SAT-Wortfähigkeiten 5 - Lektion 10

(of a condition) dangerous, terrible, or uncertain

gefährlich, unsicher

seemingly truthful but wrong in nature

trügerisch, irreführend

(of a sound) resonant and deep

sonor, resonant

hardworking, committed, and deeply engaged in the pursuit of a particular goal or objective

studiös, fleißig

having a lot of respect, honor, and admiration in a particular field or society

prestigeträchtig, prestigeträchtig

extremely sorrowful and serious

lugubrious, traurig

unreasonable or exaggerated to the point of being ridiculous

lächerlich, unverständlich

very greedy and voracious

gierig, räuberisch

(of discourse) abundant in ideas or information

reichlich, üppig

taking risks that are bold and shocking

kühn, dreist

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

unheilvoll, bedrohlich

having a combination of elements that are in agreement and balance with each other

harmonisch, harmonische

being extremely repulsive or shocking, evoking a sense of horror and violating standards of decency or morality

abscheulich, grauenhaft

causing offense or unhappiness due to being prejudice or unjust

neidisch, verwerflich

damaging to health both physically and mentally by being poisonous or unpleasant

schädlich, giftig

created by imagination and not based on reality

fiktiv, eingebildet

likely to be dishonest

zweifelhaft

requiring great physical effort or energy

anstrengend, aufwändig

extremely careful and attentive to details

sorgfältig, akribisch