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First list Flashcards

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abate

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diminuer en intensité

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Aberrant

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Abérant

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Abjure

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Rejeter, Renoncer

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Abstain

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S’abstenir

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Acumen

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Jugement perspicace, pertinent (shrewdness)

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Admonish

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Réprimander

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Adulterate

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Rendre impure, pervertir

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Advocate

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Conseiller, un conseiller

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Aesthetic

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Esthétique

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Affectation

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Comportement non-naturel

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Aggrandize

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Agrandir, élargir

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Alacrity

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Empressement

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Alleviate

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Soulager d’un problème

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Amalgamate

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Faire un amalgame

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Ambiguous

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Ambigu, sujet à multiples interprétations

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Ambivalent

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Avoir des sentiments contradictoires

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Ameliorate

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Améliorer

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Amenable

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Facile à convaincre

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Anachronism

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Anachronisme

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Analoguous

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Analogue

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Anoint

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Choisir un bureau/poste ou enduire d’huile dans un contexte religieux

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Anomaly

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Anomalie

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Anitpathy

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Fort ressentiment

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Apathy

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Apathie, Manque d’enthousiasme

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Appease

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Apaiser, satisfaire un besoin

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Arbitrary

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Arbitraire

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Arcane

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Secret, réservé à un petit groupe

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Archaic

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Dépassé, très ancien

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Arduous

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Ardu, difficile

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Articulate

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Adjectif: bien dit, qui fait l’usage de communication skills

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Artless

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sans artifice, naturel

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Ascetic

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Austere, ascétique, impose la piété

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Assuage

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Soulage d’un sentiment désagréable/ satisfait un besoin

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Astonishment

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Surprise, choc

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Audacious

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Audacieux

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Austere

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Austere, épuré

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Avarice

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Avarice, greed

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Aver

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Affirmer, Allege

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Banal

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Banal

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Belie

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donner une fausse impression

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Benign

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Bénin, sans danger

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Biased

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Biaisé, partial

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Bolster

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Soutenir, renforcer (shore up)

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Bombastic

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grandiloquent (overblown), exagérateur

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Brazen

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Sans gène, prêt à choquer

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Bucolic

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Bucolique, pastoral, rustique

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Burgeon

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s’agrandir rapidement

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cacophony

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cacophonie

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calumny

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calomnie, mensonge

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canon

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règle/travail sacré

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Capacity

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Capacité (à faire qqch, pour un recipient)/ un poste

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capricious

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capricieux, fantaisiste

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castigate

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fustiger, réprimander (scold)

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catalyst

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Accélérateur de processus

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Caustic

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Corrosif, acerbe, très sarcastique

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censure

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Exprimer une forte condamnation

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Chauvinist

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Chauvin

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Chicanery

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supercherie

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chronological

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chronologique

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coalesce

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se regrouper, s’unir (to come together)

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cogent

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convaincant (clearly laid)

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commensurate

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En accord avec, proportionnel

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compelling

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captivant, convaincant

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Comprehensive

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exhaustif, complet

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condone

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Accorder, approuver

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Connoisseur

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un expert dans un domaine

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Consequential

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Conséquent

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Construe

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interpréter

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consumption

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consommation

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contend

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affirmer/attaquer une position

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contentious

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controverse, conflictuel

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contrite

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remorseful, pris de remord

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Convoluted

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qui tourne autour du pot, roundabout

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copious

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copieux

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cosmopolitan

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cosmopolitain, sophistiqué

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covet

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lorgner, convoiter qqch qui nous appartient pas

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craft

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Cunning, malin

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craven

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lâche au point d’en être honteux

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credence

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croyance

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credulous

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crédule, gullible

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decorum

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Bonne manière, Comportement approprié

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Deference

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Déférence, respect, soumission

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deflect

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détourner

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deftness

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Dextérité / habileté

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delineate

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description très juste/ démarcation /délimiter

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demur

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objecter/soulever une inquiétude

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denigrate

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dénigrer

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deride

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se moquer, tourner en dérision

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derivative

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contrefaçon, inspiré de qqch

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Desiccate

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sécher complètement/ aspirer toute passion, vitalité (comme un démangeur)

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Desultory

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tiède, random, banal

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detachment

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détachement, objectivité

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determinant

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déterminant, primordial

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diatribe

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diatribe, discours attaquant une personne

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didactic

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Didactique, dont le but est d’informer, éduquer

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Diffident

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timide, réservé, manque de confiance

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dilettante

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dilettante, qui fait qqch pour le plaisir

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dirge

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chanson funèbre

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disabuse

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chasser (dispel) les illusions de qqn, désabuser qqn

