100 core adjectives

Question 1

eindeutig

Answer 1

Clear / Unambiguous

Question 2

fragwürdig

Answer 2

Questionable / Dubious

Question 3

zwingend

Answer 3

Compelling / Cogent

Question 4

haltbar

Answer 4

Tenable / Valid

Question 5

widersprüchlich

Answer 5

Contradictory

Question 6

zulässig

Answer 6

Permissible / Valid

Question 7

beweiskräftig

Answer 7

Probative / Convincing

Question 8

umfassend

Answer 8

Comprehensive / Extensive,”"”A comprehensive study.”””

Question 9

vereinzelt

Answer 9

Isolated / Occasional,”"”Isolated instances of X.”””

Question 10

gängig

Answer 10

Common / Standard,”"”The standard interpretation.”””

Question 11

beträchtlich

Answer 11

Considerable / Significant,”"”A significant influence.”””

Question 12

vollständig

Answer 12

Complete / Total,”"”A complete list of sources.”””

Question 13

geringfügig

Answer 13

Marginal / Minor,”"”Only minor differences.”””

Question 14

vorangegangen

Answer 14

previous / preceding.

Question 15

betreffend

Answer 15

Concerning / Regarding (often follows the noun).

Question 16

sogenannt

Answer 16

So-called (indicates the author might disagree with the term).

Question 17

jeweilig

Answer 17

Respective / Particular (e.g.”in their respective contexts”).

Question 18

entsprechend

Answer 18

Corresponding / Accordingly

Question 19

obengenannt

Answer 19

Above-mentioned

Question 20

maßgeblich

Answer 20

Decisive / Authoritative (e.g.”The authoritative work on Caesar”).

Question 21

herkömmlich

Answer 21

Conventional / Traditional.

Question 22

zeitgenössisch

Answer 22

Contemporary (at the time of the events).

Question 23

vermeintlich

Answer 23

Supposed / Alleged (signals the author thinks it’s false).

Question 24

grundsätzlich

Answer 24

Fundamental / In principle.

Question 25

ersichtlich

Answer 25

obvious