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59 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Achtung
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Attention!
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Angst
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dread
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Anschluss
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union
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Bildungsroman
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a type of novel concerned witht the education, developement and maturing of a young protagonist
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Blitzkrieg
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an all-out, overwhelming attack
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Daschund
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Weiner dogs
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Doppelganger
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a ghostly oduble or counterpart of a living person
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Dummkopf
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block head, stupid person
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Ersatz
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servign as a substitute, artificial, synthetic
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Fahrenheit
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degrees
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Flak
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antiaircraft fire
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Frau
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married woman
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Fraulein
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an unmarried woman
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Fuhrer
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Leader
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Gestapo
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secret state police
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Gesundheit
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interjection used to wish good health
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Glockenspiel
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a musical instrument
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Kaffeeklatsch
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a social gathering for informal conversation at wich coffee is served
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Kaiser
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German Emperor
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Kaput
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ruined; demolished
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Katzenjammer
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hangover
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Kindergarten
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school for kids age 4-6
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Kitsch
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something of a tawdry design
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Kuchen
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coffeecake
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Lederhosen
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leather shorts
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Leitmotif
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motif associated throughout a music drama
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Luftwaffe
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German Airforce
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Panzer
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armored unit
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Poltergeist
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a ghost orspirit that makes noises, knocking, etc.
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Putsch
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plotted revolt
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Rathskeller
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Beer garden or resturant
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Rucksack
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backpack
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Sauerbraten
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a pot of roast beef
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Schadenfreude
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satisfaction felt at someone else's misfortune
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Schmaltz
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exaggerated sentimentalism
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Schnitzel
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a [veal] cutlet
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Spritzer
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a tall drink made with chilled wine and soda
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SS
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an elite military unit of the Nazi party
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Strudel
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a pastry
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Sturm und drang
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a style or movement of german literature (impetuous manner)
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Rathskeller
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Beer garden or resturant
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Rucksack
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backpack
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Sauerbraten
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a pot of roast beef
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Schadenfreude
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satisfaction felt at someone else's misfortune
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Schmaltz
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exaggerated sentimentalism
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Schnitzel
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a [veal] cutlet
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Spritzer
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a tall drink made with chilled wine and soda
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SS
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an elite military unit of the Nazi party
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Strudel
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a pastry
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Sturm und drang
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a style or movement of german literature (impetuous manner)
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U-Boot
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submarine
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Ubermensch
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superman
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Verboten
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prohibited
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Wanderlust
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strong, innate desire to rove about
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Weltanschauung
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comprehensive conception of the universe and humanities relationship to it
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Weltschmerz
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sorrwo "world pain"
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Wunderkind
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wonder child
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Zaftig
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woman with pleasantly plum figure
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Zeitgeist
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spirit of the time
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