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discern

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percevoir, discerner

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discrepancy

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inconsistence

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disinterested

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désintéressé, impartial

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disparage

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dénigrer, rabaisser (belittle)

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disparate

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très différent, disparate

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dispassionate

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impartial, détaché, objectif

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disregard

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mépris, ne pas considérer

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dissemble

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cacher la vérité, mener sur une fausse pite

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disseminate

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disséminer

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dissonance

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dissonance, incohérence entre deux choses

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diverge

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diverger

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dogma

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dogme

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dupe

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duper, tromper

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ebullient

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enthousiaste, excité

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eccentric

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exentrique

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eclectic

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éclétique

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efficacy

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efficacité

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elegy

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poème ou chanson triste

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elicit

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provoquer une réponse

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eloquence

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éloquence

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eminent

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éminent

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empirical

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empirique, basé sur la preuve

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emulate

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mettre en état d’émulation, donner envie de se dépasser

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enervate

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énerver

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engender

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engendrer, susciter

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enhance

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intensifier, augmenter

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entitlement

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croyance que l’on mérite qqch qu’on a pas eu/ droit conféré par la loi/habilitation

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ephemeral

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éphémère

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equable

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équitable/égalitaire

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equivocate

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être équivoque, ambigu

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erroneous

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érroné

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erudite

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savant/érudit, qui sait

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eschew

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éviter

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esoteric

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ésotérique, ne se transmet qu’à un petit nombre, aux initiés

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estimable

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estimable, qui mérite le respect

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eulogy

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éloge funèbre

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exacerbate

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exacerber, empirer

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exacting

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éxigeant, difficile

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exculpate

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disculper (vindicate)

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exigent

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urgent

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exonerate

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disculper, exonérer

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expatiate

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faire un plan détaillé

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explicate

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expliquer en détail

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exposition

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explication approfondie (thorough explanation) / show public

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extraneous

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superflue, non-pertinent

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extrapolate

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extrapoler

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facetious

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facétieux, désinvolte

147
Q

facilitate

A

faciliter

148
Q

fallacious

A

fallacieux

149
Q

fastidious

A

fastidieux, méticuleux

150
Q

fluctuate

A

fluctuer

151
Q

foment

A

susciter (foster) le mécontentement/un sentiment négatif

152
Q

forestall

A

essayer d’empêcher / prévenir, anticiper

153
Q

fortuitous

A

fortuit (chanceux, bienvenu, hasardeux)

154
Q

frugal

A

économe (thrifty)

155
Q

gainsay

A

nier, opposer

156
Q

galvanize

A

galvaniser

157
Q

garrulous

A

bavard

158
Q

gauche

A

gauche, socialement inapproprié

159
Q

germane

A

pertinent

160
Q

glib

A

désinvolte, éhonté

161
Q

gregarious

A

grégaire, vit en troupeaux

162
Q

guile

A

ruse, fourberie

163
Q

hackneyed

A

cliché, banal

164
Q

harangue

A

discours qui attaque de façon violente

165
Q

hedonism

A

hédonisme, poursuite du plaisir

166
Q

hierarchical

A

hiérarchique

167
Q

homogeneous

A

homogène

168
Q

hyperbole

A

hyperbole

169
Q

iconoclast

A

iconoclaste, attaque les cultures ou religions traditionnelles

170
Q

ideological

A

idéologique

171
Q

imminent

A

imminent

172
Q

immutable

A

inamovible

173
Q

impair

A

nuire, altérer

174
Q

impediment

A

barrière, obstruction

175
Q

imperturbable

A

imperturbable

176
Q

implacable

A

implacable (relentless), impitoyable

177
Q

implicit

A

implicite

178
Q

imprudence

A

inprudence

179
Q

impudent

A

impertinent, effronté

180
Q

inadvertant

A

inadvertant, non-intentionnel

181
Q

Inchoate

A

rudimentaire, au stade d’essai

182
Q

inconclusive

A

incertain, peu concluant, douteux

183
Q

indebted

A

endetté

184
Q

indefatigable

A

infatigable

185
Q

indolent

A

paresseux, oisif

186
Q

infer

A

déduire

187
Q

ingenuous

A

naif, innocent

188
Q

inimical

A

hostile, dangereux

189
Q

innocuous

A

inoffensif

190
Q

inscrutable

A

impénétrable, inscrutable

191
Q

insipid

A

insipide, insignifiant, inepte

192
Q

insular

A

insulaire / désintéressé des problèmes autres que les siens

193
Q

intensive

A

intense

194
Q

intermediary

A

intermédiare

195
Q

intimate

A

intime/privé/induire

196
Q

intractable

A

insoluble / obstiné, têtu (stubborn)

