150-200 Flashcards

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Extraneous

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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

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Extrapolate

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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.”

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Facetious

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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.”

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Fallacious

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not correct:

“His argument is based on fallacious reasoning.”

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Fanatical

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excessively devoted, enthusiastic, or zealous in an uncritical way

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Fanciful

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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)

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Fathom

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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.”

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Eschew

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éviter,rejeter, shun

chewgum, fly, evite dispute

“We won’t have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence.”

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Esoteric

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understood by or intended for only a few; secret

Esoteric special desires

“He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games.”

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Estimable

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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.”

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Eulogy

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Eloge, a speech, piece of writing, poem, etc. containing great praise:

Enterrement wine eulogy

“The song was a eulogy to the joys of travelling.”

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Exacting

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Exigeant,demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention

Sc po oral fin a la seconde pré, cést exigeant

“an exacting training schedule”

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Exculpate

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Innocenter

Exculter, oppoite meaning attention

“Defenders of technology point to the lack of financial resources and exculpate technology from criticism.”

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explicit

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also means clear and exact

“I gave her very explicit directions how to get here.”

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exponent

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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.”

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Enervate

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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.”

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Enhance

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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.”

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Enigma

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puzzle, mystery, riddle; mysterious or contradictory person

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Entitlement

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something that you have a right to do or have, or the right to do or have something, certain privileges. Sometimes because of who you are.
“pension/holiday entitlements”
“a classic case of male entitlement”

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Equitable

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Équitable

21
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Erratic

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moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected; changing suddenly and unexpectedly.

“He drove in an erratic course down the road.”

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Erudite

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having or containing a lot of knowledge that is known by very few people:

“He’s the author of an erudite book on Scottish history.”

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egregious

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Flagrant(glaring) / monstrueux,extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable

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“To most historians, such displays appear one of the most egregious and cruel examples of colonial culture.”

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Elated

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transporté de joie, ravi,extremely happy and excited. Estatic

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The prince was reported to be elated at/by the birth of his daughter.

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Elicit

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Obtenir/susciter, especially information or a reaction.

elixir obj=obtenir qlq ch, billy stranger things russian

“The questionnaire was intended to elicit information on eating habits.”

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Eloquent

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giving a clear, strong message

“The pictures were an eloquent reminder of the power of the volcano.”

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Embellish

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Embellir, to make something more beautiful / interesting…

“He couldn’t resist embellishing the story of his accident a little.”

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Eminent

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Qui est au-dessus du niveau commun ; tout à fait supérieur, famous and respected

Nobel price imminent for eminent persons

“They transformed the candidate into a public person and thereby proved him eminent and influential.”

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Empirical

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coming from, based on, or able to be verified by experience or experimentation; not purely based on theory

30
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Emulate

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to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have/imiter

ex software try copy

“Fitzgerald is eager to emulate Martin’s record of three successive world titles.”

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Divest

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to get rid of an investment, part of a business, etc. by selling, céder, priver, dépouillé

“The government divested the association of significant resources”
“He had encouraged the state to divest such holdings.”

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Document

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to record the details of an event, a process, etc / to furnish documentary evidence of /documenter

“His interest in cars has been well-documented (= recorded and written about) by the media.”

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Dogma

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a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept without any doubts

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Dormant

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Inactif,asleep, inactive, on a break

“These investments have remained dormant for several years.”

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Dubious

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Douteux, feeling doubt or not feeling certain or not able to be trusted.

“He has been associated with some dubious characters.”
I’m dubious about his promises to change his ways.”

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Eccentric

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strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way,deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways

“eccentric clothes”

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Eclectic

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selecting the best of everything or from many diverse sources

“an eclectic taste in literature”

38
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Efficacy

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the ability, especially of a medicine or a method of achieving something, to produce the intended result

They recently ran a series of tests to measure the efficacy of the drug.

39
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counterproductive

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having an effect that is opposite to the one intended or wanted:

“Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.”

40
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Covert

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Secret,undercover,hidden

Poter couverture magic

“The government was accused of covert military operations against the regime.”

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Crafty

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rusé,especially in a dishonest or secret way, SLY and DEVIOUS (sournoi)

Draft from Creata hidden hoirse

“I have some crafty ideas for getting around the regulations.”

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Craven

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Lâche, cowardy

kraken, everyone run

“a craven act of terrorism”

43
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Credulous

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Crédule, too willing to believe what you are told and so easily deceived, GUILLIBLE

“However, even the most credulous sitter balked at the notion of an otherworldly visitor wearing stays.

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Cynical

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believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere.
OR used to say that someone’s feelings or emotions are used to your own advantage.
OR bitterly pessimistic

“I’ve always been deeply cynical about politicians.”
“He praises my cooking but it’s just a cynical ploy to get me to make him dinner.”

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Daunt

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intimider

bad aunt, intimide / bambi intimidé

“She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.”