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vordringen, to penetrate, to advance. 



Vorfahren, pi., ancestors. 



Vorgang, m., event, occurrence, inci- 

 dent, procedure. 



vorgehen, to take place, to proceed, 

 to progress. 



vorhanden, adj., on hand, present. 



Vorhandensein, n., presence. 



vorhergehen, to precede. 



vorhersagen, to prophesy. 



vorherrschen, to predominate. 



vorkommen, to occur. 



vorliegen, to lie in view. 



vornehmen, to imdertake, to purpose. 



vornehmlich, adv., especially. 



Vorrat, m., siipply. 



Vorrichtung, f., method, arrange- 

 ment, apparatiis, device. 



vornicken, to advance. 



Vorschein, m., appearance, view. 



vorschieben, to push forward. 



vorschreiten, to advance. 



vorschriftlich, adj., prescribed. 



vorsichgehend, *.&}., proceeding,pro- 

 gressing. 



Vorsicht, f., caution. 



vorstellen, to represent, to imagine, 

 to introduce. 



Vorstellung, f., image, conception. 



Vorteil, m., advantage. 



voriiberfliegen, to fly past. 



voriiberziehen, to pass over, to pass 

 by. 



vorweltlich, adj., prehistoric, prime- 

 val. 



vorwiegend, adj . , preponderating. 



Vorzeit, f. 5 antiquity. 



vorziiglich, adj., excellent. 



vorzugsweise, adv., principally. 



Vulkan, m., volcano. 



w. 



wachsen, to grow. 

 Wachstum, n., growth. 

 wagerecht, adj., horizontal. 

 wahlen, to select. 

 wahrhaft, adv., truly. 

 Wahrheit, f., truth. 

 wahrnehmen, to perceive. 

 Wahrnehmung, f., perception. 

 wahrscheinlich, adj., apparent, 



probable. 

 Wald, m., forest. 

 Waldung, 1., forest-growth. 

 walzen, to tumble, to roll. 

 Wand, f., wall. 

 Wanderung, f., wandering. 

 Warme, f., warmth, heat. 

 Warmegrad,n., degree of heat, tern 



perature. 



Wasser, n., water. 

 Wasserbehalter, n., reservoir. 

 Wasserflache, f., surface of water. 

 Wasserlauf, m., current. 

 Wassermenge, f., amoimt of water, 

 Wassermiihle, f., water-mill. 

 Wassernapf, m., water-bowl. 

 Wasserrinne, f., water-course. 

 Wassersaule, f., column of water. 

 Wasserschicht, f., layer of water. 

 Wasserstoff, m., hydrogen. 

 Wechsel, m., change. 

 wechselstandig, adj., alternating. 

 wegnehmen, to remove. 

 wegwaschen, to wash away. 

 weich, adj., soft, yielding. 

 weichen, to yield. 

 Weinstock, m., vine. 

 Weise, f., manner. 

 weissgliihend, adj., at white heat. 