197
Q

intransigent

A

intransigeant

198
Q

intrepid

A

intrépide, qui n’a peur de rien

199
Q

inveterate

A

invétéré, inébranlable, fortifié par le temps

200
Q

invulnerable

A

invulnérable

201
Q

irascible

A

susceptible, coléreux

202
Q

irresolute

A

hésitant, indécis, irresolu

203
Q

laconic

A

laconique, réservé, taciturne

204
Q

laud

A

prier

205
Q

laudable

A

nécessite la prière

206
Q

litigation

A

contentieux, procès

207
Q

loquacious

A

loquace, bavard

208
Q

lucid

A

lucide

209
Q

luminous

A

lumineux

210
Q

magnanimity

A

noblesse d’âme, magnanisme

211
Q

maladroit

A

clumsy, maladroit

212
Q

malign

A

parler en mal de qqn / evil, dangereux

213
Q

malleable

A

maleable/ facile à influencer

214
Q

maverick

A

non-orthodoxe, rebelle

215
Q

mendacity

A

malhonnêteté

216
Q

mercurial

A

lunatique, capricieux

217
Q

meticulous

A

méticuleux, qui a le soin du détail

218
Q

misanthrope

A

misanthrope, associal, cynique

219
Q

mitigate

A

modérer, améliorer une situation compliquée

220
Q

modest

A

modeste (not boastful)

221
Q

mollify

A

apaiser (placate)

222
Q

monotony

A

monotonie

223
Q

mundane

A

anodin, banal

224
Q

munificient

A

très généreux

225
Q

naive

A

naif (gullible)

226
Q

nascent

A

naissant

227
Q

neglect

A

négliger

228
Q

nonplussed

A

perplexe (baffled), déconcerté

229
Q

notoriety

A

notoriété

230
Q

nuance

A

nuance

231
Q

obdurate

A

obstiné, têtu

232
Q

obsequious

A

obséquieux, faire trop de manières

233
Q

obscure

A

obscure

234
Q

obstinate

A

obstiner

235
Q

obviate

A

anticiper (forestall) un besoin / prévenir; empêcher

236
Q

occlude

A

bloquer, obsturer

237
Q

occult

A

occulte, mystique, surnaturel

238
Q

offset

A

contrebalancer, réagir

239
Q

olfactory

A

olfactif

240
Q

omniscience

A

omniscience

241
Q

onerous

A

onéreux, pénible, laborieux

242
Q

opaque

A

opaque

243
Q

opportunisme

A

opportunisme

244
Q

opprobrium

A

critique, condamnation

245
Q

oscillate

A

osciller

246
Q

ostentatious

A

ostentatoire

247
Q

outsrip

A

dépasser, devancer, doubler, déborder (outrun, overtake)

248
Q

overshadow

A

Faire de l’ombre (propre et figuré)

249
Q

painstaking

A

méticuleux, attentif au détail

250
Q

partial

A

partiel

251
Q

partisan

A

partisan

252
Q

patent

A

évident, flagrant (blatant)

253
Q

paucity

A

rareté, pauvreté

254
Q

pedantic

A

pédant, concerné par des détails non pertinents

255
Q

pedestrian

A

ennuyeux, monotone

256
Q

perfidy

A

tricherie, perfidie, supercherie (deceit)

257
Q

perfunctory

A

superficiel, fait sans effort ni intérêt

258
Q

peripheral

A

au bord, en périphérie, pas important

259
Q

permeate

A

imprégner, pénétrer

260
Q

perseverance

A

persévérance

261
Q

peruse

A

Lire avec attention / lire vite fait (dépend du contexte)

262
Q

pervasive

A

répandu, omniprésent

263
Q

phenomena

A

phénomène

264
Q

phlegmatic

A

flegmatique, contrôle des émotions, reste cool en tte circonstance

265
Q

pith

A

essence de qqch

266
Q

placate

A

calmer, apaiser une personne énervée

267
Q

plastic

A

malléable/fait de plastique

268
Q

platitude

A

platitude

269
Q

plausible

A

plausible

270
Q

plethora

A

surplus, abondance extrême

271
Q

plummet

A

chuter

272
Q

polarize

A

polariser, créer une division nette entre deux groupes

273
Q

polemical

A

polemique

274
Q

pragmatic

A

pragmatique

275
Q

precarious

A

précaire

276
Q

preceded

A

précédé

277
Q

precipitate

A

causer, précipiter / fait à la hâte, la va-vite / un précipité

278
Q

precursor

A

précurseur (forerunner)

