Geavanceerde Woordenschat voor de GRE - Rimpelingen in een vijver

able to bring about dangerous or destructive consequences

gevaarlijk, bedreigend

possessing the quality of being the most important or basic part of something

cardinaal, fundamenteel

simultaneously occurring with something else as it is either related to it or an outcome of it

gelijktijdig, samen optredend

producing results that are contrary to what was intended

contraproductief, tegenproductief

of no determination, competence, or strength

onbekwaam, zwak

not relevant or significant to the current situation, discussion, etc.

irrelevant, onbelangrijk

recently started to develop, thus not complete

onvoltooid, aanvankelijk

lacking significance or importance

onbelangrijk, onzinnig

lasting for only a brief period

voorbijgaand, tijdelijk

without any value or importance

onbelangrijk, triviaal

capable of easily being molded or shaped into taking another form

plastic, vormbaar

extraordinary and serving as a warning or sign of future events, often suggesting something bad or threatening

dreigend, onheilspellend

referring or relating to a past event

retrospectief, terugkijkend

to make a person or thing seem more important or impressive than they actually are

vergroten, verhogen

to end or lessen a person's anger by giving in to their demands

verzachten, kalmeren

to take away from something's effect, value, size, power, or amount

afnemen, verzwakken

to have a rapid development or growth

sneller groeien, ontpoppen

to restrict the things someone can or wants to do

samentrekken, beperken

to end by coming to a climactic point

culmineren, uitmonden

to stop a person from doing what they initially intended

afleiden, afwenden

to raise someone or something to a higher rank or better position

verhogen, promoveren

to encourage or provoke something, especially trouble or conflict

aanwakkeren, aanzetten tot

to push someone into taking action, particularly by evoking a strong emotion in them

galvaniseren, aanzetten tot actie

to help someone feel relaxed and calm or to help them fall asleep

kalmeren, in slaap wiegen

to grow in strength, size, intensity, etc.

groeien, toenemen

to incorrectly state what or who created or caused something

onjuist toeschrijven, verkeerd toeschrijven

to be widely common, applied, or recognized

voorkomen, van toepassing zijn

to move back and forth in a regular rhythm between two or more states, positions, or opinions

oscilleren, wisselen

to cause a person or thing to come across as less significant

overschaduwen, in de schaduw stellen

to expand to every part of a thing

doordringen, doordesem

to cause something to increase rapidly in number or size

prolifereren, vermenigvuldigen

to forcefully bring the development or growth of something that is troubling to an end

onderdrukken, in de kiem smoren

to take something or someone's position or place, particularly due to being more effective or up-to-date

vervangen, supersederen

a thing that reduces the chances of someone doing something because it makes them aware of its difficulties or consequences

afschrikmiddel, afschrikkingsmiddel

the moment in which a situation or life is at its lowest or worst

nadir, het diepste punt

someone or something that comes before another of the same type, acting as a sign of what will come next

voorloper, aankondiger

to keep something bad under control in order to prevent deterioration or to slow down its spread or development

beheersen, remmen

(of roads, paths, lines, etc.) to lead toward a point that connects them

convergeren, samenkomen

the situation or condition that is currently at hand

status quo, huidige situatie

to help reduce the severity of an unpleasant feeling

verzachten, verlichten

the highest point that a certain celestial body reaches, directly above an observer

zenith