100-150

Question 1

Dispassionate

Answer 1

able to think clearly or make good decisions because of not being influenced by emotions.Unbiased.Impartial.

Everyone in love (ex: puppy), me note make good decisions

“In all the media hysteria, there was one journalist whose comments were clear-sighted and dispassionat”

Question 2

Dispatch

Answer 2

to send something, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose OR kill.

“the dispatch of troops”

Question 3

Disperse

Answer 3

Disséminer,to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this.

“Police dispersed the crowd that had gathered.”

Question 4

Disposition

Answer 4

Naturel,tempérament

Dix in this position, with diff temperament (movie dis), emission tv ralité

“She is of a nervous/cheerful/sunny disposition./a disposition to deceive”

Question 5

Disquieting

Answer 5

Inquietant, disturbing, causing anxiety or worries.

1 quiet, 10 no longer quiet

“If this is true, it would be another disquieting demonstration of the strength of nationalism and the idea of the nation-state.”

Question 6

Dissent

Answer 6

Contestation. a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief.

HK: 10 then 100 contest

“When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent.”

Question 7

Dissonance

Answer 7

harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony; disagreement

“Such dissonances are central to two other essays.”

Question 8

Distill

Answer 8

To distill something said or written is to reduce it but keep the most important part:

“She distilled the report into a paragraph.”

Question 9

Diverge

Answer 9

to follow a different direction, or to be or become different:

“lthough the two organizations have worked together for many years, their objectives have diverged recently.”

Question 10

Din

Answer 10

Vacarme, a loud, unpleasant confused noise that lasts for a long time.

din ceremony

“The children were making a terrible din.”

Question 11

Disabuse

Answer 11

Détromper, to cause someone no longer to have a wrong idea.

“He thought that all women liked children, but she soon disabused him of that”

T’abuse, non desabuse pour toi
(ABUSE=ABUSER)

Question 12

Discerning

Answer 12

showing good judgment, eclairé, perspicace

harvey diserne qulity suit

“a discerning customer”

Question 13

Discrepancy

Answer 13

a difference between two things that should be the same

“The committee is reportedly unhappy about the discrepancy in numbers.”

Question 14

Discriminating

Answer 14

able to know and act on the difference between good and bad, make distinction.

“They’re discriminating shoppers.”

Question 15

Disingenuous

Answer 15

Peu sincére, slightly dishonest, or not speaking the complete truth.

“It was disingenuous of her to claim she had no financial interest in the case.”

Full Metal Alc, ingenuous vs pope disingenuous

Question 16

Disinterested

Answer 16

désintéressé, having no personal involvement or receiving no personal advantage, and therefore free to act fairly, unbiaised.

=/= Uninteressted

“In the first generation of bioethics issues, bioethicists could be cast as privileged observers and disinterested commentators.”

Question 17

Disjointed

Answer 17

not well connected or well ordered, incoherent, jerky(saccadé)

Question 18

Dismiss

Answer 18

To decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
“Let’s not just dismiss the idea before we’ve even thought about it.”
OR
Fire, “He has been dismissed from his job for incompetence.”
OR
to formally ask or order someone to leave:
“The professor dismissed the class early because she had a meeting.”

Question 19

Denigrate

Answer 19

BELITTLE (rabaisser),DEFAME(diffamer), attack the reputation of or saying sth/so is not good or important

10 petits negres, rabaisse pour devenir petit

“You shouldn’t denigrate people just because they have different beliefs from you.”

Question 20

Denote

Answer 20

represent sth, indication for ,be a name or symbol for

“The graphic technique is usually sufficient to denote the material concerned.”

Question 21

Deride

Answer 21

railler/tourner en ridicule.to laugh at someone or something in a way that shows you think they are stupid or of no value.

Jap face plat, betise deridé

“This building, once derided by critics, is now a major tourist attraction.”

Question 22

Derivative

Answer 22

If something is derivative, it is not the result of new ideas, but has been developed from or copies something else.

“His painting/style is very derivative.”

Question 23

Desiccate

Answer 23

Dessécher OR not interesting or completely without imagination

“All the party seems to have to offer is the same desiccated old ideas.”

Question 24

Detached

Answer 24

A detached person does not show any emotional involvement or interest in a situation, impartial, disinterested, aloof(distant)

“Throughout the novel, the story is seen through the eyes of a detached observer.”

Question 25

Deterrent

Answer 25

Dissuassif, to deter, dissuade

detergent to dissuade insects

“High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses.”

Question 26

Diatribe

Answer 26

an angry speech or piece of writing that severely criticizes something or someone

“He launched into a long diatribe against the lack of action in Congress.”

Question 27

Didactic

Answer 27

intended to teach

“a didactic approach to teaching”

Question 28

Digress

Answer 28

to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else:
Sidetrack

“The lecturer temporarily digressed from her subject to deal with a related theory.”

Question 29

Debase

Answer 29

déprécier, to reduce the quality or value of something.

Base marine ford, monkey D base it

“Some argue that money has debased football.”

Question 30

Debunk

Answer 30

Discréditer, to show that something is less important, less good,,false or less true than it has been made to appear:

bunker de faux trucs, need to debunk

“In doing so, he debunks several prominent theories of the emotions.”

Question 31

Decorous

Answer 31

behaving politely and in a controlled way, seemly, with propriety.

Decore the propriety

“His manner, as ever, was decorous.”

Question 32

Deem

Answer 32

Considérer

” Anyone not paying the registration fee by 31 March will be deemed to have withdrawn from the offer.”

Question 33

Deface

Answer 33

Dégrader, barbouiller.

face sculture, deface it

“He was fined for defacing library books.”

Question 34

Deference

Answer 34

Considération très respectueuse que l’on témoigne à qqn, Considération très respectueuse que l’on témoigne à qqn.

def erence, ere avec respect

“He treats her with such deference.”

Question 35

Deflect

Answer 35

Dévier, to (cause to) change direction, or to prevent something from being directed at you.

“The prime minister deflected mounting criticism today by announcing tax cuts.”

Question 36

Deleterious

Answer 36

harmful, nuisible

looks delete car mal, nuisible (tchernobyl, delete proof)

“These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system.”

Question 37

Delineate

Answer 37

to describe or mark the edge of something.

“he main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter.
The boundary of the car park is delineated by a low brick wall.”

Question 38

Bogus

Answer 38

fake, fraudulent

bogi boga dsk, myth complot

“She produced some bogus documents to support her application.”

Question 39

Boor

Answer 39

a person who is rude and does not consider other people’s feelings. BUMPKIN (plouc), peasant (paysant)

Boor to be alive

“I found him rather boorish and aggressive.”

Question 40

Buffer

Answer 40

tampon,to provide protection against harm

“The wall buffers the noise of the traffic.”

Question 41

bureaucracy

Answer 41

a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules carefully.

“I had to deal with the university’s bureaucracy when I was applying for financial aid.”

Question 42

Burgeon

Answer 42

to develop or grow quickly:

“Love burgeoned between them”

Question 43

Buttress

Answer 43

Renforcer, contrefort. To make support for an idea or argument stronger by providing a good reason for it.

strong butt destroy tours

“The arguments for change are buttressed by events elsewhere.”

Question 44

Bygone

Answer 44

passé

“a bygone era”

Question 45

Candid

Answer 45

Sincere,honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful.

“The two presidents have had candid talks about the current crisis.”