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Englisch Vokabeln (Subject) / glossary (Lesson)

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• ambassador an important official who works in a foreign country representing his/her own country there BOTSCHAFTER
• blunder a serios mistake, Patzer; Grober Fehler
• commonplace something ordinary, a trend or event which is considered normal and not really special gewöhnlich, banal
• crucible a place/situation in which different cultures or styles can mix together to produce something new and exciting Schmelztigel
• demeanour a way of behaving, also a way of looking Auftreten; Verhalten
• disparity a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is not fair Ungleichgewicht
• to disseminate to spread or give out something (especially news, infornation, ideas etc.) to a lot of people verbreiten, veröffentlichen
• dissemination spread Verbreitung, Veröffentlichung
• due diligence action that is considered reasonable for people to be expected to take in order to keep themselves or others and their property safe erforderliche Sorgfalt
• ebullient describes a passionate and temperament mood; used to discribe large groups of political supporters, fans etc. überschwänglich, überschäumend
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• educated guess an estimate based on some data auf Tatsachen beruhende Vermutung
• eligible to meet all necessary requirements allowing someone to partake in an event berechtigt
• to exhort to strongly encourage someone to do something jmd zu etwas anhalten
• fanfare information in newspapers and on television and radio intended to make people interested in someone or something mit viel TraTra/Wirbel
• fiercely in a frightening, violent or powerful way heftig, wild
• foreclosure the act of taking back property that was bought with borrowed money because the money was not being paid back as agreed Zwangsvollstreckung
• foreshadowed a warning or indication of a future event etwas ließ ahnen
• fraternity a group of people sharing the same interests or jobs; also a term for students association (mainly used in north america) Studentenverbindung, Bruderschaft
• freesheet a newspaper, that is available for free Gratiszeitung
• heyday the most succesful or popular period of someone or something Blütezeit, Höhepunkt
• hook a catchy part of a text that draws in the reader Aufhänger
• illicit disapproved by society gesetzeswidrig
• inauguration the act of putting someone into an official position with a ceremony Amtseinführung, Einweihung
• inclusion use the same facilities, take part in the same activities, and enjoy the same experiences, including people who have a disability or other disadvantage Inklusion, Eingliederung
• inferior not good, or not as good as someone or something else minderwertig, unterlegen
• insufficient not enough ungenügend
• irrespective without considering;  ungeachtet, ohne Rücksicht auf
• labourer a person who does unskilled physical work, especially outside Hilfsarbeiter
• to marginalize to treat someone or something as if they are not important ausgrenzen
• negotiation the process of achieving agreement through discussion  Verhandlung
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• of great concern something is of great interest/preoccupation wichtige Angelegenheit
• one-upmanship always trying to be in a stronger or better position jmd/etwas übertreffen
• precedent an event where a similar event has already happend before which can be used to compare the outcomings of both events. vorhergehend
• preposterous very stupid or idiotic absurd, lächerlich
• president-elect a person who has been elected president but has not yet been inducted into office gewählter präsident
• proprieter a person who owns a paricular type of business especially a hotel, shop or company that makes newspapers Eigentümer
• rationality demeanour based on clear and realistic thoughts Vernunft
• rebuke/to rebuke sharp criticism, blame, disapproval; to critisize someone or something sharply; to express stern dissaproval Vorwurf jmd/etwas zurechtweisen
• recommandation a suggestion that something is good or suitable for a particular purpose or job Empfehlung
• relliable (sources) deserving trust, dependable vertrauenswürdig
• reluctantly not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it widerwillig
• serendipity learning experience that happens by accident Entdeckung
• setback a reversal or check in progress Rückschlag
• soaring increasing quickly in amount, number, value or level aufsteigend
• subdued if a person is subdued, they are not as happy as usual or they are quiter than usual kleinlaut, gedämpft
• successor someone or something that comes after another person or thing Nachfolger, Erbe
• supremacist someone who believes that a particular type or group of people should lead or have control over other types or groups of people because they believe they are better Verfechter der Vorherrschaft einer Gruppe
• surreptitious advertising hidden marketing for products or companies Schleichwerbung 
• tabloid refering to a type of popular newspaper with small pages that has many pictures and short, simple reports Boulevard, Kleinformat
• tenure being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time during which you own it Besitz, Amtszeit

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