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Question 1

Phlegmatic

Answer 1

Not easily excited or emotional; calm,
Apathetic, sluggish

“He is a retired lawyer with a solid, phlegmatic manner.””

=/= flemme attention

Question 2

Platitude

Answer 2

A shallow, overused statement; cliche (has no meaning because it has been said so many times before)

“He doesn’t mouth platitudes about it not mattering who scores as long as the team wins.
I’m just relieved to hear fewer promises and platitudes, and more about actual progress solving the world’s biggest problems.”

Plat

Question 3

Plebeian

Answer 3

In Roman times, the lower class of people was the plebeian class. Today, if something is plebeian, it is of the common people,associated with the great masses of people.

“The play concludes with a crowd of angry plebeians tearing him to pieces.”

Plebe (partie du peuple romain)

Question 4

Plethora

Answer 4

A very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need or can deal with:

“There’s a plethora of books about the royal family.”

Question 5

Plucky

Answer 5

Showing courage, brave

“It was plucky of you to chase after the burglar.”

Pouky dans l’sas epreuve ver koh lanta

Question 6

Plutocracy

Answer 6

a system of government in which the richest people in a country rule or have power:

“It’s time we put an end to plutocracy.”

Father from earth, richer

Question 7

Polemic

Answer 7

Can mean piece of writing or a speech in which a person strongly attacks or defends a particular opinion, person

“She has published a fierce anti-war polemic.”

Question 8

Politic

Answer 8

Wise,Shrewd, polite and showing the ability to make the right decisions:

“It would not be politic for you to be seen there.”

politic good politician

Question 9

Polyglot

Answer 9

Can mean Speaking or composed of many languages (of a person, book, etc.)

“New York is an exciting polyglot city.”

Question 10

Prattle

Answer 10

Jacasse, to talk in a silly way or like a child for a long time about things that are not important or without saying anything important:

“She’d have prattled on about her new job for the whole afternoon if I’d let her.
Stop your prattling and go to sleep!”

Patrick cliquetis to show Eurostat bad

Question 11

Precipitate

Answer 11

Precipitate usually means “bringing something on” or “making it happen” — and not always in a good way.

“An invasion would certainly precipitate a political crisis.
Fear of losing her job precipitated (= suddenly forced) her into action.”

Question 12

Précis

Answer 12

A precis is a summary of something’s main points.

“You have all been given a précis of the report.
You can précis much of what he is saying without losing the sense.(to give a précis)”

Faux ami, def not precise

Question 13

Predilection

Answer 13

A predilection is a preference for or bias toward something, a strong like.

“Ever since she was a child, she has had a predilection for spicy food.
Some said Trump’s language describing a majority black city represented by an African American lawmaker demonstrated his predilection for degrading political opponents.”

Faux amis, fausse predilection, just preferences

Question 14

Prescient

Answer 14

Visionnaire,knowing or suggesting correctly what will happen in the future

“The author’s projections have in certain cases proved prescient and in others been negated by rapidly changing circumstances.”

Question 15

Preternatural

Answer 15

Surnaturel, something that seems oddly abnormal and out of sync with everything else.

“As an artist, Williams’ work was distinguished by his preternatural sense of three-dimensional space”

Question 16

Prevaricate

Answer 16

Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

“He accused the minister of prevaricating.
If the prime minister continued to prevaricate and attempt changes to the backstop,”

Vari, varier cat qui varie , food doesn’t know

Question 17

Primacy

Answer 17

The state of being first or most important

“The government insists on the primacy of citizens’ rights.
But what we really got was something else: an era of shareholder primacy.”

Question 18

Proclivity

Answer 18

A proclivity is a natural tendency to like something

“Esper was likely to be tested by Trump’s proclivity for bypassing even his most senior advisers.”

inclivity inclination

Question 19

Prolix

Answer 19

Using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen to

“The author’s prolix style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book.”

Pro lix (polytechnique), how are their speeches

Question 20

Propagate

Answer 20

Can mean transmit
“propagate sound or light through air”

can mean transmit from one generation to the next
“propagate these characteristics”

Question 21

Propensity

Answer 21

Natural inclination or tendency

” She’s inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.
He’s well-known for his natural propensity for
indiscretion.”

Pro pense city, maire city tendency penser city

Question 22

Prophetic

Answer 22

Saying correctly what will happen in the future:

“Much of Orwell’s writing now seems grimly prophetic.”

Question 23

Propitiate

Answer 23

Apaiser,

“Nationalist groups were somewhat propitiated by negotiated territorial compromises.
The radicals in the party were clearly sacked to propitiate the conservative core.”

propice satiate, enterrer hache autour d’un repas

Question 24

Propitious

Answer 24

Propice,
Favorable, giving good signs for the future, likely to work out

“With the economy in recession, it was not a propitious time to start a company.”

Question 25

Providential

Answer 25

happening exactly when needed but without being planned:

“a providential opportunity
Perhaps, on the contrary, people had always exhibited an ability to engage with providential stories and miraculous tales on several different conceptual levels.”

