SAT-Wortfähigkeiten 4 - Lektion 47

to conceal or disguise one's true feelings, intentions, or thoughts behind a false appearance or behavior

verheimlichen, vorgaukeln

to make one feel extremely excited, pleased, and delighted

begeistern, erfreuen

to guarantee a specific requirement or condition that will be fulfilled

festlegen, bestimmen

repeat after memorization

rezitieren, wiederholen

to bring ideas, texts, things, etc. together and create something new

konflieren, vereinen

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

veruntreuen, unterschlagen

to strongly and harshly criticize someone or something

bestrafen, hart kritisieren

to clarify, explain, or make something clear

erläutern, klarstellen

to become much worse or more intense

eskalieren, verschärfen

to organize or promote efforts to raise public awareness and concern about an issue

agitieren, mobilisieren

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

umreißen, skizzieren

to spread or permeate deeply into something

penetrar, durchdringen

strip the leaves or branches from

entblättern, blätter abnehmen

to give more information to make the understanding more complete

ausarbeiten, erklären

to lessen something's seriousness, severity, or painfulness

mildern, abmildern

to stop resisting something and accept it

kapitulieren, aufgeben

to enhance health and energy

beleben, stärken

add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series

verknüpfen, verketteten