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- agnostic His devoutly Christian parents had problems with his agnostic beliefs. unabhänhig
- be inclined to He couldn't say which candidate he favored but he had always been inclined to vote the Greens. dazu neigen
- deify Whe people deify the leader of their country he or she is able to abuse power more easily. vergöttlichen, jmd. etw. vergöttern
- exalt He would often exalt the virtues of his new wife. verherrlichen
- pious Sometimes she was so pious that the rest of us felt like heathenes. fromm
- sacrifice often goods where sacrifice from peoples to their gods. opfern, geopfert
- aggravate Running will aggravate your sore knees. reizen, erschweren
- decrepit The once-beatiful building was now dirty, decrpit and roofless. altersschwach, heruntergekommen, baufällig
- fatally The soilder was fatally wounded in the battle. tödlich, schlimm
- persist If your symptoms persist you should go see a doctor. bestehen, bleiben, fortbestehen
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- terminal The Cancer ward at the hospital held both terminal and recovering patients. Endstation, tödlich verlaufend, begrenzt
- augment The college augmented its course offerings because students complained that there were too few choices. steigern, zunhemen
- certifiably He could not istitutionalized until he was declared certifiably insane. feststellbar, unzurechnungsfähig
- cure The say laughter can help cure many illnesses ausheilen, Heilung, Heilmittel
- scar The surgery was successful, but it left a large scar across her abdomen. Narbe
- divination In Turkey, women offer diviations by read hands. Weissagung, Provezeiung
- haunt The pictures of children dying in war have haunted me for a long time. verfolgen, spuken, heimsuchen
- intermediary The lawyer suggested that they hire an intermediary to help the discuss their case. Vermittler, Mittelsmann
- invoke In many religions, believers invoke their god bei holding their hand in the air. "Gott" anrufen, anflehen, erflehen
- self-perpetuating It is difficult to escape from a lie, as they are often self-perpetuating . sich selbst erhalten, sich selbst aufrecht erhalten
- assimilate Not all of the overseas students could assimilate into the rigidly controlled school. integrieren, angleichen, anpassen
- domesticate They hope to domesticate the tiger for the circus. zähmen, domestizieren
- folklore Folklore ist an importend subject in school. Volkskunde
- vestige The wilted flowers were the only vestige of their romantic weekend. Spur, Überbleibsel
- amend The residents voted to amend their neighborhood policy on fences. verbessern, ergänzen, abändern
- biased The article was criticized for being heavily biased toward the mayor's proposal. befangen, voreingenommen
- burden The donky walked slowly under the burdon of its heavy load. Last, Belastung, Bürde
- counter The player countered the attack with a sliding tackle. einwenden, dagegenhalten, kontern
- notion The notion that older office equipment is unreliable is incorrect. Vorstellung, Auffassung
- oppress Factory management oppressed workers through intimidation. unterdrücken, klein halten
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- prejudiced Many consumers are prejudiced against commercial goods made in third-world countries. befangen, voreingenommen sein
- curriculum They need to design a new curriculum for the Englisch lessons Lebenslauf, Lehrplan
- distinctly I distinctly remember saying that we would meet at noon. deutlich, merklich, vernehmlich
- fortify The drink hat extra vitamins to fotify the body kräftigen
- erudite She was considered erudite by both her classmates and her professors belesen, gebiltet
- implicitly By joining the compitition she agreed implicitly to the rules. eingeschlossen, unbedingt, vorbehaltlos
- rigor The wrestler followd his diet with rigor. Präszision, Genauigkeit, Strenge
- roster Two of the names on the roster were misspelled. Liste, Mitgliederverzeichnis
- rather The word is rather worldly than spiritual. eher, ziemlich, vielmehr
- secular The uni was related to a church, but that connection is gone and it's now totally secular nicht kirchlich, weltlich
- suspend The circus acrobat was suspended in midair. jmd. ausschließen, auflösen, jmd. suspendieren
- allegiance My allegiance to my country is based on respect for its principles. Loylität, Gehorsam, Gefolgschaft
- cease The lightning continued even after the tunder had ceased. beenden, aufhören, enden
- in the trenches our generals don't know what things are like out in the trenches. Schützengraben
- ratio The analysts say that the ratio of attackers to defenders should be three to one to win. Verhältnis, Anteil, Quote
- annex The city grown by annexing several farms at the north edge. angliedern, anbauen, aneignen
- apex Gregory knew taht his running skills had to be at their apex during the game. Höhepunkt, Gipfel, Scheitel
- collaps The sick patient collaps couse of corona. zusammenbrechen, scheitern,
- devise The soilders devised a way to concquer the building. finden, entwerfen, formulieren
- prevailing The prevailing attitude among our neighbors is to be friendly but not too friendly. aktuell, vorherschend