400-450 Flashcards
Status Quo
the present situation:
Certain people always want to maintain the status quo.
Stingy
Avare (pas de savon so sting, moliere)
Stoic or Stoical
indifferent to pleasure or pain, enduring without complaint (adj)
Stolid
Impassible, calm and not showing emotion or excitement : or not attractive ; solide as terminator
Stymie or Stymy
Entraver ; block, hinder, or thwart. Phoenix write electrocuté
we were stymied by the absence of any recent documents.
Subside
Baisse / s’abaisser
becomes less strong or extreme, to a lower level.
Sub = moins
Substantiate
Justifier, étayer, to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts;
substance inside prouve dans la substance
“Reports that children had been hurt have not been substantiated.
But in many instances, even when the commission substantiates allegations of abuse, the abuser simply moves on to the next facility.”
Succeeding
coming after or following
suivant, during the succeding weeks
Spartan
Spartiate, STERN (sévere)
They lead a spartan life, with very few comforts and no luxuries.
Spate
Une vague de ;
De nombreuses pâtes, tsunami pate
“Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the Kingsland Road area.”
Spearhead
fer de lance, lead something
“Joe Walker will be spearheading our new marketing initiative.”
foncer avec tête et lance dans armée
Specious
Apparent, seeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false
Special, ex fabien olicard, semble vrai mais
a specious argument/claim
Sporadic
Happening sometimes; not regular or continuous:
Poudre soporifique
Sportive
playful, merry, having fun and behaving in a way that is not serious:
Quentin fête
Standing
permanent, constant
Stark
Empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary:
house stark (morne, austère)
Reticent
unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings:
He is very reticent about his past.
Retrospective
looking to the past or backward; applying to the past, retroactive (adj); an art exhibit of an artist’s work over a long period of time (n)
Reverent
Respectueux / showing great respect and admiration;
Une révérance;
“A reverent silence fell over the crowd.”
Rhetoric
the art or study of persuasion through speaking or writing; language that is elaborate or pretentious but actually empty, meaning little
Rife
Répandu (bad way). it is very common or happens a lot
Ri(re)-feeee, malaria
“High wartime profits were particularly rife among food suppliers, raising suspicions of speculation.”
Rudimentary
Rudimentaire/elementary, relating to the basics; undeveloped, primitive
“Her knowledge is still only rudimentary.”
“Some unusual fish have rudimentary legs.”
Rustic
Rustique / simple and often rough in appearance; typical of the countryside, often unsophisticated (de la campagne);
“He was, in the words of one writer, ‘ ‘ a moralist, a rustic sage, but above all a missionary.
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Sacrosanct
Sacrosaint
sacred, inviolable, not to be trespassed on or violated; above any criticism
