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Englisch GRE (Fach) / Englisch GRE Teil 3 (Lektion)
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- Milk - to squeeze/ obtain by application of pressure 1
- Chorales - simple hymns 1
- Dissonance - discord/ disagreement 1
- Frieze - decorative border 1
- Gist - essence/ main point 1
- Latent - hidden/ real but undeveloped 1
- Partiality - bias 1
- Plodding - walking slowly and heavily/ uninspired 1
- Rekindle - relight/ revive 1
- Symphony - type of musical composition 1
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- Tarnished - made dull/ spoil (reputation) 1
- Compromised - 1. damaged or put in doubt (esp. of reputation)/ 2. reached an agreement by giving up part of a claim 1
- Drabness - dullness 1
- Endow - give gift/ provide with money etc. 1
- Esoterica - obscure details 1
- Falters - hesitates 1
- Prattle - mindless talk 1
- Prohibitive - 1. prohibiting/ 2. exorbitantly expensive 1
- Purist - conservative/ one who insists on correct forms of language etc. 1
- Quack - charlatan/ fake 1
- Taunt - mock/ tease 1
- Arresting (a) - attracting attention/ striking 1
- Barrage - extended gunfire to cover an attack/ dam across river/ deluge or information etc. 1
- Chantey - type of song sung by sailors 1
- Ferrous - concerned with iron or its compounds 1
- Manipulative - scheming 1
- Orate - speak in a pompous manner 1
- Psychosis - severe mental disturbance 1
- Savor - enjoy 1
- Table (v) - put down for future discussion 1
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- Underwrite - give guarantee, insure 1
- Dissident - person who disagrees [dissidence (n)] 1
- Enigmatic - puzzling [enigma (n)] 1
- Foolhardy - reckless [foolhardiness (n)] 1
- Homogeneity - evenness/ uniformity 1
- Personification - 1. represent something as a person/ 2. a concrete example of 1
- Plaque - 1. surface deposit on teeth or in artery etc./ 2. decorative plate or sign 1
- Plausibility - believability [plausible (a)] 1
- Resilience - resistance/ ability to spring back [resilience (a)] 1
- Trilogy - set of three (literary works etc.)/ tetralogy = set of four 1
- Vagary - something unaccountable/ freak 1
- Aisle - corridor/ passageway (esp. between rows of seats) 1
- Discountenance - disallow 1
- Imperative - must be obeyed 1
- Indigent - poor/ needy [indigence (n)] 1
- Nadir - lowest point 1
- Paranoia - mental state characterized by delusions or excessive fear 1
- Prudence - caution/ wisdom 1
- Resuscitation - revival from unconsciousness [resuscitate (v)] 1
- Shirk - avoid (esp. work) 1