SAT-Wortfähigkeiten 4 - Lektion 43

try to stir up public opinion

anheizen

a debtor who flees to avoid paying

Flüchtiger Schuldner

very impressive in scale or scope

episch

to mention things individually

aufzählen

bad in a noticeable and extreme way

eindrucksvoll schlecht

a long thick wall built in order to prevent water flooding onto a lower area, especially from the sea

Damm

a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

Darwinismus

the quality of being fast and swift in movement

Schnelligkeit

the attribute of being brief or fleeting

Kürze

to make something or someone seem less important

herabsetzen

very courageous and not afraid of situations that are dangerous

unerschrocken

the surrounding discourse that provides clarity and understanding to a language unit, helping to determine its interpretation

Kontext

an official appointed by a government to represent that government in a foreign city

Konsul

a feeling of doubt or uneasiness, often related to one's conscience or sense of right and wrong

Zweifel

any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept

Pyxisschachtel

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

binden

to face or deal with a problem or difficult situation directly

konfrontieren

a large pot, often made of metal and equipped with handles, used for boiling liquids like water or soup

Kessel

make a break in

unterbrechen