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Frage		Antworten
insinuate he was insinuating that she slept her way to the top Lernen beginnen		imply, hint, suggest
malapropism dance a flamingo instead of flamenco Lernen beginnen		the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding word
gainsay Lernen beginnen		deny or contradict
proscribe strikes remain proscribed in the armed forces Lernen beginnen		forbid
aspersion Lernen beginnen		vilification, disparagement
ennui Lernen beginnen		boredom, tedium, lethargy
disgruntle Lernen beginnen		angry or dissatisfied
virulence Lernen beginnen		rancour, bitter hostility
surmise Lernen beginnen		suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it, conjecture, guess
primordial Lernen beginnen		ancient, primeval-
primeval mile after mile of primeval forest Lernen beginnen		ancient, of the earliest time in history
indelible Lernen beginnen		ineradicable- unable to be destroyed or removed
bedizen Lernen beginnen		dressup or decorate gaudily
resplendent Lernen beginnen		splendid
conflate Lernen beginnen		combine into one
acquiescence Lernen beginnen		the reluctant acceptance of something without protest
prodigal Lernen beginnen		wasteful, extravagant, profilgate- wasteful
incarcerate Lernen beginnen		imprison or confine
truant if my daughter had been truanting from school i would have been informed Lernen beginnen		absentee, not go to
insubordinate an insubordinate attitude Lernen beginnen		disobedient
entreaty Lernen beginnen		plea, humble request
injunction Lernen beginnen		authoritative warning or order
inveracious Lernen beginnen		true, accurate
verity irrefutable, objective verity Lernen beginnen		truth
prevaricate during the listening the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend Lernen beginnen		speak or act in an evasive way
prognosticate Lernen beginnen		foretell or prophesy
croon Lernen beginnen		sing softly, hum
consign Lernen beginnen		send, deliver
confer let me confer with her Lernen beginnen		consult, have discussions, exchange opinions
explicate Lernen beginnen		explain, analyse
capitulate Lernen beginnen		surrender
yield Lernen beginnen		surrender, capitulate
dissemble Lernen beginnen		conceal or disguise one’s true feeling or opinion
partisanship Lernen beginnen		bias
brevity Lernen beginnen		concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
presumptious Lernen beginnen		failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; brazen, overconfident
furtively i furtively glanced over at my father to see his reaction Lernen beginnen		secretively
stultify Lernen beginnen		hamper, impede
burgeon Lernen beginnen		flourish
baleful Lernen beginnen		menacing, threatening harm
amorphous Lernen beginnen		shapeless
salutary Lernen beginnen		beneficial, good
indignation the letter filled lucy with indignation Lernen beginnen		resentment, anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
arcane Lernen beginnen		mysterious
seminal Lernen beginnen		influential
agency canals carved by the agency of running water Lernen beginnen		action, activity
aver I averred that she was innocent of the allegations Lernen beginnen		state or assert to be the case
dispassionate Lernen beginnen		not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial
disseminate Lernen beginnen		spread widely
espouse Lernen beginnen		adopt or support
nettle i was only asking, Jess said, nettled Lernen beginnen		annoy or irritate
repeal Lernen beginnen		cancel
rescind Lernen beginnen		revoke, cancel or repeal
inveterate an inveterate gambler Lernen beginnen		ingrained, long established and unlikely to change
punctillious Lernen beginnen		meticulous
sobriety Lernen beginnen		soberness
sinecure Lernen beginnen		a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit
exhort My dad has always exhorted me to be a good person Lernen beginnen		strongly encourage or urge to do something
spate a spate of burglaries Lernen beginnen		series, succession, a large number of similar things coming in quick succession
nugatory a nugatory and pointless observation Lernen beginnen		of no value or importance
foray Lernen beginnen		raid, attack
nonplussed Lernen beginnen		so surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react
flounder Lernen beginnen		struggle
allegory Lernen beginnen		a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one; a symbol
putative the putative father of her children Lernen beginnen		generally considered or reputed to be
substantiate they had found nothing to substantiate the allegations Lernen beginnen		provide evidence to support or prove the truth of; prove
equestrian his amazing equestrian skills Lernen beginnen		relating to horse riding; noun: horserider
truncate a truncated cone shape Lernen beginnen		shorten
peripatetic the peripatetic nature of military life Lernen beginnen		nomadic, travelling from place to place
itinerant itinerant traders Lernen beginnen		travelling from place to place
motif superstition is a recurring motif in the book Lernen beginnen		theme, idea, concept
erstwhile the erstwhile president of the company Lernen beginnen		former
sanguine Lernen beginnen		optmistic or positive
sanguinary Lernen beginnen		involving or causing much bloodshed
excoriate Lernen beginnen		criticize severely
pandemonium Lernen beginnen		uproar
phlegmatic Lernen beginnen		having an unemotional and stoidly calm disposition
gaffe Lernen beginnen		blunder, mistake
unrelenting Lernen beginnen		relentless
strident Lernen beginnen		loud and harsh; presenting a point of view in an excessively forceful way
bemoan Lernen beginnen		lament, express discontent or sorrow over
ignominy the ignominy of being imprisoned Lernen beginnen		public shame or disgrace
mendacity people publicly castigated for past mendacity Lernen beginnen		untruthfulness
exigency women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it Lernen beginnen		an urgent need or demand
improbity Lernen beginnen		lack of honesty and moral integrity
inure these children have beeb inured to violence Lernen beginnen		accustom (someone) to something, specially something unpleasant
render Lernen beginnen		make, give or provide
excise Lernen beginnen		charge excise on (goods)
elusive Lernen beginnen		difficult to find, remember
illusive Lernen beginnen		deceptive, illusionary
cozen Steven Smith attempted to cozen the world with ball tampering Lernen beginnen		trick or deceive
abscize Lernen beginnen		cut off or away
mercenary she’s nothing but a mercenary little gold-digger Lernen beginnen		primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics
endow Lernen beginnen		provide, supply
flagitious Lernen beginnen		criminal, villainous
festoon the staffroom was festooned with balloons and streamers Lernen beginnen		adorn, decorate; noun-garland
iniquity Lernen beginnen		immoral or grossly unfair behaviour
factitious Lernen beginnen		artificially created or developed.
fictitious Lernen beginnen		not real or true, being imaginary or having been fabricated.
stilted we made stilted conversation Lernen beginnen		(of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural.
androgynous a stunningly androgynous dancer Lernen beginnen		of indeterminate sex

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