Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

My GE > 250-300 > Flashcards

250-300 Flashcards

1
Q

Mercurial

A

Versatile; changing suddenly and often (figgle/fighty) OR intelligent, enthusiastic, and quick

Mercure high tchernobyl

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Metamorphosis

A

a complete change or transformer

“Under the new editor, the magazine has undergone a metamorphosis.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Meticulous

A

Méticuleux; taking extreme care in regards to details; precise, fussy(=difficult),thorough(detailed and careful:)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Mitigate

A

Atténuer / extenuate !

Mitigé, bof bof

“It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Mollify

A

Make someone less angry or upset
placate(apaiser)

Rendre un p0lacard mou, et appaiser qlq, narnia

“They will not be mollified by being told that the law says that the limit is such-and-such in terms of numbers.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Monotony

A

a situation in which something stays the same and is therefore boring (tedium=ennui)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Mores

A

Mœurs, the traditional customs and ways of behaving that are typical of a particular (part of) society:

‘The mores of book marketing also differ substantially between the two countries.’

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Mundane

A

Banal

Mundian back to me

‘Resolving other mundane issues is currently a matter of sheer tedium.’

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Likewise

A

De même, pareillement

‘Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the bedroom.’

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Log

A

Keep a record of, write down OR travel for or at a certain distance,speed OR cut trees

log iciel enregistrer

“The Better Business Bureau has logged more than 90 complaints.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Loquacious

A

Talk a lot, garulous

locario, with wolfs talking

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Lucid

A

Lucide, claire

Clearly expressed and easy to understand OR (of a person) thinking or speaking clearly:

“She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company’s future.
The drugs she’s taking make her drowsy and confused, but there are times when she’s quite lucid.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Lull

A

Accalmie OR to cause someone to feel calm OR to feel that they want to sleep:

Lulla dort in prison

“In reality, the only virtue of the crisis is that it will wake up populations lulled by financial expectation facilities and anti-national propaganda.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Makeshift

A

De fortune

Make shit things

“housands of refugees are living in makeshift camps.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Malleable

A

easily influenced, trained, or controlled

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Maverick

A

Non conformiste ; a person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected or usual way, dissenter

Daredevil, isolé , différent

“She is also something of a musical maverick”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Mendacious

A

Mensonger, not telling the truth

“Some of these statements are misleading and some are downright mendacious.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Lampoon

A

Pamphlet (criticize in a humorous way, allowing their or its bad qualities to be seen and making them or it seem stupid), parody, satire

Spatoon, rdicule rois

19
Q

Landmark

A

Point de repere

bateau jete boussole car landmark

“The two books represent major landmarks in the study of growing old, and confirm the value and importance of historical and policy analysis.”

20
Q

Languid

A

Langoureux, moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive way, lethargic, torpid, sluggish

On se langui

21
Q

Lassitude

A

physical or mental tiredness, sensation de fatigue

“Shareholders are blaming the company’s problems on the lassitude of the CEO.”

22
Q

Laudable

A

worthy of praise

“Essential to this project was the need to form a modernist culture that lauded matrimony, domesticity, and motherhood.”

23
Q

Lavish

A

large in quantity and expensive or impressive OR very generous

Lavish eau argenté (anouk)

“Their research has been biased towards royal ceremonies and the most lavish religious festivals.
“

24
Q

Layperson

A

someone who is not an expert in or does not have a detailed knowledge of a particular subject

LAYMAN

“To the layman these rules may seem unnecessarily complex.”

25
Q

Levity

A

Legerete, humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion:

Zero levity

“He treated it with a little levity at one stage in his speech.”

26
Q

Levy

A

Prelevement, imposer, an amount of money, such as a tax, that you have to pay to a government or organization

“Thus, the programmes were always implemented to levy quick revenues.
“

27
Q

Liberal

A

favorable to progress or reform; believing in maximum possible individual freedom; tolerant, open-minded; generous (adj); a person with such beliefs or practices (noun)

28
Q

Intrinsic

A

being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing

“Maths is an intrinsic part of the school curriculum.”

29
Q

Jocular

A

Humoristique ; funny or intended to make someone laugh, happy and likes to make jokes

Jocker

“The narrator frequently intervenes to make jocular and obscene comments about women’s character”

30
Q

Juncture

A

a particular point in time (often critical) OR joining

“Even so, these do reflect the popular mood at each of the junctures in time.”

31
Q

Keen

A

Pasionné, vif, assidu

“She’s keen on (playing) tennis./But the quest for unknown landscapes, and the search for the exotic remained keen.”

32
Q

Kudos

A

Felicitations, bravo

Dudokus finish kudos

“Being an actor has a certain amount of kudos attached to it.
Extra-curricular music is an obvious source of kudos for schools “

33
Q

Lackluster

A

Terne, lacking energy and effort

Lack–bad, luster=eclat

”
The album was released to little fanfare and relatively lackluster reviews.
“

34
Q

Laconic

A

using very few words to express what you mean

Platonique=plat (reduit y) donc laconic reduit x

“In general the older the contract, the more laconic were the specifications.”

35
Q

indeterminate

A

not measured, counted, or clearly known:

“a man of indeterminate age”

36
Q

Inform

A

can mean give essence or character to / animate

“the compassion that informs her work”

37
Q

Ingenuous

A

Ingénu (Qui a une sincérité innocente et naïve, can trust silly way)

In (non) genie

“It has to be said it was rather ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to take care of his luggage.”

38
Q

Ingrained

A

Enraciné,(of beliefs) so firmly held that they are not likely to change:

Graine qui a poussée

“her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority”

39
Q

Inherent

A

Indissociable d’un élément , existing as a natural or basic part of something, intrisic.

“There are dangers/risks inherent in almost every sport.”

40
Q

Innocuous

A

Innofensif

Innocent

”
Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.”

41
Q

Intelligible

A

(of speech and writing) clear enough to be understood:

-Intelligent people can’t understand because not clear

“She was so upset when she spoke that she was hardly intelligible.”

42
Q

Intractable

A

very difficult or impossible to control, manage, or solve:
, thorny

opposite tractable

“We are facing an intractable problem.”

43
Q

Intrepid

A

extremely brave and showing no fear of dangerous situations

My GE (27 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions