Vocab Flashcards

(49 cards)

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Harsh

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Rude, rigoureux

The harsh climate

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2
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Seal

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Phoque

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3
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Wander

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Errant

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4
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Outbreak

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Epidemie

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5
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Drill

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Exercice/percer

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Incubate

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Couver/incuber

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Adjacent

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Adj. located next to something; beside
Our house is adjacent to the grocery corner store
Syn : neighboring, bordering

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8
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Assumption

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N. Opinions which are taken for granted or presumed to be true
Syn : beliefs, judgement

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Ceased

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Verb. Ended, stopped, discontinued
When I lost my job, my expensive nights on the town ceased
Syn : finished, concluded

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10
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Partial

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Not complete

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Sake

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N. The purpose or reason for smthg

Syn : Benefit, motive

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Underneath

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Prep. Below
I keep my slippers underneath my bed
Syn: beneath, under

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13
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Wield smthg

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Exercer/manier

The knight wielded his sword

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14
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Impeachment

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N. Mise en accusation

The president’s impeachment came as a great shock to the nation

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Precedent

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N. Example, ruling

The attorney coted several precedent for his interpretation

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16
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Smattering

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N. Quelque notion

Just a smattering

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17
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Dry

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Boring, ironic

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18
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Trained

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Aimed

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19
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Argue

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V. Affirmer

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Prevail

21
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Wobble

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Oscille

Tramble

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Tilt

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Breed

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Shallow

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Superficiel/ peu profonde

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Flood
Inondation
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Soil
Terre fertile
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Conventional
Traditional
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Viable
Feasible | Viable plant
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Decay
Decomposition | Degradation
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Stiff
Rigide
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Inclination
Tendency
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Ditch
Jeter a la poubelle
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Maple
Erable (plante)
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Sparsely
Thinly/ petite quantite
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Associated
Connected
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Wear down
Deja User
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Stem
Tige/tronc
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Engage
Hired
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Synthesize
Synthetiser mais aussi integrate(option)
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Accrete
Come together
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Devised
Created
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Pond
Etang
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Resilience
Tenacite
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Pales
Loses significance
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Ensue
Resultant/decoulant,subsequent
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Unprecedent
Unlike anything in the past
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Virtually
Almost
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Bound to
Limited to
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Tempered
Decreased