Set: Is Eloquence Overrated?

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TermDefinition
speech writerRedenschreiber
rhetoricRhetorik, oft abwertend gebraucht
to utteräußern, hervorbringen (Laute, Wörter)
to renderwiedergeben
eloquenteloquent
to deliver a speecheine Rede halten
oratoricalrednerisch
bombastBombast
gildedvergoldet; hier: kunstvoll
spellbindingfaszinierend
oratorRedner
eloquenceEloquenz
inaugural addressAntrittsrede
declaration of warKriegserklärung
inspirationalbegeisternd, erhebend, inspirierend
to evokewachrufen, beschwören, hervorrufen
to craftfertigen (von Hand, sorgfältig)
oratoryneutrale Alternative zu "rhetoric"
to mobilizemobilisieren
to inspireinspirieren
to galvanizeelektrisieren
to excitein Aufregung versetzen
teleprompterTeleprompter
debateDebatte
argumentWortwechsel, Behauptung, Argumentation
compellingzwingend überwältigend; unwiderstehlich, fesselnd
sound bitemarkanter Spruch
to rave about sthvon etwas schwärmen
to resonatewiderhallen
sublimeerhaben, hehr
heritage(kulturelles) Erbe
to affirmbestätigen
bribeSchmiergeld, Bestechungsgeld
to insistauf etwas bestehen
premiseAnnahme, Prämisse

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Terms 35
Creator neverenoughhomework
Created March 4, 2008
Group LK Englisch Oskar
Subjects None
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Eloquent Vocabulary from NYTimes article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/weekinreview/13applebome.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

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  5. to excite in Aufregung versetzen - 2 misses
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