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Frage		Antworten
defer Lernen beginnen		postpone they deferred the decision until late february
loath Lernen beginnen		reluctant, unwilling he was loath to leave
facetious Lernen beginnen		treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.
stultify Lernen beginnen		cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine "the stultifying conformity of provincial life"
precipitously Lernen beginnen		(with reference to a change to a worse situation) suddenly and dramatically. "sales dropped precipitously"
salutary Lernen beginnen		(especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial. it failed to draw salutary lessons from Britain's loss of its colonies"
perpetuation Lernen beginnen		the continuation or preservation of a situation, idea, etc. "we criticized the perpetuation of racial stereotypes"
deferential Lernen beginnen		showing deference; respectful. "people were always deferential to him"
unheralded Lernen beginnen		not previously announced, expected, or acclaimed. "he was unwilling to make an unheralded entrance"
prerogative Lernen beginnen		a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class. "in some countries, higher education is predominantly the prerogative of the rich"
vagary Lernen beginnen		an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behaviour. synonyms: quirk, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, oddity, "the vagaries of the weather"
abortive Lernen beginnen		failing to produce the intended result. an abortive attempt to sound elegant
acme Lernen beginnen		the point at which something is at its best or most highly developed physics is the acme of scientific knowledge
proprietary Lernen beginnen		relating to an owner or ownership the company has proprietary rights for the product
amenable Lernen beginnen		open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled people are not amenable to reformers these days
stalwart Lernen beginnen		loyal, reliable, and hard-working l he remained a stalwart supporter of the cause
calumny Lernen beginnen		slander a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation
torpid Lernen beginnen		mentally or physically inactive; lethargic we sat around in a torpid state
torrid Lernen beginnen		very hot and dry; sweltering the torrid heat of the afternoon
sanguine Lernen beginnen		optimistic
picayune Lernen beginnen		of little value or significance; petty
frivolous Lernen beginnen		not having any serious purpose or value; carefree and superficial
niche Lernen beginnen		appealing to a small or specialized part of the population other companies in this space had to adapt to being niche players
revultion Lernen beginnen		a sense of disgust and loathing news of the rape will be met with sorrow and revultion
polemic Lernen beginnen		a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something; diatribe, invective avoid the fruitless polemics
insuperable Lernen beginnen		a difficulty or obstacle impossible to overcome insuperable financial problems
exogenous Lernen beginnen		having an external cause or origin
intransigent Lernen beginnen		uncompromising, inflexible, resolute, OBDURATE, obstinate
mired in Lernen beginnen		stuck or entangled in
venal Lernen beginnen		corrupt venal public officials
fraught with Lernen beginnen		filled with
volition Lernen beginnen		when you do something voluntarily, you do it of your own volition
tardy Lernen beginnen		delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late never tardy to the party
duress Lernen beginnen		coercion; threat, violence, constraints or actions used to coerce someone into doing something against their will confessions extracted under duress
geriatric Lernen beginnen		relating to old people a geriatric hospital
theological Lernen beginnen		relating to the study of the nature of God and religious belief
tandem Lernen beginnen		having to two things arranged one in front of the other a tandem trailer, they moved in tandem without looking at each other
recant Lernen beginnen		renounce, say that one no longer holds a belief or opinion heretics were burned if they would not recant
prod Lernen beginnen		poke with a finger, foot or pointed object
tendentious Lernen beginnen		expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, specially a controversial one a tendentious reading of history
convolution Lernen beginnen		convoluted- extremely complex or difficult to follow
obfuscate Lernen beginnen		make obscure, unclear or unintelligible
hapless Lernen beginnen		unfortunate
vapid Lernen beginnen		bland, insipid
cloy Lernen beginnen		disgust or sicken someone with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment a romantic, rather cloying story
hitherto Lernen beginnen		until now or until the point in time under discussion, previously, thus far
magnate Lernen beginnen		a wealthy and influential businessman or woman a property magnate
pine Lernen beginnen		miss or long for she’s still pining for him
desolate Lernen beginnen		miserable, sad. OPP- joyful
misappropriate Lernen beginnen		dishonestly or unfairly take for one’s own use; embezzle
melee Lernen beginnen		a confused fight or scuffle
oblique Lernen beginnen		not expressed or done in a direct way he issued an oblique attack on the president
obsequious Lernen beginnen		servile, ingratiating
odious Lernen beginnen		repulsive
personable Lernen beginnen		(of a person) having a pleasant appearance or manner he was so personable and well spoken
presumptuous Lernen beginnen		failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; brazen
platitude Lernen beginnen		cliché, truism, commonplace, hackneyed
quandary Lernen beginnen		dilemma, predicament, plight, difficult situation, a practical dilemma
recluse Lernen beginnen		a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other person she has turned into a virtual recluse
precarious Lernen beginnen		uncertain, insecure
provincial Lernen beginnen		non-metropolitan, small-town
ornery Lernen beginnen		bad-tempered or difficult to deal with an ornery old military man
penultimate Lernen beginnen		second last
petulant Lernen beginnen		childishly sulky or bad tempered
legion Lernen beginnen		numerous her fans are legion
hankering Lernen beginnen		yearn, feel a strong desire for or to do something he hankered after a lost golden age
rancour Lernen beginnen		bitterness or resentfulness, specially when long standing
prudish Lernen beginnen		having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity
defer Lernen beginnen		postpone
deferential Lernen beginnen		reapectful
impertinent Lernen beginnen		rude or irrelevant
sedate Lernen beginnen		calm, dignified, unhurried old times sedate pace
discrete Lernen beginnen		distinct
vapid Lernen beginnen		bland, insipid
stoic Lernen beginnen		a person who can edure pain or hardship without complaining
abate Lernen beginnen		become less intense or widespread
sordid Lernen beginnen		immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste or contempt, sleazy
repudiate Lernen beginnen		reject
espouse Lernen beginnen		adopt or support a cause, belief, or way of life she has espoused the causes of sexual and racial equality
forebode Lernen beginnen		presage, augur, prognosticate
contravene Lernen beginnen		conflict with
belie Lernen beginnen		fail to give a true impression of; contradict
heedless Lernen beginnen		showing a reckless lack of care or attention elina! she shouted heedless of attracting unwanted attention
equipoise Lernen beginnen		equilibrium
congenial Lernen beginnen		like-minded, compatible, pleasant or agreeable because suited to one’s taste or inclination
foreshadow Lernen beginnen		augur, presage. portend, prognosticate be a warning of
impeding Lernen beginnen		delay or prevent by obstucting; hinder
premise Lernen beginnen		an assumption that something is true; also—- based on (verb) premised on our findings
syllogism Lernen beginnen		deductive reasoning
restitution Lernen beginnen		restoration, recompense
redress Lernen beginnen		remedy or set right Ritwik after making out
abdicate Lernen beginnen		renounce, resign, retire
jejune Lernen beginnen		naive, simplistic and superficial
filial Lernen beginnen		relating to son or daughter
agnostic Lernen beginnen		aceptic, nothing can be known about god
irreproachable Lernen beginnen		faultlesd
peccadillos Lernen beginnen		a relatively minor fault or sin, misdemeanor, delinquency
delinquent Lernen beginnen		tending to commit crime, negligent, remiss, irresponsible
remiss Lernen beginnen		negligent very remiss of me not to pass on that information
privation Lernen beginnen		deprivation

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