Erweiterter Wortschatz für den GRE - Wellen in einem Teich

able to bring about dangerous or destructive consequences

unheilvoll

possessing the quality of being the most important or basic part of something

kardinal

simultaneously occurring with something else as it is either related to it or an outcome of it

begleitend

producing results that are contrary to what was intended

kontraproduktiv

of no determination, competence, or strength

unfähig

not relevant or significant to the current situation, discussion, etc.

unwesentlich

recently started to develop, thus not complete

unvollständig

lacking significance or importance

unbedeutend

lasting for only a brief period

vorübergehend

without any value or importance

nichtig

capable of easily being molded or shaped into taking another form

plastisch

extraordinary and serving as a warning or sign of future events, often suggesting something bad or threatening

drohend

referring or relating to a past event

rückblickend

to make a person or thing seem more important or impressive than they actually are

vergrößern

to end or lessen a person's anger by giving in to their demands

beschwichtigen

to take away from something's effect, value, size, power, or amount

abschwächen

to have a rapid development or growth

schnell wachsen

to restrict the things someone can or wants to do

verengen

to end by coming to a climactic point

kulminieren

to stop a person from doing what they initially intended

ablenken

to raise someone or something to a higher rank or better position

erheben

to either worsen or cause violence, trouble, etc.

anheizen

to push someone into taking action, particularly by evoking a strong emotion in them

galvanisieren

to help someone feel relaxed and calm or to help them fall asleep

beruhigen

to grow in strength, size, intensity, etc.

zunehmen

to incorrectly state what or who created or caused something

fälschlicherweise zuordnen

to be widely common, applied, or recognized

vorherrschen

to move back and forth in a regular rhythm between two or more states, positions, or opinions

oszillieren

to cause a person or thing to come across as less significant

überschatten

to expand to every part of a thing

durchdringen

to cause something to increase rapidly in number or size

proliferieren

to forcefully bring the development or growth of something that is troubling to an end

ersticken

to take something or someone's position or place, particularly due to being more effective or up-to-date

ersetzen

a thing that reduces the chances of someone doing something because it makes them aware of its difficulties or consequences

Abschreckung

the moment in which a situation or life is at its lowest or worst

der Nadir

someone or something that comes before another of the same type, acting as a sign of what will come next

Vorläufer

to keep something bad under control in order to prevent deterioration or to slow down its spread or development

überwachen

(of roads, paths, lines, etc.) to lead toward a point that connects them

konvergieren

the situation or condition that is currently at hand

Status quo

to help reduce the severity of an unpleasant feeling

lindern

the highest point that a certain celestial body reaches, directly above an observer

Zenit