11 Flashcards

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monceau

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accumulation

heap mound

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vilain

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ugly nasty
wicked dirty
bad boy

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3
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grisonnant

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grey greyish

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4
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saltern e.

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a saltworks

a plot of land laid out in pools for the evaporation of seawater to produce salt

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5
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baladeur

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a walkman

one who likes to walk

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6
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secher

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to dry

to skip a course

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ternir

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to tarnish stain

besmirch blemish

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fiable

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trustworthy

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evincer

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to oust

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10
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lueur

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glimmer gleam

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11
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ebloui

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dazzled impressed

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12
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portmanteau

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hanger, coat rack

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13
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corollary e.

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easily drawn conclusion

natural consequence or result

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14
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entre temps

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betweentimes

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15
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favori

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favourite darling pet

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16
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enferme’

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shut in

sealed

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17
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debusquer

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to flush out

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18
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chevet

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bedside

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19
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emeritous e.

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retired or honorably discharged from active duty but retaining the title of one’s office or position

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20
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emerite

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outstanding

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21
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professeur emerite

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emeritus professor

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22
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ecureuil

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squirrel

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freewheeling e.

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moving about freely
not bothered by rules
unrestrained, irresponsible

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swish e.

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to move with or make a sibilant sound

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pontificate e.
to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner
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shingles e.
disease caused by herpes characterized by skin eruptions
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wily e.
crafty, cunning
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acid test e.
severe and conclusive test to establish quality
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alma mater e.
school or uni from which one has studied
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chit e.
any receipt or voucher for food drink etc
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exemplar e.
model or pattern to be copied | typical example of smthg
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paisiblement
peacefully
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devoument
devotion loyalty
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enclenche'
interlocked interwoven
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declic
trigger click
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fatidique
fateful fatidical
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fatidical e.
having the power to foretell future events prophetic fatiloquent
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supputer
to calculate to work out
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quoique
though albeit while
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epargner
to save money
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luciole
firefly
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ethologie
etiology | study of the causes of disease
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se repaitre de
to feed on | to revel in
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subitement
suddenly
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flotte
fleet armada | float
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pretendre
to claim
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pail e.
bucket
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elicit e.
to evoke
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matraquer
to bludgeon | to rip off
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tirer parti de
to take advantage of
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receler
to harbor to hold | receive
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dessein
intention design | purpose
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cachondeo s.
joking
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torpe s.
clumsy slow
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enchufe s
plug
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conazo s
pain
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enrollar
to roll up
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mareado s
dizzy
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gacher
to spoil to ruin to waste
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agotar s
to wear out
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pijo s
spoiled brat
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enterar s
to find out
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nena s
baby
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chou
cabbage | sweetheart
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oneiric e.
of or pertaining to dreams
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devolve e
to transfer or delegate
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surfeit e
excess
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effacure
erasing rubbing out
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depecher
to dispatch
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empoisonner
to poison
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derouter
to puzzle
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resquilleur
gate crasher dodger queue jumper
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egard
respect consideration
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informe
shapeless amorphous
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queter
collect the money
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enfreindre
infringe violate
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aplomb e.
self confident assurance | poise
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ma biche
my pet
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lors de
during
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deuil
mourning
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ronce
bramble
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troupeau
flock herd
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moutard
brat
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plenitude
fullness plenitude
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brebis
sheep
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partant
consequently thus
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gabble e.
to speak rapidly and incoherently | to jabber
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depannage
repair
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bousiller
to wreck
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physiology e.
study of living organism
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incumbent e.
obligatory resting on something currently holding a specified office
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remise rebais
discount
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caillou
stone pebble
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louper
to miss or screw up
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vadrouiller
to wander
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traicion s.
treason
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disparates s.
nonsense
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hundirse s
to sink | cave in
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cadera s
hip
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connard
idiot