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eligibility

you are qualified and suitable to do something with it
dean
- 1 (in the Anglican Church)a priest of high rank who is in charge of the other priests in a cathedral
- 2 a person in a university who is in charge of a department of studiesthe dean of the Faculty of Medicine
amid

in the middle of or during something, especially something that causes excitement or fear
to wail

to make a long loud high cry because you are sad or in pain
to mingle

to mix
to tow

to pull a car or boat behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain
in spite of

trotz
artifice (n)

the clever use of tricks to cheat somebody
intelligibility

that can be easily understood
bifurcation

division into two separate parts
to deteriorate

to become worse
fussy
- (prep.: about)
- 1. too concerned or worried about details
- 2. doing something with small, quick, nervous movements
- 3. having too much detail or decoration
stout
- (n) Starkbier
- (adj) korrpulent
conceit (n)
- 1. too much pride in yourself and what you do
- 2. an artistic effort that tries to be very clever but does not succeed
- 3. a clever expression in writing or speech that involves a comparison between two things (singing wind --> romantic conceit)
to boast

to talk with too much pride about something that you have or can do
assent (v/n)

official agreement to or approval of something