List11 New Book Flashcards

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Woe

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Malheur

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At the expense of

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À la charge de

Aux dépens de

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Have a bearing on

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Influer sur qc

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Likewise

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De même

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Miserliness

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Avarice

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Sparsely

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Clairsemé

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To be highly regarded

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Être hautement considérée

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To stand out

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Se détacher, ressortir

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Stint

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Passage

(My stint in Washington)

Verbe. To stint on sth= lésiner sur qch (épargner sur qch)

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Flatten out

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S’aplatir

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Pierce

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Percer (skin)

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Privy

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Privé

Secret

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Inured

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Immunisé

Accoutumé

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Inveterate

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Irréductible

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Inchoate

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Imparfait

Debutant

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Indefatigable

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Infatigable

Inlassable

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Demurring

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Refusant

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Relinquish

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Renonciation

Abandon

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Garnering

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Mobiliser

Recueillir

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Demur

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Objection

Hesitation

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Fraught with

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Parsemé

Marqué par

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Discomfiture

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Déconvenue

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Embroilment

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Implication

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Encomium

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Panégyrique (nom masc et adjectif) = apologie, discours à la louange de qqchose

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Panegyric
Panégyrique
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Hermitage
Ermitage = lieu de vie d’une ermite, lieu solitaire/ écarté
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Imbroglio
Confusion
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Panacea
Panacée Remède universel Solution miracle
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Unnerving
Troublant
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Disparagement
Dénigrement
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Endeavored
Se sont efforcés
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Credence
Crédibilité | crédit/ foi
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Benignity
Bienveillance
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Eulogized
A fait son éloge
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Deception
Tromperie | Mensonge
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Spurious
Parasite Frauduleux Douteux
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Particulate
Particulaire
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Accolade
Accolade | Embrassade
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Accretion
Augmentation | Épanouissement
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Hedonism
Hédonisme | The pursuit of happiness is believed as the highest good
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Hubris
Assurance ferme
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Flabbergast
Sidérer | Stupéfier
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Adultering
Adultère Dans notre ex: making impure one chemical by adding cheaper ingredients
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Refining
Raffinage
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Mincing
Affecté
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Lender
Prêteur
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Tenuousness
Uncertainty
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Tenuous
Fragile
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Reprehensible
Blameworthy Reprocher Réprimander Blâmer
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Proffer
Offrir | Faire une proposition
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Cognizant
Aware
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Enamor
Enchanter | Séduire
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Endorsement
Confirmation | Approbation
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Comprehend
Comprendre Inclure Généraliser
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Touting
Rabatteur Démarcheur Espionner Racoler
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Bidder
Enchérisseur (enchères)
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Sanctimony
Hypocrisie
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Regaled
Faire plaisir | Régale
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Mercenary
Mercenaire | Qui court après les profits
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Revile
Insulter | Injurier
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Pretense
Prétexte
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Contingency
Éventualité
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Warranted
Justifié
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Gist
Essentiel The gist of his speech
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Insight
Aperçu
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Skew
Biaiser Fausser (statistics) The picture was skew: de travers
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Veneer
Revêtement | Placage
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Churlish
Grossier (rude) | Mesquin (mean)
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Génial
Cordial | Chaleureux
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Irascible
Colérique
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Affable
Affable | Qui accueille aimablement les gens
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Meek
Doux
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Diaphanous
Diaphane | Transparence
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Brittle
Cassant | fragile
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Anomalous
Anormal | Irrégulier
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Histrionic
Théâtral
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Fervid
Fervent
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Stolid
Flegmatique | Inexpressif
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Vehement
Vehément Passionné Emportement fougue
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Saccharine
=sentimental | À l’eau de rose
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Moins
Monticule
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To be healed with stg
Être recouvert d’une montagne de qch
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Log
Bûche
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Charred
Carbonisé
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Scattered
Épars, dispersé
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Undermine
Saper | Déstabiliser (authority, government, morale)
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Stymie
Entraver Être coincé Être dans une impasse
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Nadir
Pire moment (career, history)
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Juggernaut
Mastodonte | Camion à remorque
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Cut-up
Farceur
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Prosthetic
Artificial
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Deftly
Adroitement
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Conjunction
Fait d’être joint Reunion rencontre
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Unalloyed
Pur Alloyed truth
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Receding
Reculant | fuyant
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Citizenry
Population
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Proffering
Offrant
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Hint
Allusion | Conseil
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Harvest
Moisson récolte Vendange
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Notwithstanding
En dépit de | Malgré
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Hush
Silence
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Exiguous
Exigu | Trop petit
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Meager
Maigre
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Multifarious
Divers | Varié
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Ponderous
Solennel | pesant
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Tardy
Tardif
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Befitting
Convenant
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Conceit
Vanité Suffisance An excessively favorable opinion of oneself
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Dilatory
Dilatoire Lent Qui vise à gagner du temps
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Tendentious
Tendancieux | Qui n’est pas objectif , des idées qui déforment
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Haughtiness
Arrogance Caractère hautain Pridefulness
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En français : | Avare
Accumule l’argent et restreint ses dépenses
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En français: | Prodigue
Dépense sans mesure
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Meekness
Humilité
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Timorousness
Timoré | Qui est d’une prudence excessive
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Copper
Cuivre Coppers: petite monnaie
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Nobility
Noblesse
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Bereft
Perdu | Dépourvu de
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Yearning
Désir ardent
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Chastise
Réprimander | Punish