50-100

Question 1

Conversant

Answer 1

to be familiar with, and have knowledge or experience of the facts or rules of something, conaissant

converse annn, know them

“I’m not conversant with the rules of chess.”

Question 2

Conversely

Answer 2

Inversement

“In the US, you drive on the right-hand side of the road, but in the UK the CONVERSE applies.”

“The staff of any organisation are its best ambassadors or conversely may be its worst.”

Question 3

Convoluted

Answer 3

very twisted, unreasonably long and difficult to understand

“Her book is full of long, convoluted sentences.”

Question 4

Copious

Answer 4

in large amounts, or more than enough, BOUNTIFUL (genereux)

“He took copious notes during the lecture.”

Question 5

Corroborate

Answer 5

to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information.

James bond arrives, add new info satellite russia

“The clear age structures of these populations are corroborating evidence of two separate cohorts of both nymphs and adults”

Question 6

Cosmopolitan

Answer 6

containing or having experience of people and things from many different parts of the world

“Without the acknowledgment of this principle, there would be no basis for a cosmopolitan outlook.”

Question 7

worldly

Answer 7

relating to or consisting of physical things and ordinary life rather than spiritual things.
“For many of the refugees, the clothes they are wearing are all the worldly goods (= possessions) they have.”

OR
practical and having a lot of experience of life:
“She seems to be much more worldly than the other students in her class.”

Question 8

Countenance

Answer 8

Visage/apearance OR approuver

arya contient visage, maitre approuve

“He was of noble countenance.”
“We will not give/lend countenance to any kind of terrorism.”

Question 9

Counterintuitive

Answer 9

Something that is counter-intuitive does not happen in the way you would expect it to:

“Steering a sailboat is counter-intuitive - you push the tiller the opposite way to the way you want to go.”

Question 10

Counterpoint

Answer 10

contrasting item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast or interplay in a work of art

” The dressing is a refreshing counterpoint to the spicy chicken.”

Question 11

Condone

Answer 11

fermer les yeux sur,tolérer, OVERLOOK (négliger),regard as harmless

Condame, NO, opposite condone

“condone corruption in politics”
“If the government is seen to condone violence, the bloodshed will never stop.”

Question 12

Confer

Answer 12

Conférer: s’entretenir avec qlq, often in order to reach a decision on what action to take:/ accorder qlq ch a qlq’1 (pouvoir) (BESTOW)

Discuss then agree to give power

“I need some time to confer with my lawyer.”
“An honorary doctorate was conferred on him by Columbia University.”

Question 13

Connoisseur

Answer 13

a person who knows a lot about and a person who knows a lot about. Connaisseur

“This product will be marketed at connoisseurs.”

Question 14

Console

Answer 14

Consoler, COMFORT

“I tried to console her with a box of chocolates.”

Question 15

Consolidate

Answer 15

can mean unite

“The two firms consolidated to form a single company.”
“She hoped that marriage would consolidate their relationship.”

Question 16

Constrict

Answer 16

become tighter and narrower. Retrecir / Resserer/Gener

“He hated wearing a tie - he felt it constricted his breathing.”
“Too many rules had constricted her lifestyle.”

Question 17

Construe

Answer 17

Interpreter

Not really true (con s true), true in your interpretation

“Any changes to the plan would be construed as indecision.”

Question 18

Contextualize

Answer 18

to consider something in its context

“First, we also present a brief historical overview to contextualize research on diverse youth.”

Question 19

Conundrum

Answer 19

Enigme OR a problem that is difficult to deal with:

“Arranging childcare over the school holidays can be a real conundrum for working parents.”

Question 20

Clinch

Answer 20

to finally get or win something (conclure)

Melissa deal aggrafe

“I hear he finally clinched the deal to buy the land he wanted.”

Question 21

Coalesce

Answer 21

come or grow together to form one thing or system

Coal+essence

“It is a creative tool to coalesce all of these forces.”

Question 22

Cogent

Answer 22

Convainquant,very convincing, logical

Convaincre la foule, les gens (speech)

“I have argued that this line of reasoning is not cogent.”

Question 23

Commensurate

Answer 23

The same in size, in a correct and suitable amount compared to something else (correspondant)

“a salary that is commensurate with skills and experience”

Question 24

Complacent

Answer 24

feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder.SMUG (suffisant)

“There’s no room for complacency if we want to stay in this competition!”

Question 25

Compliant

Answer 25

willing to do what other people want you to do,to comply
OR obey a particular rule or law
“a compliant child/The company expects to be reclassified as soon as its factories are fully compliant with the Federal Clean Air Act.”

Question 26

amenable

Answer 26

susceptible,willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion

“he might be more amenable to the idea if you explained how much money it would save.”

Question 27

Concede

Answer 27

to allow someone to have something, even if you do not want to/to admit.

” The government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.
He is not willing to concede any of hisauthority.”

Question 28

Conciliatory

Answer 28

reconciling, appeasing, attempting to make the peace

“An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conflict.”

Question 29

Concur

Answer 29

etre d’accord/coincide

concours (my hero ac), maitres d’accord

“The new report concurs with previous findings.”

Question 30

Canonical

Answer 30

authorized, recognized; pertaining to the canon, or body of accepted rules, standards or artistic works.
Conforme aux canons de l’Église.

“His proposals were generally accepted as canonical.”

Question 31

capricious

Answer 31

changing mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedly. impulsive, whimsical

Question 32

Castigate

Answer 32

to criticize someone or something severely

“Health inspectors castigated the kitchen staff for poor standards of cleanliness.”

Question 33

catalyse

Answer 33

causer of change. to make something start happening.

“Will this be enough to catalyse the country’s moribund industry?”

Question 34

Caustic

Answer 34

A caustic remark or way of speaking is hurtful, critical, or intentionally unkind. corrosive

“She’s famous in the office for her caustic wit.”

Question 35

Censure

Answer 35

to criticize someone officially, blamer/condamner

pas censuré so I can censure Turkey

“Ministers were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis.”

Question 36

Chauvinism

Answer 36

the strong and unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important

“The war stimulated an intense national chauvinism.”

Question 37

Clamor

Answer 37

To make a loud complaint or demand / loud noise, esp. made by people’s voices.

“The clamor for freedom in recent years has been strong.”