Erweiterter Wortschatz für den GRE - Experimentieren, lernen und wiederholen!

a branch of science and art that consists of creating maps

Kartographie

to think about something with regard to its condition and relating information so as to understand it better

kontextualisieren, in einen Kontext setzen

to provide supporting evidence for a theory, statement, etc.

bestätigen, untermauern

contradictory to the expectations that are formed on common sense or intuition

gegenintuition, unerwartet

a quality that renders a thing or person as trustworthy or believable

Glaubwürdigkeit

formed from an idea that is a slight or full copy of something else

abgeleitet, entlehnt

to raise doubt about someone or something and make people stop believing in them

diskreditieren, herabsetzen

to heat a liquid and turn it into gas then cool it and make it liquid again in order to purify it

destillieren

to overshadow another astrological body

überstrahlen, verdunkeln

belonging to the earlier stages of growth and development

embryonal, anfängliche

based upon observations or experiments instead of theories or ideas

empirisch

a theory stating that all knowledge is derived from experience

Empirismus

to make an attempt at matching or surpassing someone or something, particularly by the means of imitation

nachahmen, ebenbürtig sein

displaying or possessing extensive knowledge that is acquired by studying and reading

gelehrt, wissend

requiring a great amount of effort, skill, or care

anspruchsvoll, rigoros

complete with regard to every single detail or element

ausführlich, vollständig

to estimate something using past experiences or known data

extrapolieren, schlussfolgern

true in a way that leaves no room for denial or disagreement

unbestreitbar, unwiderlegbar

so clear or convincing that it cannot be reasonably disputed or denied

unwiderlegbar

words, phrases, and expressions used by a specific group or profession, which are incomprehensible to others

Jargon, Fachsprache

someone who lacks professional knowledge regarding a specific subject

Laie, Laienperson

extremely careful and attentive to details

sorgfältig, akribisch

a selection of theories and ideas that explain how a particular school, subject, or discipline is generally understood

Paradigma, Modell

a formal document that gives someone the right to be the only one who makes, uses, or sells an invention or product for a limited amount of time

Patent, Eigentumstitel

constantly traveling to different locations, particularly due to work

umherziehend, reisebereit

to consider or examine something while being very careful and attentive to detail

genau studieren, prüfen

probably true due to being reasonable and based on the available facts

vermutlich, voraussichtlich

to combine so much of a chemical compound with a chemical solution that the solution cannot retain, absorb, or dissolve anymore of that compound

sättigen, durchtränken

possessing the ability to experience, feel, or perceive things through the senses

fühlend, bewusst

remaining still, with no change in position

statisch, unbeweglich

to prove something to be true by providing adequate evidence or facts

bestätigen, beweisen

very complete, careful, and attentive to detail

gründlich, umfassend

to find out about something, particularly by doing research

entdecken, aufdecken

(of a position, argument, theory, etc.) not capable of being supported, defended, or justified when receiving criticism or objection

unhaltbar, nicht zu rechtfertigen

very similar to the actual thing in almost every way

virtuell, fast echt

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period in history, reflecting the ideas and beliefs of the time

Zeitgeist, Geist der Zeit

to turn into one or multiple crystals

kristallisieren, Kristallisation