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Question 1

Morose

Answer 1

Gloomy, SULLEN, more than sad

“Why are you so morose these days?”

Question 2

Multifarious

Answer 2

of many different types:

“The newspaper report detailed the fraudster’s multifarious business activities.”

fast anf farious, many cars

Question 3

Munificent

Answer 3

Very generous with money:

“A former student has donated a munificent sum of money to the college.”

Munich money billets de 100

Question 4

Myopic

Answer 4

Can mean unable to understand a situation or the way actions will affect it in the future:

“Their myopic refusal to act now will undoubtedly cause problems in the future.”

Question 5

Nadir

Answer 5

The lowest point, the worst moment

“The defeat was the nadir of her career.”

dinar, crisis lowest point

Question 6

Neologism

Answer 6

A new word or expression, or a new meaning for an existing word

“The Savage neologism later made news in the runup to the 2012 presidential election.”

Neo nouveau, logos word

Question 7

Neophyte

Answer 7

Néophyte, someone who has recently become involved in an activity and is still learning about it

“This fundamental distinction is not always clearly understood by neophyte listeners.”

(-phyte is from the Greek phuton “plant”, as a new plant)

Question 8

Nettle

Answer 8

Ortie, to make someone annoyed or slightly angry:

“She looked up at me sharply, clearly nettled by the interruption.”

netoiyer avec ortie, enfant

Question 9

Noisome

Answer 9

Harmful (nuisible), offensive to the smell

“This war has proved noisome to the realm and disastrous for our merchants.”

Some noi, cause degat et mauvaise odor

Question 10

Nominal

Answer 10

Small amount OR in name only but not in reality

“The CEO is the nominal head of the company, but you know his assistant is one who is really in charge of the day-to-day business of the company.
For a nominal fee, they will deliver orders to customers’ homes.”

nominé mais truqué

Question 11

Nontrivial

Answer 11

Important or big enough to matter

” engineering a power plant around the technology is a nontrivial problem.”

(Trivial–> little value or importance)

Question 12

Normative

Answer 12

Something pertaining to norms, something normal or typical , can be described as normative.

Question 13

Obdurate

Answer 13

Inflexible, stubborn

“The president remains obdurate on immigration.
Union leaders remain obdurate that working conditions and pay improve.”

Ob dure but can’t enter

Question 14

Oblique

Answer 14

having a sloping direction, angle, or position
OR not clear or direct, misleading

“He made an oblique reference to their relationship.”
“He gave her an oblique glance.”

horizontal = clear, avoid oblique organisation

Question 15

Occlude

Answer 15

to block something:

“Veins can get occluded by blood clots.”

colude, ferme porte case del papel

Question 16

Opine

Answer 16

to express an opinion:

“Ernest Rutherford opined that his work on radioactive substances would be of little or no practical use.”

Hop, iné. bébé born express opinion

Question 17

Opprobrium

Answer 17

Disgrace and disapproval that result from outrageously shameful actions

“International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbours.”

OP(officier de police), pro, brio
Sáccapar onu, consequently oppobrium

Question 18

Orotund

Answer 18

For voice and speaking: Full, rich, and clear
OR pompeux, bombastic

Orochi, tondre. Sing good, tondu sasuk revele personalité

Question 19

Ossify

Answer 19

“to become bony”,become inflexible in attitudes, opinions, etc.

“Years of easy success had ossified the company’s thinking and it never faced up to the challenge of the new technology.”

Question 20

ostensible /ostensive

Answer 20

Apparent,appearing as such but not necessarily so

“Rous published 60 scientific papers after his ostensible retirement.
Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government.”

OST sensible, voit sa ost car i am sensible

Question 21

Ostentatious

Answer 21

too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you:

“They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.”

Question 22

Overwrought

Answer 22

Overly nervous, agitated, or excited

“She was so tired and overwrought that she burst into tears.
He was in an overwrought state/condition for weeks after the accident.”

over, wr fought. after fight

Question 23

Palatial

Answer 23

magnificent, reminiscent of a home fit for a king.

“This sequence not only shows an imaginative contrast between the palatial and what some of the working class visitors were used to.”

Question 24

Palliate

Answer 24

to reduce the bad effects of something

“They tried to palliate the hardship of their lives
The drugs palliate pain but have no effect on inflammation..”

Question 25

Pallid

Answer 25

Pallid means pale, or lacking color.

“His books can also be called pallid if they’re lacking in color and excitement.”

Question 26

Panache

Answer 26

a stylish, original, and very confident way of doing things that makes people admire you
(2 senses)

“The orchestra played with great panache.
He dressed with panache.”

