150-200 Flashcards
Extraneous
Etranger / en dehors
Not directly connected with or related to something
“These questions are extraneous to the issue being discussed.”
OR
Existing on or coming from the outside
“extraneous light”
E.T vient de dehors, arrive irrelevant ET
Extrapolate
to guess or think about what might happen using conjecture about an unknown by projecting information about something known; predict by projecting past experience
“Secondly, our results are restricted only to females and may not extrapolate to male populations.”
Facetious
not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever,often inappropriately
Arya face kill s.o without serious, voit facetime
“The song is a facetious comment on this act.”
Fallacious
not correct:
“His argument is based on fallacious reasoning.”
Fanatical
excessively devoted, enthusiastic, or zealous in an uncritical way
Fanciful
Not likely to succeed or happen in the real world.
“He has some fanciful notion about converting one room of his apartment into a gallery.”
OR whimsical, capricious; imaginar
I’m so fancy (fantaisiste)
Fathom
a unit for measuring the depth of water
OR discover/understand something (comprendre)
Simba tu dois comprendre harmet
“For years people have been trying to fathom (out) the mysteries of the whale’s song.”
Eschew
éviter,rejeter, shun
chewgum, fly, evite dispute
“We won’t have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence.”
Esoteric
understood by or intended for only a few; secret
Esoteric special desires
“He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games.”
Estimable
of a person or their behaviour , considered to be very good or deserving praise
enchere vend one p sirene, good behavious
“Her performance under such stressful conditions was estimable.”
Eulogy
Eloge, a speech, piece of writing, poem, etc. containing great praise:
Enterrement wine eulogy
“The song was a eulogy to the joys of travelling.”
Exacting
Exigeant,demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
Sc po oral fin a la seconde pré, cést exigeant
“an exacting training schedule”
Exculpate
Innocenter
Exculter, oppoite meaning attention
“Defenders of technology point to the lack of financial resources and exculpate technology from criticism.”
explicit
also means clear and exact
“I gave her very explicit directions how to get here.”
exponent
a person who supports an idea or belief or performs an activity
withs exponents, idea belief population inc expon
“He was the leading exponent of the behavioral approach to psychology.”
Enervate
To make someone feel weak and without energy, affaiblir
Enervé impossible, ex tapis
“The neural machinery for controlling muscles and for enervating the sensory surface might reasonably increase with some function of body size.”
Enhance
Mettre en valeur, improve the quality, amount, or strength of something.
“A number of our clients want to look younger to enhance their career prospects.”
Enigma
puzzle, mystery, riddle; mysterious or contradictory person