WS 2008/2009                          Preuß Texterschließung                  word list   Text 5

1) to coddle/coddled
2) obstinate/obstinacy
3) bloody-minded/bloody-mindedness
4) reek of (noun/verb)
5) cynic/cynical/cynicism
6) conviction (2 meanings)/the convict/to convict/to convince
7) rehash/rehash (noun/verb)
8) old mutton                                                                           expression: mutton dressed as lamb
9) destiny/to be destined/destination
10) shamanistic
11) downland: The Downs
12) account (noun/verb) /accountant/accountancy
12) Oliver Cromwell: 1599 – 1658, English general and statesman, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth 1653 - 8
13) clematis
14) not for nothing
15) to intertwine/the twine
16) to snake (verb)
17) texture
18) ephemeral
19) transience/transient
20) grasp (noun/verb)
21) haunt (noun/verb)
22) to be at home with 
23) skill at mimicry
24) knack of
25) to convey/conveyance/conveyor belt
26) in print                                                                                 cf. out of print
23) mock (adjective): e.g. mock Gothic
24) sour-funny
25) developer
26) to ride rough-shod through (usually: over)
27) debased
28) self-torpedoed

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