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 Kontinuität	continuity	Society & Abstract
die Konvergenz	convergence	Society & Abstract
konvergieren	to converge	Society & Abstract
der Konvertit	a convert	Society & Abstract
der Korporatismus	corporatism	Society & Abstract
korrelieren	to correlate	Society & Abstract
der Kriegspfad	warpath	Society & Abstract
das Kühlmittel	coolant	Society & Abstract
die Kumulation	accumulation / build-up	Society & Abstract
küren	to choose / elect	Society & Abstract
die Lautmalerei	onomatopoeia	Society & Abstract
die Lebensführung	a way of life / lifestyle (wenig benutzt)	Society & Abstract
die Legislatur	legislative period	Society & Abstract
die Legitimation	legitimation / authorization	Society & Abstract
legitimieren	to legitimize	Society & Abstract
die Legitimität	legitimacy	Society & Abstract
das Lehnswesen	feudal system / fief system	Society & Abstract
der Leumund	reputation / name	Society & Abstract
der Limbus	limbo	Society & Abstract
der Lohnsteuer	income tax	Society & Abstract
die Machenschaften	machinations / wheeling and dealing / scheming	Society & Abstract
der Machthaber	a ruler / dictator	Society & Abstract
die Marginalisierung	marginalization	Society & Abstract
das Martyrium	martyrdom	Society & Abstract
die Maserung	wood-grain / texture	Society & Abstract
das Massaker	massacre	Society & Abstract
die Massenerschießung	a mass shooting	Society & Abstract
der Massenmord	mass murder	Society & Abstract
maßgebend	authoritative	Society & Abstract
der Meineid	perjury = the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.	Society & Abstract
die Menschenrechtsverletzung	human rights violation	Society & Abstract
das Messbuch	a missal = A missal is a liturgical book containing instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the liturgical year	Society & Abstract
die Metaphysik	metaphysics / nature of reality	Society & Abstract
meucheln	to assassinate (wenig benutzt)	Society & Abstract
die Meuterei	mutiny	Society & Abstract
die Miliz	militia	Society & Abstract
die Mimesis	mimesis / imitation	Society & Abstract
der Modus	mode / way	Society & Abstract
die Mörsergranate	a mortar shell	Society & Abstract
der Multikulturalismus	multiculturalism	Society & Abstract
der Mundschenk	a cupbearer	Society & Abstract
die Mystik	mysticism	Society & Abstract
die Nachwelt	posterity	Society & Abstract
die Nichtbeachtung	failure to comply / non-observance	Society & Abstract
nichtig	null / void	Society & Abstract
niedermetzeln	to massacre / butcher / hack down (wenig benutzt)	Society & Abstract
die Niederschlagung	a knockdown	Society & Abstract
die Normativität	normativity	Society & Abstract
die Notwehr	self-defense	Society & Abstract
die Notwendigkeit	necessity / must be true	Society & Abstract
der Oberste Gerichtshof	supreme court	Society & Abstract
obsolet	obsolete	Society & Abstract
die Ontologie	ontology / study of being	Society & Abstract
ordnungsgemäß	according to the rules / duly	Society & Abstract
die Ordnungswidrigkeit	administrative offense / regulatory violation	Society & Abstract
die Paradoxie	paradox / seemingly contradictory statement	Society & Abstract
parteiisch	partisan / biased / one-sided	Society & Abstract
die Partizipation	participation	Society & Abstract
der Paternalismus	paternalism	Society & Abstract
die Perpetuierung	perpetuation	Society & Abstract
pervertieren	to pervert / become perverted	Society & Abstract
die Phänomenologie	phenomenology / study of phenomena	Society & Abstract
das Plädoyer	plea / pleading / address to the jury	Society & Abstract
die Plantag	plantation	Society & Abstract
das Plenum	plenary session	Society & Abstract
die Pluralität	plurality	Society & Abstract
das Pneuma	spirit / pneuma	Society & Abstract
die Polarisierung	polarization	Society & Abstract
das Postulat	postulate / assumed principle	Society & Abstract
die Prädikation	predication / asserting properties	Society & Abstract
prähistorisch	prehistoric	Society & Abstract
der Pranger	a pillory / stock	Society & Abstract
der Präzedenzfall	a precedent The decision set a precedent for others to be sent to trial in the US	Society & Abstract
prekär	precarious	Society & Abstract
prognostizieren	to predict	Society & Abstract
das Prunkstück	a showpiece	Society & Abstract
die Ratifizierung	ratification	Society & Abstract
die Rationalität	rationality	Society & Abstract
die Räumlichkeit	spaciality / 3-dimensionality	Society & Abstract
das Raumzeitkontinuum	the space-time continuum	Society & Abstract
die Razzia	a raid	Society & Abstract
die Rechenschaft	accountability	Society & Abstract
die Rechenschaftspflicht	accountability / duty to account	Society & Abstract
die Rechtsfähigkeit	legal personality/legal capacity	Society & Abstract
die Rechtskraft	legal force / finality	Society & Abstract
der Rechtsstaat	constitutional state / rule of law	Society & Abstract
die Rechtsstaatlichkeit	rule of law / constitutionalism	Society & Abstract
die Rechtsverordnung	statutory order / ordinance	Society & Abstract
die Redefreiheit	freedom of speech	Society & Abstract
der Reduktionismus	reductionism	Society & Abstract
die Regierungsfähigkeit	ability to govern	Society & Abstract
die Reisehöhe	cruising altitude	Society & Abstract
das Relikt	a relic	Society & Abstract
die Repräsentation	representation / depiction	Society & Abstract
die Repressalie	a reprisal	Society & Abstract
die Ressourcenerschöpfung	resource depletion	Society & Abstract
die Revision	appeal / cassation	Society & Abstract
revoltieren	to revolt	Society & Abstract
die Rezession	recession	Society & Abstract
die Reziprozität	reciprocity	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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