Extended Vocabulary C2

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• geruhen/ɡəˈʁuːən/

  to deign, to condescend (archaic/ironic)

• das
  Gemach/ɡəˈmaːx/

  chamber (archaic)

• das
  Gestade/ɡəˈʃtaːdə/

  shore, strand (poetic)

• Beachtung schenken

  to pay heed to, to give attention

• Anstoß erregen

  to give offence, to cause a stir

• Einhalt gebieten

  to put a stop to, to call a halt

• Rechenschaft ablegen/ˈʁɛçn̩ʃaft ˈapˌleːɡn̩/

  to render account, to be accountable

• in Abrede stellen

  to deny, to dispute

• Vorschub leisten

  to abet, to encourage (something negative)

• Abhilfe schaffen

  to provide a remedy, to set things right

• Bilanz ziehen

  to take stock, to draw a balance

• einen Riegel vorschieben

  to put a stop to, to block

• Tribut zollen

  to pay tribute; to take its toll

• Schaden zufügen

  to inflict harm on

• unter Beweis stellen

  to demonstrate, to prove

• jähzornig/ˈjɛːˌt͡sɔʁnɪk/

  hot-tempered, irascible

• unsäglich/ʊnˈzɛːklɪç/

  unspeakable, untold

• vermessen/fɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩/

  presumptuous, overweening

• beschwerlich/bəˈʃveːɐ̯lɪç/

  arduous, toilsome

• die
  Anwandlung/ˈanˌvandlʊŋ/

  sudden impulse, fit

• der
  Gleichmut/ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌmuːt/

  equanimity, composure

• der
  Furor/ˈfuːʁoːɐ̯/

  frenzied zeal, fury

• der
  Widerhall/ˈviːdɐˌhal/

  echo, reverberation

• das
  Verhängnis/fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋnɪs/

  doom, fateful undoing