Question 27

Panegyric

Answer 27

A speech or piece of writing that praises someone very much and does not mention anything bad about them

“She delivered a panegyric on the president-elect.”

Pan egerique

Question 28

Paragon

Answer 28

Model of excellence, perfect example

“In the novel, Constanza is a paragon of virtue.”

Aragon PC

Question 29

Pare

Answer 29

Peel or cut off the outer layer (such as peeling fruit with a knife), reduce or trim as if cutting off the outer parts

“The three-hour play has been pared (down/back) to two hours.Pare off any bits of the carrots that don’t look very nice.”

Pare brise enleve gel

Question 30

Parley

Answer 30

A formal discussion between enemies or opponents

“After some serious parleying, both sides agreed to settle their differences.
He has led disarmament talks and parleyed with NATO.”

Pourparler

Question 31

Parry

Answer 31

Parrer, to manage cleverly to avoid dealing with a difficult question or some criticism

“Predictably the president parried enquiries about the arms scandal.”

parade du psg

Question 32

Pastiche

Answer 32

A pastiche is an artwork that copies the style of another work or that combines various, distinct styles together into one work

Pastiche=Pastis avec pastille diff gouts

Question 33

Pathogenic

Answer 33

able to cause disease

“They include, in fact, both pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms responsible for various diseases in the host.”

(pathos, disease)

Question 34

Pedant

Answer 34

Person who pays excessive attention to book learning and rules, OR who uses his or her learning to show off

“The irony is, of course, that the pedants are the ones making the mistakes.”

Partie democrate refugees

Question 35

Peddle

Answer 35

Colporter, to sell things, especially by taking them to different places
OR If you peddle stories or information, you spread them by telling different people:

“The organization has peddled the myth that they are supporting the local population.
These products are generally peddled (from) door to door.”

colporte en pédalant

Question 36

Pellucid

Answer 36

Transparent and shinning, very clear

“He writes in pellucid prose.
the pellucid water”

Pelle lucide, pelle transparente qui brille

Question 37

Penitent

Answer 37

Penitent means deeply sorry, ashamed, and full of remorse

"”I’m sorry,” she said with a penitent smile.
It was hard to be angry with him when he looked so penitent.”

Pénitencier, pour ce type de personne

Question 38

Penumbra

Answer 38

The part of a shadow, especially one made by something blocking the sun, in which only part of the light is blocked:

“In a lunar eclipse, the outer shadow or penumbra is a zone where Earth blocks a portion of the sun’s rays.”

A paine ombre
Pen (almost) umbra (shadow)

Question 39

Penury

Answer 39

Penury means extreme poverty to the point of homelessness and begging in the streets.

“These characters offer insights into Satie’s childhood and his years of quasi penury and anonymity in fin de siècle Paris.”

Penury DONC pauvre

Question 40

Per se

Answer 40

En soi, use when you want to refer to a particular thing on its own.

“The song, per se, wasn’t a bad choice; it was your singing voice that was atrocious.”

P.s, en soi love you

Question 41

Peregrinate

Answer 41

Constantly on the move from place to place, esp. on foot

“But I seem to travel, to peregrinate, less and less—and I am reduced to living on my past accumulations.”

Pere g ri naGe, rice around world so penigrate

Question 42

Perennial

Answer 42

Lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly or all the time:

“The film “White Christmas” is a perennial favourite.
We face the perennial problem of not having enough money.”

Pere, nil with music
All I want for chrismas

Question 43

Perfunctory

Answer 43

done quickly, as part of a routine or duty, without taking care or interest:

“His smile was perfunctory.”

each (per) Factory

Question 44

Peripatetic

Answer 44

Journeying from place to place; esp traveling on foot

“That seemed in line with Kenny’s peripatetic lifestyle: He wasn’t meant to be able to sustain a relationship.”

same peregrinate

Question 45

Pernicious

Answer 45

Having a very harmful effect or influence:

“The cuts in government funding have had a pernicious effect on local health services.
he book focuses on the pernicious effects of slavery.”

nocious, nicious, pere this effect (FMA)

Question 46

Phalanx

Answer 46

Formation of soldiers carrying shields close together for defense; any very close group of people

“Bodyguards formed a solid phalanx around the singer so that photographers couldn’t get close.”

Question 47

Philistine

Answer 47

Person deficient in or hostile to culture,isn’t interested in learning.

“I wouldn’t have expected them to enjoy a film of that quality anyway - they’re just a bunch of philistines!”

Philippine president