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50 Cards in this Set
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deride
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verspotten
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to ridicule
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scoff
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spotten
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to express mockery or scorn
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blather
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plappern [ugs.]
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to speak without thought or structure
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garble
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stümmeln
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to distort or confuse
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theorize
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theoretisieren
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to form an idea based on assumptions
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weave
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verflechten
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to mix together parts
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assign
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beauftragen
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to grant qualities
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hybrid
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gemischt
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a mixture of two different things
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cynical
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zynisch
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suspicious of the motives of others
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pivotal
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zentral
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of vital or critical importance
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synonym
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synonym
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word meaning the same as another
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emulate
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nachahmen
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to imitate in an effort to equal or surpass
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prolific
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erfolgreich
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highly productive
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wrought
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ausgearbeitet
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created; caused
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chronicle
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berichten
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record of events in order
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potboiler
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Lohnarbeiter {m}
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mediocre work of literature produced for financial gain
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uniform
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einheitlich
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exactly like others
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unison
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Einklang {m}
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in exact sequence
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unify
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vereinigen
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to make or become a single unit
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unilateral
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einseitig
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one-sided
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unification
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Vereinigung {f}
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the process of joining together
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unicycle
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Einrad {n}
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a pedal-driven device with one wheel
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parable
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Gleichnis {n}
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short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious or moral lesson
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paradox
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paradox
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statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
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paragon
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Inbegriff {m}
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model of excellence
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parallel
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parallel
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extending in the same direction, never converging or diverging
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parallelism
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Ähnlichkeit {f}
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agreement in direction, tendency, or character
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paralysis
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Lähmung {f}
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loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part
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paralyze
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lähmen
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to bring to a condition of stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act
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paramount
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höchst
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chief in importance
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paramour
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Liebhaber {m}
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illicit lover, esp. of a married person
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paraphernalia
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Utensilien {pl}
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equipment necessary for a particular activity
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paraphrase
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Zubehör {n}
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restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness
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petty
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belanglos
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small or trivial
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coercion
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Zwang {m} [Nötigung]
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use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance
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reverence
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Ehrfurcht
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deep respect and awe
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opponent
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Gegner
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person on the opposite side, as in a contest
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obsequious
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unterwürfig
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excessively deferential
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despot
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Gewaltherrscher
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tyrant
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flagrant
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abscheulich
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shockingly noticeable
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clout
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schlagen
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strong influence
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schism
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Spaltung
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division within a group
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demure
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züchtig
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shy and modest
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brandish
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schwingen
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to wave or flourish
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minutiae
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Einzelheiten
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trifling matters
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marsupial
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Beuteltier
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animal carrying its young in a pouch
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aquatic
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wasserbewohnend
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of or living in water
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predatory
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räuberisch
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preying upon other organisms for food
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amphibian
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amphibisch
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animal living both in water and on land
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carnivorous
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fleischfressend
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flesh-eating
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