List12 100% Flashcards

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Bleak

A

Morne
Triste

If someone has a depressing take on life

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2
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Outlook

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Perspective

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Unremitting

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Continu

Ininterrompu

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4
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Overcast

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Nuageux
Obscur
Triste

Unremitting overcast skies

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5
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Ceaseless

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Incessant

Continuel

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6
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Clad

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Habillé

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7
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Skimpy

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Insuffisant

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Profuse

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Abondant, généreux

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9
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Extant

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Existant

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10
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Contentious

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Contentieux

Someone who like to argue

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11
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Auspicious

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Favorable

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12
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Inauspicious

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Unfavorable

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13
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Stranded

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Abandonné,
Échoué,
Rester en panne

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Wrecked

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Dévasté, naufragé

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Enervate

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To sap the energy from,

Affaiblir

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16
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Sap

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Chercher à détruire

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17
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To be ambivalent

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To have mixed/conflicting emotions about something

18
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To eat up time

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Prendre du temps

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Sedulous

20
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Irascible

A

Irascible
Coléreux
Nerveux

21
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Stg is of moment

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Stg important, signifiant

Momentous

22
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Foray

23
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Begrudge

A

Donner à contre cœur

24
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Beggar

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Crumb
Miette
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Stem
Hold back, limit the flow (stem bleeding)
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Blinkered
Obscur, brouillé, vague Have a limited outlook or understanding
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Gambling
Jeux d’argent
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Unchecked
Déchaîné Stg indésirable that has grown out of control (weeds grew unchecked ont he frond yard)
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Checkered
A checkered past is one marked by disreputable happenings
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Disreputable
De mauvaise réputation
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Embezzlement
Fraude | Escroquerie
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Raft
1) inflatable boat | 2) large number of stg
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Abate
réduire
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Involved
Stg complicated, difficult to comprehend
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Mill
Nom: moulin Verbe: moudre, aiguiser, affûter
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Retiring
1) retraite | 2) be shy and be inclined to retract from company
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Incline
Être disposé à | Avoir tendance à
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Expansive
1) extensive , wide-ranging | 2) communicative, prone to talking
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Shed
Verser, jeter
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Demeanor
Comportement