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Englisch GRE (Fach) / Englisch GRE Teil 3 (Lektion)
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- Recumbent - reclining/ lying down 1
- Ambidextrous - able to use both left and right hands equally well 1
- Culpability - guilt [culpable = blameworthy] 1
- Discernment - judgment/ perceptiveness 1
- Encomium - praise 1
- Inveigle - coax/ cajole/ wheedle/ entice 1
- Minatory - threatening 1
- Ossified - turned to bone/ become rigid [ossification (n)] 1
- Plumb - measure depth of (v)/ exact (a. slang) 1
- Quintessential - most typical/ the perfect example of [quintessence (n)] 1
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- Runic - mysterious/ magical 1
- Accretion - accumulation of matter/ growth produced by adding from the outside 1
- Anachronistic - occurring in the wrong time period [anachronism (n)] 1
- Chronic - long lasting (often used for diseases in which case the opposite is acute) 1
- Churlishness - rudeness/ ill-mannered behavior 1
- Demagogue - mob leader (who appeals to base instincts) [demagogy/demagoguery (n)] 1
- Effrontery - daring/ audacity (has a negative connotation) 1
- Idyll - story or incident in peaceful or ideal setting [idyllic (a)] 1
- Interregnum - interval between reigns or governments 1
- Nugatory - of minor significance/ futile 1
- Sinecure - job which pays salary but requiring little effort 1
- Anodized - electroplated/ coated with thin layer of metal 1
- Aphoristic - expressed tersely [aphorism (n) = short statement/ maxim] 1
- Canonical - orthodox [canon (n) = set of accepted works] 1
- Commensurate - equal in significance 1
- Dexterity - skill, esp. with hands [dexterous (a)] 1
- Extant - still in existence (opposite of extinct) 1
- Impugned - challenged/ called into question 1
- Probity - uprightness/ honesty 1
- Raconteur - person who relates a story 1
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- Solicitous - kindly/ expressing care and concern 1
- Amalgamate - join/ consolidate [amalgamation (n)] 1
- Baleful - evil 1
- Coerce - force [coercion (n)/ coercing (a)] 1
- Inchoate - undeveloped/ nascent 1
- Iniquitous - evil/ unjust [iniquity (n)] 1
- Libertine - dissolute person/ prodigal 1
- Millinery - hats and hat-making 1
- Natty - neat/ dapper/ smart 1
- Occluded - obscured/ blocked 1
- Sidereal - of or related to stars 1
- Avaricious - greedy for money 1
- Extirpate - wipe out totally 1
- Halcyon - peaceful and happy/ calm (esp. of summer weather) 1
- List (v) - 1. to lean to one side/ 2. to write in order 1
- Maudlin - sad/ sentimental/ inclined to weep 1
- Refulgent - glowing/ radiant 1
- Subliminal - below the threshold of consciousness 1
- Testiness - irritability/ irascibility [testy (a)] 1
- Vituperate - attack bitterly 1