused expression |
| adamant | unyielding; firm in opinion |
| disparity | inequality; difference |
| condone | to forgive or overlook an offense |
| nuance | a slight or subtle degree of difference |
| enigma | a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable |
| apathy | a lack of interest; state of not caring |
| cult | an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles |
| concur | to be of the same opinion; to agree with |
| cynical | doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives |
| ambivalent | having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide |
| destitute | extremely poor, lacking necessities like food and shelter |
| dilemma | a choice between to unpleasant or difficult options |
| decorum | conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior |
| gamut | the whole range or extent |
| extrovert | one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others |
| duplicity | intentional deceit in speech or conduct |
| austere | stern; severe; plain |
| emulate | to strive to be equal to; to imitate |
| contrite | feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing |
| impeccable | faultless; without sin or blemish |
| inane | without sense or meaning; silly |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil |
| cajole | to persuade with false promises and flattery |
| exult | to rejoice, to feel triumphant |
| feasible | reasonable; capable of being carried out |
| fiasco | a complete, ridiculous failure |
| lethargy | lack of energy; sluggishness |
| avid | enthusiastic, extremely interested |
| humility | absence of vanity; humbleness |
| arduous | difficult; requiring much effort |
| formidable | arousing fear or awe |
| explicit | clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination |
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