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.

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604 C1 · Society & Abstract words

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German word	English meaning	Topic & example
die Gegenwehr	resistance (wenig benutzt)	Society & Abstract
die Geldpolitik	monetary policy	Society & Abstract
das Gelübde	a vow	Society & Abstract
das Gemach	chamber (e.g., came to my chambers)	Society & Abstract
der Gemahl	husband / spouse	Society & Abstract
das Gemeinwohl	the common good	Society & Abstract
das Gemetzel	slaughter / carnage / massacre	Society & Abstract
der Genozid	genocide (literal)	Society & Abstract
die Gepflogenheit	custom / practice / tradition	Society & Abstract
die Gerichtbarkeit	jurisdiction / judicial authority	Society & Abstract
die Gerichtsbarkeit	a jurisdiction	Society & Abstract
die Gesamtheit	entirety / totality	Society & Abstract
die Geschäftsunfähigkeit	lack of legal capacity	Society & Abstract
das Geschöpf	creating / being / creation	Society & Abstract
der Gesetzgeber	legislator / legislature	Society & Abstract
die Gesetzgebungskompetenz	legislative authority / legislative competence	Society & Abstract
das Gesetzgebungsverfahren	legislative process	Society & Abstract
der Gewahrsam	custody (safekeeping)	Society & Abstract
die Gewaltenteilung	separation of powers	Society & Abstract
die Gewaltlosigkeit	nonviolence	Society & Abstract
gleichförmig	of the same shape	Society & Abstract
der Glimmerstein	mica (stone)	Society & Abstract
die Gottheit	deity / divinity	Society & Abstract
der Götzendienst	idolatry	Society & Abstract
der Gral	a grail / cup	Society & Abstract
der Gräuel	abomination	Society & Abstract
die Gräueltat	an atrocity / outrage	Society & Abstract
das Grenzregime	border regime	Society & Abstract
grenzwertig	borderline	Society & Abstract
die Größenordnung	an order of magnitude	Society & Abstract
das Grundgesetz	constitution / basic charter	Society & Abstract
die Haft	detention / custody / imprisonment	Society & Abstract
der Haftbefehl	a warrant	Society & Abstract
die Handlungsunfähigkeit	incapacity to act	Society & Abstract
die Häresie	heresy	Society & Abstract
der Häretiker	a heretic	Society & Abstract
Hauptaugenmerk	main focus (wenig benutzt)	Society & Abstract
die Hegemonie	hegemony	Society & Abstract
die Heiligenverehrung	veneration of saints	Society & Abstract
die Heiligkeit	holiness	Society & Abstract
die Heiligung	sanctification	Society & Abstract
die Heilsgeschichte	salvation history	Society & Abstract
die Hellebarde	a halberd	Society & Abstract
das Hemmnis	a hindrance / impediment	Society & Abstract
das Henkersmahlzeit	a last meal	Society & Abstract
herkömmlich	conventional (wenig benutzt)	Society & Abstract
die Herrlichkeit	glory	Society & Abstract
das Herrschaftsgebiet	dominion / territory	Society & Abstract
heterogen	heterogeneous	Society & Abstract
die Heterogenität	heterogeneity	Society & Abstract
der Heuschober	a haystack / barn	Society & Abstract
hinfällig	invalid / untenable / lapsed	Society & Abstract
der Hirt	a shepherd / herdsman	Society & Abstract
der Hofnarr	a court jester	Society & Abstract
die Holocaustleugnung	holocaust denial	Society & Abstract
die Holunderbeere	elderberry	Society & Abstract
die Homogenität	homogeneity	Society & Abstract
huldigen	to pay homage to	Society & Abstract
die Ikonografie	iconography / symbolic meaning	Society & Abstract
die Immanenz	immanence / immanent quality	Society & Abstract
in Kraft treten	to come into effect	Society & Abstract
der Inbegriff	an epitome	Society & Abstract
der Indeterminismus	indeterminism / events not predetermined	Society & Abstract
die Inflation	inflation	Society & Abstract
die Inhaftierung	imprisonment / arrest	Society & Abstract
die Inklusion	inclusion	Society & Abstract
die Instanz	an authority / court / trial	Society & Abstract
die Integrationsleistung	integration achievement / integrative performance	Society & Abstract
die Intensivierung	intensification	Society & Abstract
die Intersektionalität	intersectionality	Society & Abstract
der Irrglaube	a mistaken belief	Society & Abstract
jählings	suddenly / abruptly / headlong	Society & Abstract
das Jota	an iota	Society & Abstract
die Jugendbewegung	a youth movement	Society & Abstract
die Jungfer / Altjungfer	a spinster / maid an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage	Society & Abstract
die Jurisdiktion	jurisdiction/legal authority	Society & Abstract
das Kalifat	a caliphate	Society & Abstract
der Kammerherr	a chamberlain = an officer who manages the household of a monarch or noble	Society & Abstract
der Kaplan	a chaplain	Society & Abstract
die Kargheit	sparseness / barrenness	Society & Abstract
der Katalysator	catalyst	Society & Abstract
die Kausalität	causality	Society & Abstract
der Kautschuk	rubber	Society & Abstract
die Ketzerei	heresy / apostasy	Society & Abstract
der Kipppunkt	tipping point	Society & Abstract
der Klacks	glob / dollop / blob	Society & Abstract
Kladderadatsch	when something ends chaotically	Society & Abstract
der Klüngel	clique / clan	Society & Abstract
der Knast	slammer (jail / prison)	Society & Abstract
die Knechtschaft	bondage / servitude	Society & Abstract
die Kodifizierung	codification	Society & Abstract
die Kohlekraftwerke	coal-fired power plant	Society & Abstract
kohlenstoffarm	low-carbon	Society & Abstract
die Kommilitone	a fellow student	Society & Abstract
die Kongruenz	congruence / alignment	Society & Abstract
das Königtum	monarchy	Society & Abstract
die Konstellation	constellation/configuration	Society & Abstract
die Konstituierung	constitution / formation	Society & Abstract
das Kontingent	a contingent / quota (group of people)	Society & Abstract
die Kontingenz	contingency / possible but not necessary	Society & Abstract

Society & Abstract broken down by situation

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Law & Justice162 Religion & Belief106 Politics & Government83 Crime & Police76 War & Peace59 Philosophy & Ideas53 Art & Artists50 History & the Past47 Theatre & Performance36 Linking Words & Connectors36 Society & Social Classes34 Thinking & Knowledge34 Equality & Discrimination30 Quantity & Amount29 Change & Development26 Immigration & Integration22 Truth & Lies22 Military & Defence21 Colours21 Community & Volunteering20 Measurements & Units20 Problems & Solutions20 Memory & Forgetting20 Conflict & Cooperation20 Sustainability & the Environment20 Shapes & Forms19 Comparison & Difference19 Rules & Regulations19 Systems & Structures19 Maths & Numbers18 Decisions & Choices18 Possibility & Probability18 Elections & Voting17 Technology & Innovation17 Necessity & Obligation17 Power & Influence17 Economy & Economics16 Science & Research16 Growth & Decline16 Organisation & Planning16 Permission & Prohibition16 Importance & Priority16 Rights & Freedom15 Cause & Effect15 Risk & Safety14 Ethics & Morality13 Culture & Traditions13 Data & Statistics13 Charity & Donations12 Size & Dimensions12 Energy & Resources12 Common Adjectives12

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