Extended Vocabulary C2

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  Gewahrsam/ɡəˈvaːɐ̯zaːm/

  custody, detention

• die
  Lauterkeit/ˈlaʊ̯tɐkaɪ̯t/

  integrity, probity

• die
  Willkür/ˈvɪlkyːɐ̯/

  arbitrariness, capriciousness

• besänftigen/bəˈzɛnftɪɡn̩/

  to soothe, to mollify

• sich gedulden

  to be patient, to bide one's time

• entsagen/ɛntˈzaːɡn̩/

  to renounce, to forgo

• verwirken/fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁkn̩/

  to forfeit

• beschwören/bəˈʃvøːʁən/

  to invoke; to implore

• zuwiderlaufen/t͡suˈviːdɐˌlaʊ̯fm̩/

  to run counter to, to contravene

• unterminieren/ˌʊntɐmiˈniːʁən/

  to undermine

• gewahr werden/ɡəˈvaːɐ̯ ˈveːɐ̯dn̩/

  to become aware of, to perceive (elevated)

• vollends/ˈfɔlɛnt͡s/

  completely, utterly (elevated)

• geflissentlich/ɡəˈflɪsn̩tlɪç/

  deliberately, studiously (elevated)

• zuvörderst/t͡suˈfœʁdɐst/

  first and foremost (elevated)

• dieweil/diːˈvaɪ̯l/

  while, whereas (archaic)

• die
  Tautologie/ˌtaʊ̯toloˈɡiː/

  tautology

• die
  Insinuation/ɪnzinuaˈt͡si̯oːn/

  insinuation, sly imputation

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  Prokrastination/ˌpʁokʁastinaˈt͡si̯oːn/

  procrastination

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  Ostentation

  ostentation, showy display

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  Vehemenz/veheˈmɛnt͡s/

  vehemence, forcefulness

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  Inbrunst/ˈɪnbʁʊnst/

  fervour, ardour

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  Verdrossenheit/fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɔsn̩haɪ̯t/

  disgruntlement, sullen disaffection

• die
  Unbill/ˈʊnˌbɪl/

  hardship, inclemency (elevated)

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  Konnex/kɔˈnɛks/

  connection, nexus (elevated)