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1
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to sail, drive a sailboat

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voguer

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drive in, press in, push, thrust

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enforcer

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3
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disambiguation

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clarification

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4
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writing, work, deed

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oeuvre

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5
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mix up, mess

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chassecroise

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6
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shore, bank

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rive

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7
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to moor, belay, berth, lash

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amarrer

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8
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skinny, thin

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moulant

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9
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to climb, to ascend

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gravir

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10
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to be about to do

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s’appreter a faire

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11
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be attentive

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empresser

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12
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to hasten to do

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s’empresser de faire

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13
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lap, plash, swash

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clapoter

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14
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harrow, portcullis, drag

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herse

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15
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harrow

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agricultural implement with spikes for leveling land

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16
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portcullis

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gate in a castle. one that goes up and down, with spikes at the bottom

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17
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to sink

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sombrer

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18
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goon

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hired hoodlum or thug,

stupid, awkward person

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19
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indissoluble

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firm, stable.

incapable of being dissolved

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20
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bush, shrub

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arbuste

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21
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to arrange, to set, to place, put out

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disposer

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22
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platform, rostrum

stage, dais, stump

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estrade

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23
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provisions, victuals

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victuailles

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24
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to busy oneself

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affairer

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25
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apron,

pinafore, pinny

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tablier

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26
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haul, dragging

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halage

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27
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sharp (look)

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acere’

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28
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barb

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a point or pointed part. or an openly unpleasant remark

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29
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sinister

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paribulaire

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30
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anyway

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quand meme

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31
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liturgy

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a form of public worship

a ritual

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32
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to take (a route)

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emprunter

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33
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needle, pointer, indicator, spire, points

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aiguille

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34
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hexagonal floor tile

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tommette

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35
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end, tip, top, bit

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bout

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36
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bald

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chauve

37
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brush, graze
huffy
resentful, strained

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froisse`

38
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to nod in agreement

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opiner du bonnet/ de la tete

39
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merciless

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impitoyable

40
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surprising, astounding

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suprenant

41
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from now on, henceforth

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desormais

42
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requite, avenge

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revancher

43
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on the other hand

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en revanche

44
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lacework

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dantelle

45
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to sit down at the table

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attabler

46
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balance sheet

appraisal

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bilan

47
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sword, knife

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epe`e

48
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to be faulty

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clocher

49
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preference, favour, liking

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guise

50
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humming, buzz

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bourdonnement

51
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retreat, pension, retirement

hiding place, sanctum

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retraite

52
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torture

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supplice

53
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to subside, decline, to sag

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affaiser

54
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vamoose

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to leave hurriedly

55
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pathogen

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disease producing agent, a virus or bacterium

56
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to fawn

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to seek favour by servile behaviour

57
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taint e.

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a trace of something bad

58
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to bungle

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to do clumsily and awkwardly, to botch

59
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carom

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shot in billiard where the ball hits two other balls in a row
any hit of rebound

60
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foible

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a minor weakness in character

61
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expunge e.

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to obliterate

efface, destroy

62
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to languish e.

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become weak
to suffer neglect or hardship
pine

63
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mountebank e.

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charletan

seller of quack meds

64
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puritanical e.

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strict in religious matters

65
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dastard e.

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a mean, sneaking coward

66
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lustrous e.

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shining,

splendid, illustrious

67
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congenial e.

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agreeable, pleasant in nature

compatible

68
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depouiller

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to strip, divest

69
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sentient e.

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having the power of perception

characterized by sensation and conciousness

70
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autrement

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otherwise

besides

71
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steadfast e.

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firm in purpose, resolution

unwavering

72
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voyou

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thug

73
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marrant/e

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drole

74
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atavistic e.

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showing traits of earlier time

75
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paltry e.

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ridiculously small
worthless
contemptible

76
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tapoter

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to pat, dab

77
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bridé

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slit

78
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ficeler

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tie up

79
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bolduc

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tape

80
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rider

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to wrinkle

81
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allant

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lively

82
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répandre

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to spread

83
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interstice

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gap, crack

84
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soubresaut

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a start, jolt

85
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éclatant

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bright, brilliant

86
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quatour

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quartet

87
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menuisier

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carpenter

88
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velours

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velvet

89
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dague

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