Providence

Question 26

Puerile

Answer 26

Behaving in a silly way, not like an adult:

“I find his sense of humour rather puerile.”

Question 27

Pugilism

Answer 27

Boxing, fighting with the first

“When other politicians describe Gillibrand, they emphasize a certain headlong pugilism.”

Pugade, mouvement isme

Question 28

Puissance

Answer 28

Puissance is the power to influence what other people do or believe

“A celebrity who is extremely popular with teens has puissance to help end problems like bullying just by talking about it in interviews.”

92 c’est la puissance, influence qatar buy psg

Question 29

Pulchritude

Answer 29

Physical beauty (especially of a woman)

“We need to remember that liking pulchritude used to be a basic desire of men, and I’m not just talking about Flemish painters in 1631.”

Pul chir(urgie) tude(fleuve). Chirurgie dans fleuve ppour un pull woman

Question 30

Pungent

Answer 30

Having a sharp taste or smell
OR pungent language is stimulating and expressive

“pungent criticism/commentary”
“One is a pungent fish sauce called garum, that was put on everything, including desserts.”

Punch Gent, smell knock people

Question 31

Pusillanimous

Answer 31

Lacks courage (weak); frightened of taking risks:

“He’s too pusillanimous to stand up to his opponents.
It would be disheartening at any time to be reminded that such pusillanimous thinking still exists.”

Pusi animals

Question 32

Querulous

Answer 32

WHINY, having a tendency to complain

“He became increasingly dissatisfied and querulous in his old age.”

Qué, rule, nous
Quéee? des rule sur nous?

Question 33

Quiescent

Answer 33

being quiet and still
OR causing no symptoms./not activated For example, if a disease is quiescent, you probably won’t know you have it

verb
The political situation was now relatively quiescent.

Question 34

Quixotic

Answer 34

Having or showing ideas that are different and unusual but not practical or likely to succeed (often idealistic)

“This is a vast, exciting and some say quixotic project.
To suggest that the record company will simply dissolve because of online delivery is quixotic.”

Qui toxic, music irrealistic

Question 35

Raconteur

Answer 35

someone who tells funny or interesting stories:

“He was a brilliant raconteur.
If the listeners have no way of disproving the story, the raconteur may be tempted to exaggerate the details or even to disguise falsehood as fact.”

Julie Mahé professeur tournesol

Question 36

Rarefied

Answer 36

Things that are so stylish, smart, or moral that they seem elevated above the ordinary,Of high moral and intellectual value
OR (of air) with little oxygen

“like the rarefied conversation of brilliant scholars.
Art is often a rarefied realm where quotidian experience is transformed,”

Rare, as diamonds elevated

Question 37

Reactant

Answer 37

Réactif. A reactant is a substance that changes in a chemical reaction.

Ex coca and mentos

Question 38

Recalcitrant

Answer 38

Stubbornly resistant to authority or control

“I wanted the one I use every day, the one that fits comfortably in my hand and extracts even the most recalcitrant corks with ease.”

Question 39

Recant

Answer 39

Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (abjure)

“The boys recanted their story Tuesday, saying they were playing a game.
Biden recanted his statement after the event”

Rec(ording) ant . Arte rejette reportage ants cause wrong

Question 40

Recondite

Answer 40

not known about by many people and difficult to understand:

“We had to work from material that was both complex and recondite.
McConnell excels at hoosing battles too recondite and fiddly for the public to get angry about.”

Reconduir dite. Voiture qui parle mais dur to understand to make it work

Question 41

Recrudescent

Answer 41

a sudden new appearance and growth, especially of something dangerous and unpleasant:

“There has been an unwelcome recrudescence of racist attacks.”

Question 42

Redound

Answer 42

Contribuer,

“Anything dramatic in the war may redound to the president.
That sense of finality doesn’t redound entirely to The Other Side of the Wind’s benefit.”

not rebound, cliff rebound can climb now

Question 43

Redress

Answer 43

To put right a wrong or give payment for a wrong that has been done:

“Most managers, politicians and bosses are men - how can women redress the balance ?”

Question 44

Refractory

Answer 44

stubbornly resistant to authority or control
OR not affected by a treatment

“This is a chronic and disabling condition that is refractory to treatment.”

Question 45

Refulgent

Answer 45

Resplandissant, shinning, radiant

“the beauty of her refulgent face”

Ref(erence) full gent, queen is refulgent

Question 46

Rejoinder

Answer 46

Quick response or reply, esp. a witty comeback

“The obvious rejoinder to this complaint is that “the market” is simply us, collectively.
He ended with a forceful rejoinder: “Bob didn’t play a down.””

Re join dernier (as derniere reponse)

Question 47

Rend

Answer 47

Déchirer

“A terrifying scream rent the air.
With one stroke of his sword, he rent his enemy’s helmet in two.”

Rend Re cause rend object