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German Loan Words



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  1. What name is given to someone who looks exactly like another person?
  2. What word means the spirit of the times?
  3. What word describes art considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness, yet sometimes appreciated in an ironic way?
  4. What adjective means broken and useless; no longer working or effective?
  5. What is one of the two most common defensive strategies used in rugby?
  6. What term describes the experience of pleasure or self-satisfaction derived from another's suffering, or humiliation?
  7. What word means 'children' in German?
  8. What word with roots in German Romanticism means a strong desire to travel and explore the world?
  9. What German word means the 'land behind' a city or port?
  10. In English, what word describes an intense feeling of anxiety or inner turmoil?
  11. What word beginning with 'E' means something made as a substitute, typically an inferior one?
  12. Introduced to the English language during World War II, what word also means strong criticism?


Answers



  1. Doppelgänger
  2. Zeitgeist
  3. Kitsch
  4. Kaput
  5. The blitz defence
  6. Schadenfreude
  7. Kinder
  8. Wanderlust
  9. Hinterland
  10. Angst
  11. Ersatz
  12. Flak