German C1 Society & Abstract Vocabulary
This is the complete German Society & Abstract vocabulary at C1 level — 604 words, each with its English translation, the article (der / die / das) and an example sentence. Search it, or download the whole list free as a CSV or an Anki flashcard deck.
All C1 wordsFeelings & Character 290Work & Education 264Communication & Media 202Body & Health 183Nature & Weather 161Everyday Actions 106Travel & Transport 61Money & Shopping 48City & Places 47Leisure & Sport 38
604 C1 · Society & Abstract words
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| abdanken | to abdicate = renounce one's throne, fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty) |
| die Abduktion | abduction / inference to best explanation |
| das Abendland | western world / occident |
| abgrundtief | abysmal / fathomless |
| die Ablagerung | a deposit / deposition (geology) |
| das Ableben | a demise / passing |
| die Abriegelung | a lockdown |
| die Absetzung | a (court) deposition |
| der Absolutismus | absolutism / unrestrained power |
| die Absonderung | separation / isolation / segregation |
| die Abstraktion | abstraction / abstract art |
| die Absurdität | absurdity / logical contradiction |
| die Abtei | an abbey = group of buildings housing a monastery or convent, centred on an abbey church or cathedral, and under the direction of an abbot or abbess |
| ahnden | to avenge / punish |
| die Akkulturation | acculturation |
| allenthalben | everywhere (wenig benutzt) |
| die Allerheiligstes | Holy of Holies |
| der Ältestenrat | a council of elders |
| die Amme | nurse / wet nurse / foster-mother |
| die Amtsbefugnis | official authority / power of office |
| die Anarchie | anarchy |
| das Ancien Régime | Ancien Régime / pre-revolutionary order |
| die Andacht | a prayer / silent worship (wenig benutzt) |
| anderweitig | otherwise (wenig benutzt) |
| die Aneignung | appropriation / acquirement |
| anfechten | to appeal against / contest / challenge |
| die Angleichung | alignment |
| annektieren | to annex |
| die Anomalie | anomaly |
| die Anpassungskapazität | adaptive capacity |
| das Anrecht | a right / entitlement |
| die Anschauung | a view / opinion / idea / notion (wenig benutzt) |
| der Antagonismus | antagonism |
| antagonistisch | antagonistic |
| die Antinomie | antinomy / contradiction between principles |
| der Antisemitismus | antisemitism |
| die Apokalypse | apocalypse |
| apokalyptisch | apocalyptic |
| die Apotheose | apotheosis / deification |
| das Apriori | a priori knowledge / prior to experience |
| arisch | aryan |
| das Artefakt | artifact |
| der Askari | a local soldier of European colonial armies, usually in Africa |
| der Asket | an ascetic characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. |
| die Assimilation | assimilation |
| auf Gedeih und Verderb | for better or for worse (poetic, wenig benutzt) |
| der Aufmarsch | deployment / marching past |
| augenscheinlich | apparent / evident / obvious (wenig benutzt) |
| der Ausbund | paragon / epitome |
| der Auserwählte | the chosen one |
| das Aushungern | starvation |
| ausmerzen | to weed out / eradicate |
| die Ausprägung | manifestation / expression |
| ausrotten | to eradicate / stamp out / exterminate |
| die Ausrottung | eradication |
| die Äußerlichkeit | an externality |
| die Aussteuer | trousseau / dowry = the clothes, household linen, and other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage. |
| die Authentizität | authenticity |
| die Axiologie | axiology / theory of values |
| die Bagatelle | a trifle / unimportant issue |
| der Bann | a spell / jinx / ban / excommunication |
| die Barbarei | barbarity / barbarism |
| die Barmherzigkeit | compassion / mercy |
| die Barrierefreiheit | accessibility |
| der Bauerntölpel | a country bumpkin |
| der Baum der Erkenntnis | the Tree of Knowledge |
| bedeutsam | significant/important |
| die Befugnis | power / authority / authorization |
| die Begebenheit | occurrence / event / incident |
| die Begehung | perpetration |
| die Begnadigung | a pardon / reprieve |
| die Begräbnisstätte | a burial site |
| behaftet | fraught / afflicted |
| das Beiwerk | additions / accessories |
| der Belang | matter / importance / significance |
| berechtigterweise | legitimately / justifiably |
| der Besatzer | an occupier |
| die Beschaffenheit | nature / composition / constitution |
| beschaulich | contemplative / tranquil / quiet / placid |
| beschlagnahmen | to confiscate / impound |
| die Beschwörung | an incantation / conjuration |
| besiedeln | to settle / colonize / populate |
| die Besiedlung | colonization |
| der Beweggrund | a motive (wenig benutzt) |
| bezwecken | to aim at / have as an objective |
| die Billigung | an endorsement / approval |
| die Bindehautentzündung | conjunctivitus = pink eye |
| das Bindemittel | binder / thickener / cement |
| die Binsenweisheit | a truism = a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting |
| das Bistum | diocese / see = a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church |
| blechern | tinny / metallic |
| die Blendung | a glare (e.g., on a windshield) |
| die Blutrache | a blood feud / vendetta |
| das Blutvergießen | bloodshed |
| der Börsengang | an IPO (initial public offering) |
| brachial | brute adj |
| das Brandopfer | a burnt sacrifice |
| der Brandstifter | arsonist / incendiary |
| der Brennpunkt | focus (wenig benutzt) |
| die Brennweite | a focal length |
Society & Abstract broken down by situation
The C1 list above is one long alphabetical run. These packages split the same vocabulary into the sets you actually need at once — each with plurals, example sentences, flashcards and an Anki download.
Law & Justice162Religion & Belief106Politics & Government83Crime & Police76War & Peace59Philosophy & Ideas53Art & Artists50History & the Past47Theatre & Performance36Linking Words & Connectors36Society & Social Classes34Thinking & Knowledge34Equality & Discrimination30Quantity & Amount29Change & Development26Immigration & Integration22Truth & Lies22Military & Defence21Colours21Community & Volunteering20Measurements & Units20Problems & Solutions20Memory & Forgetting20Conflict & Cooperation20Sustainability & the Environment20Shapes & Forms19Comparison & Difference19Rules & Regulations19Systems & Structures19Maths & Numbers18Decisions & Choices18Possibility & Probability18Elections & Voting17Technology & Innovation17Necessity & Obligation17Power & Influence17Economy & Economics16Science & Research16Growth & Decline16Organisation & Planning16Permission & Prohibition16Importance & Priority16Rights & Freedom15Cause & Effect15Risk & Safety14Ethics & Morality13Culture & Traditions13Data & Statistics13Charity & Donations12Size & Dimensions12Energy & Resources12Common Adjectives12
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