German B1 Vocab

bedienen

to operate, serve, handle, wait on

trist

dull, dreary, depressing

anstellen

to hire

rätselhaft

enigmatic, puzzling, baffling

anfallen

To arise, accrue, incur

trügerisch

deceptive, fallacious, illusive

einbringen

to bring, introduce, yield, bring in

bereitwillig

willing, eager

hochfahren

to start, start up, boot

erbärmlich

miserable, piteous, pitiful, disgraceful

versäumen

to miss, fail, neglect

vernachlässigbar

negligible, insignificant

überschlagen

to estimate, skip

zugänglich

accessible, available

entscheiden

to decide, determine

entbehrlich

dispensable, unnecessary

hungern

to hunger, starve, fast

zaghaft

timid, tentative

aufgeben

to give, give up, abandon, place (an order)

reif

ripe, mature, adult

anstecken

to infect, pass on

ausschlaggebend

decisive, pivotal, deciding

empören

to disgust, appall

aufschlussreich

instructive, informative, revealing

auftragen

to apply, spread (crème)

fade

insipid, bland, tasteless

bemitleiden

to pity, feel sorry for

gleichgültig

indifferent

gestehen

to admit, confess

indiskutabel

out of the question, impossible

bewerben

to promote, advertize

einfältig

simple, simple-minded

vertreten

to represent, advocate, substitute

gravierend

serious, severe

anbahnen

to initiate

bahnbrechend

groundbreaking, breakthrough, revolutionary

abschließen

to conclude, end, complete

fundiert

sound, well-founded, valid

zurücklegen

to travel, cover, put back

zeitraubend

time-consuming, time-wasting

verzetteln

to fritter

schäbig

shabby, dingy

binden

to bind, toe, absorb, thicken

einvernehmlich

mutual, amicable

abheben

to lift, lift off, take off, withdraw

probat

appropriate, effective

aufschlagen

to serve, pitch, open

begrüßenswert

to welcome

unterschlagen

misappropriate, embezzel, (to trump)

ungehobelt

coarse, blunt, uncouth, clumsy

beeinträchtigen

to affect, adversely affect, impair, compromise

opulent

lavish, sumptuous

verleihen

to give, confer, lend, award

kurzsichtig

short-sighten, myopic

verbreiten

to disseminate, spread, diffuse

augenblicklich

current, currently

anordnen

to order, arrange, mandate

unhaltbar

untenable, unsustainable

betreffen

to relate to, affect, concert

hellhörig

sensitive

austragen

to resolve, hold/occur

akribisch

meticulous

ausschließen

to exclude, preclude, expel

beispiellos

unprecedented, unequaled

wenden

turn, turn around, flip over

sehnsüchtig

longing, wishful

bewegen

to move, make a difference, motivate

markant

marked, striking, prominent

verabscheuen

to abhor, detest, loathe

überwältigend

overwhelming, staggering, stunning

anlegen

to invest, fund, create, apply, lay out

marode

ailing, ramshackle, dilapidated

erstatten

to reimburse, refund, repay

essenziell

essential, crucial, vital

verhalten

to hold back, curb, restrain

mühsam

difficult, laborious, tedious

enthalten

to contain, include, comprise

überfällig

overdue, past-due

annehmen

to accept, take, adopt, assume

renommiert

renowned, well-known, famous

beanstanden

to complain, query, make a complaint

erheblich

substantial, considerable, significant

überarbeiten

to revise, rework, edit

verheerend

devastating, disastrous

bereichern

to enrich

schleierhaft

incomprehensible,

vorenthalten

deprived, kept-back

allgegenwärtig

omnipresent, ubiquitous

begrüßen

to welcome, appreciate, greet

unentwegt

constant, incessant

abnehmen

decrease, remove, decline

unglaubwürdig

implausible, unreliable

begutachten

to examine, survey

überragend

phenomenal, paramount

unterschreiten

to fall below, fall short

unscheinbar

inconspicuous

anfeuern

to cheer, to root for

unumgänglich

indispensible, inevitable

einstellen

to set, cease, stop, justify, adjust

tadellos

perfect, impeccable, pristine