German Loan Words #2

a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.

• Poltergeist

• Rucksack

• Leitmotif

• Wanderlust

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

a ghost or other supernatural being supposedly responsible for physical disturbances such as loud noises and objects thrown around.

• Wunderkind

• Poltergeist

• Spiel

• Schadenfreude

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations.

• Zeitgeist

• Wunderkind

• Leitmotif

• Realpolitik

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

a bag with shoulder straps that allow it to be carried on someone's back, typically made of a strong, waterproof material and widely used by hikers; a backpack.

• Schadenfreude

• Rucksack

• Poltergeist

• Verboten

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.

• Leitmotif

• Realpolitik

• Zeitgeist

• Schadenfreude

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

a long or fast speech or story, typically one intended as a means of persuasion or as an excuse but regarded with skepticism or contempt by those who hear it.

• Spiel

• Wanderlust

• Wunderkind

• Poltergeist

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

forbidden, especially by an authority.

• Zeitgeist

• Verboten

• Realpolitik

• Leitmotif

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

a strong desire to travel

• Wunderkind

• Realpolitik

• Schadenfreude

• Wanderlust

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

a person who achieves great success when relatively young.

• Wanderlust

• Rucksack

• Wunderkind

• Leitmotif

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.

• Spiel

• Zeitgeist

• Verboten

• Rucksack

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E