279
Q

prescient

A

visionnaire

280
Q

presumptuous

A

présomptueux, trop à l’aise

281
Q

prevail

A

prévaloir, triompher / convaincre, persuader

282
Q

prevaricate

A

ne pas dire ce que l’on pense, mentir par omission

283
Q

pristine

A

pure

284
Q

probity

A

intégrité et honneur

285
Q

prodigal

A

prodigue

286
Q

outright

A

catégorique/catégoriquement

287
Q

reckless

A

témeraire

288
Q

prodigious

A

prodigieux

289
Q

profligate

A

extravagant et inutile, de trop, gâchis

290
Q

proliferate

A

proliférer

291
Q

propitiate

A

faire qqch pour obtenir une faveur de Dieu ou qqn / rendre propice (to propitiate the gods with sacrifices)

292
Q

propriety

A

convenance, bienséance

293
Q

prospective

A

prospectif, anticipe le futur / potentiel, probable

294
Q

qualification

A

certification, credential / être éligible pour qqch / compétence

295
Q

quotidian

A

quotidien

296
Q

rationalize

A

rationaliser

297
Q

reconcile

A

réconcilier, harmoniser

298
Q

recondite

A

obscure, secret

299
Q

refute

A

réfuter

300
Q

relentless

A

acharné

301
Q

relevant

A

pertinent

302
Q

reproach

A

reprocher, réprimander

303
Q

repudiate

A

renier, désavouer

304
Q

rescind

A

se rétracter (d’une offre,..)

305
Q

respectively

A

respectivement

306
Q

reticent

A

réticent, hésitant à parler / introverti, taciturne

307
Q

reverent

A

respectueux, révérencieux

308
Q

rhetoric

A

rhétorique

309
Q

salubrious

A

salubre, bon pour la santé

310
Q

sanction

A

donner une permission officielle / sanctionner / une sanction

311
Q

satiate

A

satisfaire sa faim ou un besoin

312
Q

secular

A

séculier, laïque, profane

313
Q

sediment

A

sédiment (se dépose au fond d’un corps)

314
Q

sedulous

A

délicat et attentionné

315
Q

simultaneous

A

simultané

316
Q

solicitous

A

attentif, soucieux

317
Q

soporific

A

soporifique, à dormir debout

318
Q

sparse

A

clairsemé, éparse /austère, simple

319
Q

specious

A

spécieux, trompeur, vrai/beau qu’en apparence

320
Q

sporadic

A

occasionnel et éparse (scattered)

321
Q

spurious

A

faux

322
Q

stolid

A

flegmatique, impassible

323
Q

dependable

A

fiable

324
Q

subjective

A

subjectif

325
Q

substantiate

A

prouver, corroborer

326
Q

subversive

A

subversif, bouscule l’ordre établi

327
Q

sufficient

A

suffisant (pour qqch)

328
Q

superbly

A

admiralement

329
Q

supine

A

s’allonger sur le dos

330
Q

supplant

A

supplanter, prendre la place de

331
Q

sycophant

A

lèche-botte, suceur

332
Q

synthetize

A

synthétiser

333
Q

tacit

A

tacite, non-dit

334
Q

taciturn

A

taciturne

335
Q

temperance

A

modération, retenue (pour l’alcool notamment)

336
Q

tenuous

A

faible, ténu, fragile

337
Q

timorous

A

timoré, timide, docile (meek)

338
Q

tirade

A

discours agressif, vociferations

339
Q

torpor

A

torpeur, engourdissement

340
Q

tortuous

A

compliqué, tortueux

341
Q

tractable

A

facile à influencer, diriger

342
Q

transient

A

éphémère

343
Q

ubiquitous

A

omniprésent, toujours là, universel

344
Q

unadorned

A

simple, brut, pure

345
Q

undermine

A

affaiblir, compromettre, saper

346
Q

underscore

A

souligner, mettre en exergue

347
Q

emphasize

A

mettre en avant, en exergue

348
Q

untenable

A

intenable (un argument qui ne tient pas debout)

349
Q

vacillate

A

vaciller, hésiter entre plusieurs options

350
Q

venality

A

vénalité, michtonnerie, fait de se faire soudoyer

351
Q

venerate

A

vénérer, adorer

352
Q

veracity

A

véracité, fait incontestable, vrai

353
Q

verbose

A

loquace/ long-winded (interminable)

354
Q

vexation

A

état de vexation

355
Q

volatile

A

volatile

356
Q

whimsical

A

capricieux ou fantaisiste (fanciful)

357
Q

zeal

A

zèle, passion

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