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Question 1

bustling

Answer 1

full of activity

Question 2

to brim

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be full to the point of overflowing
«my eyes brimmed with tears»
«large tears brimmed in her eyes»
«he is brimming with ideas»

Question 3

to harness

Answer 3

control or make use of, especially to produce energy

«attempts to harness solar energy»

Question 4

hotbed

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an environment promoting the growth of something, especially something unwelcome
«the country was a hotbed of revolt and dissension»

Question 5

to foster

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1. encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable)
   «the teacher’s task is to foster learning»
2. bring up, raise (a child that is not one’s own by birth)
   «a person who would foster Holly was found»

Question 6

zeitgeist

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the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time
«the story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960’s»

Question 7

to subsidize

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support

«the mining industry continues to be subsized»

Question 8

subsidiary

Answer 8

1. adj: less important (subsidiaire)

2. n: a company controlled by a holding company

Question 9

ethereal

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1. extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world - delicate, exquisite, elegant, graceful
   «her ethereal beauty»
2. (of a solution) having diethyl ether as a solvent

Question 10

bootstrap

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1. n: a loop at the back of a boot, used to pull on it

2. v: get (oneself of something) into or out of situation using existing ressources

Question 11

disembodied

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separated from or existing w/o the body

«a disembodied ghost»

Question 12

barter economy

Answer 12

economy w/o money, exclusively exchanges

Question 13

trickle

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1. v: (of a liquid) flow in a small stream
   «a solitary tear trickled down her cheek»
2. n: a small flow of liquid
   «a trickle of blood»

Question 14

(to) schlep

Answer 14

1. v: haul or carry (something heavy or awkward)

2. a tedious or difficult journey

Question 15

to fan out

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to spread out over a wide area

«tens of thousands of sales reps fanning out to push mobile payments on street vendors»

Question 16

grunt work

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the basic, hard work, often physical or boring work, that is necessary for something to succeed
«but this chinese commitment to grunt work is also what is laying the groundwork for chinese leadership in the age of AI implementation»

Question 17

legwork

Answer 17

the practical and boring work that needs to be done
«those platform cab be used by vendors who do the legwork, but the tech companies tend to stay distant and aloof from these logistical details.»

Question 18

vault

Answer 18

1. (voûte)

2. v: to jump or to move in the air

Question 19

windfall

Answer 19

a large amount of something that arrives unexpectedly and all together

Question 20

to prod

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to push, to shove

Question 21

a batch

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a quantity of a substance needed or produced at one time

Question 22

to leapfrog

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perform such a vault

«they leapfrogged around the courtyard»

Question 23

To waltz

Answer 23

1. dance a waltz, guide a waltz
2. act casually, confidently, or inconsiderately: «you can’t waltz in here and bark orders at me»
   achieve something w/o difficulty
   «the car has waltzed through test after test»

Question 24

a knock-off

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an imitation, copy, usually of an expensive product

Question 25

cumbersome

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adj: large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use

slow or complicated and therefore inefficient

Question 26

to tweak

Answer 26

1. to twist or pull something sharply

2. to improve (a mecanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it

Question 27

seamless

Answer 27

adj: (of a fabric or surface) smooth and w/o seams or obvious joint
smooth and continuous, with no apparent gaps or spaces between one part and the next
(harmoniueux)

Question 28

to nudge

Answer 28

prod (someone) gently with one’s elbow in order to attract attention
«people were nudging each other and pointing at me»

Question 29

every nook and cranny

Answer 29

every part or aspect of something

Question 30

datascape

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a landscape or visualization of data

Question 31

mishmash

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a confused mixture

Question 32

throes

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n: intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change
«he convulsed in his death throes»

Question 33

to pore over

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to read or study very carefully

«he pored over the map for hours»

Question 34

jackhammers

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(marteau-piqueur)

Question 35

sleek

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adj: smooth and glossy as if polished

elegant, stylish

Question 36

landmark

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1. an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seeb abd recognised from a distance, especially one that enables someone to establish their location
   «the spire was once a landmark for ships sailing up the river» (repère)
2. an event or discovery marking an important stage or turning point in something
   «the vaccine is a landmark in the history of preventive medicine» (jalon)

Question 37

plodding

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adj: slow-moving and unexciting

of a person thorough and hard-working but lacking in imagination or intelligence

Question 38

to ring hollow

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to seem to be false or implausible, to be unconvincing