Extended Vocabulary C2

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• diametral/diameˈtʁaːl/

  diametrical, completely opposed

• exorbitant/ɛksʔɔʁbiˈtant/

  exorbitant, excessive

• elegisch/eˈleːɡɪʃ/

  elegiac, mournful

• verklausuliert/fɛɐ̯ˌklaʊ̯zuˈliːɐ̯t/

  convoluted, couched in obscure terms

• virulent/viʁuˈlɛnt/

  virulent, acutely pressing

• kategorisch/kateˈɡoːʁɪʃ/

  categorical, absolute

• apodiktisch/ˌapoˈdɪktɪʃ/

  apodictic, dogmatically certain

• exemplarisch/ɛksɛmˈplaːʁɪʃ/

  exemplary, paradigmatic

• prononciert/pʁonɔ̃ˈsiːɐ̯t/

  pronounced, sharply defined

• der
  Gram/ɡʁaːm/

  deep grief, sorrow

• die
  Wonne/ˈvɔnə/

  bliss, delight

• die
  Finesse/fiˈnɛsə/

  finesse, subtlety

• der
  Habitus/ˈhaːbitʊs/

  habitus, ingrained bearing

• der
  Duktus/ˈdʊktʊs/

  distinctive style, ductus

• das
  Ressentiment/ʁəsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː/

  resentment, smouldering grudge

• die
  Metamorphose/ˌmetamɔʁˈfoːzə/

  metamorphosis, transformation

• die
  Nuance/nyˈɑ̃ːsə/

  nuance, subtle shade

• die
  Abwägung/ˈapˌvɛːɡʊŋ/

  weighing-up, careful deliberation

• die
  Reminiszenz/ʁeminɪsˈt͡sɛnt͡s/

  reminiscence, allusion

• die
  Sentenz/zɛnˈtɛnt͡s/

  aphorism, pithy maxim

• die
  Prärogative/pʁɛʁoɡaˈtiːvə/

  prerogative, exclusive privilege

• verdrießen/fɛɐ̯ˈdʁiːsn̩/

  to vex, to dispirit

• schwelgen/ˈʃvɛlɡn̩/

  to revel, to luxuriate

• erhärten/ɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁtn̩/

  to corroborate, to substantiate