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abase

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To lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem

mario galatic base, abaisse autres héros marvel

“Consequently, the hero must be either venerated and elevated or cynically scorned and abased.”

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abeyance

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situation en suspens temporary, inactivity

Abaye, medit souffle en suspens

“The tradition of multi-media spectaculars fell into abeyance towards the end of the century.”

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abreast

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au courant OR side by side

Breast Ar Grand. Music side by side, supervise camera donc au courant

“Staying abreast of new software releases takes lots of time.
We were running two abreast around the track.”

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abscission

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Amputation, the cutting off or removal of something,
The separation of leaves, petals, or other parts from a plant or animal

Scissor

“Ethylene also enhances the abscission of sprouts.”

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abscond

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Fuite, prendre la fuite

abs–> abscent; cond conditionnel, imagine plus la

“He absconded with the stolen money.”

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accede

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Accepter OR to take a position of power

Code lloko acede entrer tour puis power

“the Queen acceded to the Prince’s demands “

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accretion

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Accroissement . A gradual increase or growth by the addition of new layers or parts.

Chenipan piece by piece

“The fund was increased by the accretion of new shareholders.”

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acerbic

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Acerbe/ qui cherche a blesser. Cinglant

“Headlam comes across as an acerbic yet perceptive and sometimes prescient commentator.”

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acidulous

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Can mean sharp /caustic/critical

“an acidulous portrait of the candidate”

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acumen

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perspicacité,skill in making correct decisions and judgments

tableau ecume, coquille, expertise

“She has considerable business/financial acumen.”

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adulterate

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Frelater,weakened or lessened in purity by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element

Beer couple, adultere with water

“There were complaints that the beer had been adulterated with water.”

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adumbrate

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Esquisser,to give only the main facts and not the details about something, especially something that will happen in the future (foreshadow)

braten=rotir, a dumb person braten, mais voit que fumée

“The project’s objectives were adumbrated in the report.”
“ “The scene where the princess dreams of the vampire adumbrates her later discovery that her little brother is, in fact, a vampire.””

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aerie

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Dwelling or fortress built on a high place; the nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk, built on a mountain or cliff

FF7 jeu chateau

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albeit

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Bien que, although:

“The evening was very pleasant, albeit a little quiet.”

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aloof

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Distant; not interested or involved, not friendly

alal, distant, reclus

“She kept herself aloof from her husband’s business
She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shyfriendly “

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amalgamate

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amalgamé, mélange d’éléments hétérogènes.

amalgame=melanger 2 choses

“The electricians’ union is planning to amalgamate with the technicians’ union.
They amalgamated the hospital with the university.”

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Ameliorate

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make a bad or unpleasant situation better:

ameliore depuis 2/20, borgo

“Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought.”

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anachronism

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Confusion de dates, attribution à une époque de ce qui appartient à une autre./Mœurs aujourd’hui périmées ; ce qui appartient à un autre âge

chro, chrono temps

“found several anachronisms in the movie
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analgesia

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Analgésie, suppresion de la douleur

gesha anal

“Kappa receptors also have recently become more promising targets for analgesia.”

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annul

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rescind(annuler une decision), obliterate(effacer)

attention meaning , nul d’annuler mariage hot’ n cold

“His second marriage was annulled because he never divorced his first wife.”

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anodyne

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Calmant, Medicine that relieves pain OR innocuous (inoffensive)

Chronicle game 2 , cat cure anodyne the king

” the anodyne properties of certain drugs / his speech contained a single anodyne reference to the man who preceded him.”

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antedate

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a date assigned to an event or document earlier than the actual date of the event or document

“dinosaurs antedate cavemen by millions of years/The procedure for protecting creditors whose claim antedate the publication of the decision on the reduction was specified more in detail.”

23
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antithetical

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involving antithesis

“In her view, elite sports are actually antithetical to healthy living./They don’t support the idea that religion and democracy are antithetical.”

24
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apostate

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someone who has deserted his cause (mainly religion/political party)

Carte postale from senegal secrétaire, explique deserted engie

” an apostate from communism, he later became one of its harshest critics”

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apostle

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Pioneer who strongly supports a particular belief or political movement.Apotre

a poster of a apotre

“Does she believe that they are apostles of sweetness and light?”

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apposite

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highly pertinent, or appropriate

opposite of ‘opposite’

“Such considerations are particularly apposite when social policy affects altruism.”

27
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apprise

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Informer

appraise(évaluer) best soldiers, apprise

“The president has been apprised of the situation.”

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approbation

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approval or agreement, often given by an official group:

“The council has finally indicated its approbation of the plans.”

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appropriate

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can mean take something for your own use, usually without permission

S’approprier

“He lost his job when he was found to have appropriated some of the company’s money.”

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arbiter

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arbitre, someone who makes a judgment, solves an argument, or decides what will be done

“The government will be the final arbiter in the dispute.”

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ardent

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showing strong feelings; eager.passionate about something

“an ardent supporter of Manchester United”

32
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arrogate

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Arroger: récupère une chose ou le fruit d’une action sur lequel il n’a aucun droit.

Juliette haro gate prez perno

“She viewed him as silently arrogating to himself the status of head of the household, while demoting her to that of a mere dependent.
“

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ascribe

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attribuer. to consider something to be caused, created, or owned by s.o / sth

A scrabble, choisis les regles, s’approprie

“To what do you ascribe the enormous success of your latest book?”

34
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aseptic

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aseptique, Exempt de tout germe, sterile, santized

Sylvain aseptic, metro, sceptique

“Introduction of aseptic techniques and minimising obstetric intervention helped reduce maternal mortality.”

35
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asperity

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the quality of being severe in the way that you speak and behave / OR inégalité d’une surface

aspirine car papa severe

“the asperity of her manner”

36
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aspersions

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Calomny, defamation, charge meant to harm someone’s reputation

“His opponents cast aspersions on his patriotism.”

As person, fausses personnes, faux comptes pour calomier

37
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assail

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attack/assault

“to be assailed by doubts/fears/problems
He was assailed with insults and abuse as he left the court.”

38
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attenuate

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to make something smaller, thinner, or weaker

“Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth’s atmosphere.”

39
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attuned

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A l’ écoute de / able to understand or recognize something. an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions:

“Politicians must be highly attuned to these dangers.”

Tune – music, etre a l’écoute de cela

40
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augury

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Augure, qui semble présager qlq chose. Sign or knowing what will happen in the future

“These sales figures are a good augury for another profitable year.
His remarkable recovery defied all medical augury.”

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august

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marked by majestic dignity or grandeur

“the society’s august patron, the Duke of Norfolk”

Aout, fete de l’été

42
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avarice

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Comportement de l’avare.

“Inquisitors may well have seen heretics as particularly prone to the sins of avarice and usury.”

Maladie répandue, que des avares moliere

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greed

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Avidité .Désir immodéré de dévorer ou de posséder quelque chose

“He was unsympathetic with many house sellers, complaining that they were motivated by greed.”

Chiiro créature

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axiom

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Proposition considérée comme évidente, admise sans démonstration.

“It is a widely held axiom that governments should not negotiate with terrorists.”

45
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bane

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Fléaut, a cause of continuous trouble or unhappiness.

“Keeping noise levels low is the bane of airport administration.”

Banana split fléauéducation

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baying

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Howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf

“a baying crowd”

Bayer, pub kelopps

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