SAT-Wortfähigkeiten 4 - Lektion 24

connected with God or a god, and considered holy or deeply respected in religious contexts

heilig

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

Sakrileg, Profanierung

to give something as a reward or compensation for services, favors, or achievements

belohnen, vergüten

an act of requiting; returning in kind

Vergeltung, Entschädigung

required for a particular purpose or situation

erforderlich, notwendig

tending to discourage (especially of prices)

verboten, abschreckend

a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

Verbot, Trockenheit

extremely large or vast in physical size

immens, gewaltig

to completely put something into a liquid

eintauchen, untertauchen

(particularly of something unpleasant) likely to take place in the near future

unmittelbar bevorstehend, drohend

offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction

immolieren, opfern

acting in a way that goes against accepted moral standards or principles

unmoralisch, amoralisch

make famous forever

immortalisieren, für immer berühmt machen

to take a person or thing to a confined space and trap them there

einmauern, einsperren

unable to be changed or altered, remaining constant and unchanging over time

unveränderlich, unveränderbar

to feel extremely discouraged, disheartened, or in low spirits

verzagen, in Verzweiflung geraten

feeling hopeless, discouraged, or in low spirits, often due to a sense of failure or loss

niedergeschlagen, verzweifelt

cause to contract

konvulsiv, zusammenziehen

violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles

Krampf, Konvulsion

marked by sudden, involuntary, and jerky muscular contractions or spasms

krampfhaft, konvulsiv