Erweiterter Wortschatz für den GRE - Wellen in einem Teich
Hier lernen Sie einige englische Wörter über Veränderung, Ursache und Wirkung, wie zum Beispiel „baleful“, „trifling“, „constrict“ usw., die für die GRE-Prüfung benötigt werden.
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able to bring about dangerous or destructive consequences
unheilvoll, verhängnisvoll
possessing the quality of being the most important or basic part of something
kardinal, grundlegend
simultaneously occurring with something else as it is either related to it or an outcome of it
begleitend, zeitgleich
producing results that are contrary to what was intended
kontraproduktiv, nicht zielführend
not relevant or significant to the current situation, discussion, etc.
unwesentlich, unbedeutend
recently started to develop, thus not complete
unvollständig, anfänglich
capable of easily being molded or shaped into taking another form
plastisch, formbar
extraordinary and serving as a warning or sign of future events, often suggesting something bad or threatening
drohend, vorbote
referring or relating to a past event
rückblickend, retrospektiv
to make a person or thing seem more important or impressive than they actually are
vergrößern, aufblähen
to end or lessen a person's anger by giving in to their demands
beschwichtigen, beruhigen
to take away from something's effect, value, size, power, or amount
abschwächen, vermindern
to restrict the things someone can or wants to do
verengen, einschränken
to end by coming to a climactic point
kulminieren, zu einem Höhepunkt kommen
to stop a person from doing what they initially intended
ablenken, abwehren
to raise someone or something to a higher rank or better position
erheben, fördern
to push someone into taking action, particularly by evoking a strong emotion in them
galvanisieren, anregen
to help someone feel relaxed and calm or to help them fall asleep
beruhigen, einstimmen
to incorrectly state what or who created or caused something
fälschlicherweise zuordnen, fälschlich zuschreiben
to move back and forth in a regular rhythm between two or more states, positions, or opinions
oszillieren, wechseln
to cause a person or thing to come across as less significant
überschatten, in den Schatten stellen
to cause something to increase rapidly in number or size
proliferieren, sich vermehren
to forcefully bring the development or growth of something that is troubling to an end
ersticken, unterdrücken
to take something or someone's position or place, particularly due to being more effective or up-to-date
ersetzen, überholen
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, der tiefste Punkt
someone or something that comes before another of the same type, acting as a sign of what will come next
Vorläufer, Vorbote
to keep something bad under control in order to prevent deterioration or to slow down its spread or development
überwachen, stoppen
(of roads, paths, lines, etc.) to lead toward a point that connects them
konvergieren, zusammenlaufen
the situation or condition that is currently at hand
Status quo, gegenwärtige Situation
to help reduce the severity of an unpleasant feeling
lindern, mildern
the highest point that a certain celestial body reaches, directly above an observer
Zenit