Englisch (Subject) / Vokabeltest 20.11 (Lesson)

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• fortune Vermögen  a large amount of money
• down the drain futsch After the divorce his life went down the drain.
• to convey wiedergeben These adjectives convey the atmosphere to the reader.
• distracted abgelenkt They were distracted by the conversation at the next table.
• to afford sich leisten He was not able to afford a new car
• greed Habgier a state in which you want more
• desperate verzweifelt having lost hope
• loan Darlehen,Kredit a sum of money you borrow from a bank and you have to pay back
• to venture wagen to venture= to dare
• sewer Abwasserkanal  underground water drainage system
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• prone to anfällig für  prone to = susceptiple to
• to counter something etwas entgegenwirken to defend yourself against something
• the less fortunate die Bedürftigen people who have less whealth and comfort
• the dispossessed die Vertriebenen  people who have had everything taken from them
• marginalized an den Rand gedrängt treated as if not important
• to mingle sich mischen to mingle = to mix
• subterranean unterirdisch subterranean = underground
• sanctuary Zufluchtsort sanctuary = shelter = refuge 
• mugging Raubüberfall the crime of attacking somebody on the street and stealing their money
• disease Krankheit a lot of diseases can be caused by dirty water and bad food
• dignity Würde -> dignified
• threat Bedrohung, Gefahr the possibility that something bad will happen
• drowning Ertrinken -> to drown
• circumstance Lebenslage life changing situation beyond your control
• stark deutlich stark = plain to see
• embarrassment Peinlichkeit -> to embarrass
• exploration Erforschung, Erkundung the act of going to and looking around an unknown place or area
• reputation Ruf, Ansehen It is important for a politician to have a good reputation.
• to be at mercy to something etwas augeliefert zu sein The festival was at the mercy of the weather.
• amenities Annehmlichkeiten features that provide comfort
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• habitat Lebensraum -> habitable -> habitation
• unfit ungeeignet unfit = unsuitable
• inability unfähigkeit inability <-> ability
• to restrain zurückhalten  to restrain = to hold back
• weakness Schwäche weakness <-> strength
• mean gemein  He was really mean to me.
• overwhelming überwältigend an overwhelming majority 
• to juggle jonglieren I was joggling books
• substance abuse Drogenmissbrauch
• dysfunctional gestört not behaving normally or properly
• wimp Schwächling a person who is not strong, brave or confident
• to grant custody to somebody jemanden das Sorgerecht einräumen  to give somebody the legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody
• adolescence jugend(alter)
• transition Übergang
• the onset of puperty der Beginn der Pubertät
• to enter a new phase in eine neue Phase eintreten 
• sense of identity Indentitätsbewusstsein
• to rebel against somebody gegen jemanden rebellieren
• to question something etwas infrage stellen
• close-knit eng verbunden

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