SAT-Wortfähigkeiten 4 - Lektion 34

with wings extended in a flying position

volant

prone to unexpected and sudden changes, usually gets worse or dangerous

instabil

the faculty to use free will and make decisions

Willenskraft

the system by which a government collects money from citizens and businesses to fund public services

Besteuerung

the art of preserving the dead body of animals by skinning and then filling them with a specific substance in order to use them as decoration

Präparatoren

a cruel and oppressive dictator

Despot

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

despotisch

a form of government where a single ruler or authority exercises absolute power without checks or limitations

Despotismus

to meet or bring together a group of people for an official meeting

ein formelles Treffen abhalten

the state or quality of being easy to use or do

Bequemlichkeit

strangle with an iron collar

Garrote

station (troops) in a fort or garrison

besetzen

make amends for

sühnen

to use someone or something in an unfair way, which is only advantageous to oneself

suggesting the horror of death and decay

morbid

nearing the state of death

sterbend

someone who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation and arranges funerals as their job

jemand, der sich um Leichen vor ihrer Beerdigung kümmert

to help a person, who is either disappointed or emotionally suffering, feel better

trösten

the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

Trost

to merge several financial accounts, debts, funds, into one