Essentiële Woordenschat voor de GRE - moeilijke tijden

to not accept or complete an obligation or duty

afstand doen van, verantwoordelijkheid afstaan

to have a result contrary to what one desired or intended

het averechts uitpakken, terugkaatsen

causing a negative consequence or cost to someone or something in order to benefit another

ten koste van, ten nadele van

an existing weakness or fault in someone or something

tekort, gebrek

to cleverly avoid or escape from someone or something

Ontduiken, Vermijden

to intentionally cause something or someone to fail or experience a negative outcome by creating specific conditions

verdoemen, veroordelen tot falen

a quick and unexpected downfall

fiasco, mislukking

to remain the same and fail to make any progress

stagnatie vertonen, constant blijven

to experience confusion, indecision, or difficulty in finding a solution

zich verloren voelen, klooien

unable to result in success or anything useful

vergeefs, nutteloos

a situation that is disturbing because it causes difficulty or problems

overlast, problemen

marked by bringing bad fortune or ending in failure

ongelukkig, fataal

(of a system, organization, etc.) to experience a sudden or dramatic failure

imploderen, instorten

putting someone or something at a disadvantage

ongunstig, onheilspellend

difficulties caused by something that makes one irritated or uncomfortable

ongemak, overlast

without success or achieving the desired result

tevergeefs, zonder succes

to fail to be successful or make any progress

verloederen, verkwijnen

a thing or person that is impossible to improve or succeed

verloren zaak, hopeloos geval

to fail to achieve a desired outcome

mislukken, afbreken

a person who lacks influence or importance in a particular setting or community

nietig persoon, onbelangrijk persoon

to go beyond limits of one's power or authority, often resulting in negative consequences or failure

te ver gaan, overreiken

deserving pity due to perceived weakness or sadness

zielig, triest

to continually cause someone or something difficulty, pain, or worry

kwellen, lastigvallen

unstable or insecure, often causing anxiety

precaire

to do something in order to cause something such as an opportunity or plan to fail

verijdelen, sabboteren

a problem that gets in the way of a process or makes it worse

tegenslag, hindernis

to not succeed in doing or accomplishing something

falen, niet slagen

(of a scheme, system, organization, etc.) to begin to fail or fall apart

instorten, afbrokkelen

to speak to someone in a way that suggests they are inferior or less intelligent than the speaker

neerbuigend spreken, ondergeschikt maken

an individual, team, etc. who is regarded as weaker compared to others and has little chance of success as a result

underdog, zwakkere

not possible to reach or obtain

onbereikbaar, onhaalbaar

causing problem or difficulty

doornig, moeilijk

(of a relationship, negotiation, etc.) to fail to function properly

falen, in elkaar zakken

(of a joke, remark, event, etc.) to be completely unsuccessful in amusing people or having the desired effect

in a way that results in an absolute failure or disaster

dodelijk, op fatale wijze

to stay in the thoughts of someone for a long time

achtervolgen, lastigvallen

to fail in achieving the desired result

to bring about the destruction of a system, organization, etc.

imploderen, instorten