Voca 2

Question 1

panacea

Answer 1

something that will solve all problems

“Technology is not a panacea for all our problems.”

Question 2

tribute

Answer 2

something that you say, write, or give that shows your respect and admiration for someone, especially on a formal occasion:

“Tributes have been pouring in from all over the world for the famous actor who died yesterday.”

Question 3

paean

Answer 3

a song, film, or piece of writing that praises someone or something very enthusiastically:

“The song is a paean to solitude and independence.”

Question 4

hale

Answer 4

healthy

“Her grandfather was hale and hearty, walking five miles each day before breakfast.”

Question 5

lissome

Answer 5

Souple and graceful

Question 6

loathsome

Answer 6

détestable , répugnant

Question 7

lackadaisical

Answer 7

showing little enthusiasm and effort; languid

“The food was nice enough but the service was somewhat lackadaisical.”

Question 8

Overt

Answer 8

Manifest, done or shown publicly or in an obvious way and not secret

“He shows no overt signs of his unhappiness.”

Question 9

Bald

Answer 9

chauve donc can mean clair, évident

Question 10

Equable

Answer 10

always being pleasant OR not changing suddenly

“equable climate / Graham has a fairly equable temperament”

Question 11

Prig (priggish)

Answer 11

a person who obeys the rules of correct behaviour and considers himself or herself to be morally better than other people

Question 12

Auspicious

Answer 12

propice (+)

Question 13

impious

Answer 13

Showing no respect, especially for god

Question 14

serendipity

Answer 14

the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance

Question 15

vicissitude

Answer 15

changes that happen at different times during the life or development of someone or something, especially those that result in conditions being worse:

Losing your job is just one of the vicissitudes of life.

Question 16

Take pains

Answer 16

faire des efforts pour

Question 17

Obtuse

Answer 17

stupid

Question 18

askance

Answer 18

De travers / avec méfiance (regarder qlq’1)

“They looked askance at our scruffy clothes.”

Question 19

apologist

Answer 19

An apologist is a person who argues in favor of something unpopular

“There are few apologists for the old system.”

Question 20

tout

Answer 20

to advertise, talk about, or praise something or someone repeatedly

“He is being widely touted as the next leader of the party./A local car dealership was touting its services/wares on the radio.”

Question 21

Subvert

Answer 21

Subvertir, Renverser un ordre, bouleverser un état de choses

subversive =trying to destroy or damage something

“Subversive elements/groups in society”

Question 22

revere

Answer 22

much respect and admire someone or something:

“Nelson Mandela is revered for his brave fight against apartheid.”

Question 23

Voluble

Answer 23

speaking a lot, with confidence and enthusiasm:

“She was a voluble, smart, funny interviewee.”

Question 24

puckish

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Malicieux, liking to make jokes about other people and play silly tricks on them:

“a puckish sense of humour”

Question 25

Wry

Answer 25

showing that you find a bad or difficult situation slightly funny. Sarcastique A wry sense of humor is a sarcastic one. (ex: journée de merde, wry tone)

Question 26

inhibited

Answer 26

Not confident enough to say or do what you want: When you inhibit something, you block it or hold it back. If you put plants in a dark room, you inhibit their growth "The presence of strangers made her feel inhibited." NOT INIBIT

Question 27

Trumpet

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proclamer, | "The museum has been loudly trumpeting its reputation as one of the finest."

Question 28

demarcate

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délimiter "Responsibilities within the department are clearly demarcated."

Question 29

Whitewash

Answer 29

Dissimuler, an attempt to stop people finding out the true facts about a situation: (paint en blanc pour dissimuler) "The official report on the killings has been denounced as a whitewash."

Question 30

dissolute

Answer 30

living in a way that other people strongly disapprove of: "He led a dissolute life, drinking, and womanizing till his death."

Question 31

provident

Answer 31

prévoyant

Question 32

witticism

Answer 32

a remark that is both clever and humorous

Question 33

inimical

Answer 33

harmful or limiting: Excessive managerial control is inimical to creative expression.

Question 34

mendacious

Answer 34

not telling the truth: "Some of these statements are misleading and some are downright mendacious."

Question 35

roundly

Answer 35

severely: "The government is being roundly criticized for its education policy. The home team was roundly defeated."

Question 36

listless

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having no energy and enthusiasm and unwilling to do anything needing effort: "He's seemed listless and a little depressed ever since he got his exam results."

Question 37

Coda

Answer 37

the final or extra part of a speech, event, or piece of writing: "In a coda to the main exhibition are various works that were once attributed to Rembrandt."

Question 38

Rampage

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to go through an area making a lot of noise and causing damage: "The demonstrators rampaged through the town, smashing windows and setting fire to cars. Several villages were destroyed by rampaging soldiers."

Question 39

Was but a

Answer 39

n'est qu'une

Question 40

Ingenious

Answer 40

(of a person) very intelligent and skilful, or (of a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods: "an ingenious idea/method/solution" NOT GENUINE

Question 41

prolix

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using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen to: "The author's prolix style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book."

Question 42

profligate

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spending money or using something in a way that wastes it and is not wise (-) "The profligate use of antibiotics has led to the evolution of resistant bacteria."

Question 43

Insidious

Answer 43

If something is slowly and secretly causing harm, it's insidious — like the rumors no one seems to listen to until suddenly someone's reputation is ruined. not INVIDIOUS

Question 44

crushed

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broken into small piece, crumbled. A figurative way to be crushed is to be completely devastated or humiliated: "She had a crushed expression on her face after losing the spelling bee."

Question 45

flabbergast

Answer 45

to shock someone, usually by telling that person something they were not expecting: "He was flabbergasted when we told him how cheap it was."