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1
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Equivocal

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Not easily understood or explained

Politicians have been known to provide equivocal answers to reporters’ questions

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2
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Lucid

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Very clear and easy to understand

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3
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Assuage

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To make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
Soulager
Atténuer

(Grief , pain, hunger)

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4
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Erudite

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Showing great knowledge

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Prodigal

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Wasteful extravagant

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Lavish

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Fastueux

The prodigal prince bought lavish gifts

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Fervid

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Intensely enthusiastic or passionate

The child showed a fervid fascination for superheroes

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Placate

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To make (someone) less angry or hostile

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Pacifier

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Tétine

A parent may decide to placate a baby with a pacifier

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Abstain

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To restrain oneself for doing or enjoy ring something

S’abstenir

Doctors encourage their patients to abstain from smoking cigarettes

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Desiccate

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Remove the moisture from something

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12
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Gullible

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Easily persuaded to believe something

Crédule

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13
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Pedant

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A person who makes an excessive display of learning

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Vacillate

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To waver between different opinions or actions

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15
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Adulterate

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Falsifier , frelater

To make something impure or weaker by adding something of inferior quality

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16
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Loquacious

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Syn: talkative , garrulous

Loquace

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17
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Volatile

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Likely to change rapidly and unpredictably

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18
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Apathy

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Indifférence

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19
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Corroborate

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Confirmer

Statement, story

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20
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Enervate

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Éreinter , énerver

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21
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Ingenuous

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Naïf, ingénu

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22
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Scam

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Arnaque

The scam artist preyed on ingenuous nursing home residents

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23
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Prey

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Proie

Prey on: s’attaquer à

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Misanthrope

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A person who dislikes humankind

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Antipathy

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A strong feeling of dislike

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26
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Deride

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To express contempt for
Ridicule
Tourner en dérision

27
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Eulogy

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Éloge

A speech that praises someone

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Lethargic

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Lacking energy

It’s not uncompensated to feel lethargic for weeks or even months after major surgery

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Obdurate

30
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Stubborn

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Obstiné

Syn: obstinate, determined, persistent

31
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Philanthropic

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Seeking to promote the welfare of others

32
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Welfare

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Bien être

Social welfare: protection social
Animal welfare: protection des animaux

33
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Waver

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Vaciller
Hésiter
To go back and forth between choices or opinions

34
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Bolster

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To support or strengthen

The prosecutor worked to find evidence that would bolster her case against the defendant

35
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Garrulous

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Excessive talkative

36
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Ostentation

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Excessive display of wealth

Owning a mansion doesn’t imply ostentation but traveling exclusively by private jet certainly can

37
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Prevaricate

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Tergiverser

Avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question

38
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Mislead , misled, misled

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Induire en erreur

Don’t be misled by answer. Voices that à only partially true.

39
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Ethos

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Philosophie

40
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Steeped in history

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Chargé d’histoire

41
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Display

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Étalage

Exposer, montrer , exhiber

42
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Sparseness

43
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Overshadow

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Assombrir (event, feeling)
Éclipser (person)
Projeter son ombre sur (building)

44
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Underscore

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Souligner
Emphasize
Enhance

45
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Relentless

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Implacable =continuous (pressure, heat, rain)

46
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Landfast ice

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Banquise côtière

47
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Temperance

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Modération

48
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Eminence

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Fame, renommé, distinction

49
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Providential

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Fortunate

The pistols were loaded so our escape is indeed providential

50
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Dispassionate

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Impartial, objectif, unemotional

51
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Trifling

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Insignifiant

The trifling sum of 10 pounds= la bagatelle de 10 livres

52
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Ascertain

53
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Exacerbate

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Aggraver, accentuer

54
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Overlook

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Négliger (fact, problem, risk)
Fermer les yeux sur (to forgive)
Donner sur( have a view on : ex: the hotel overviewed the beach)

55
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To feel compelled to do sth

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Se sentir obligé de faire qch

56
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Catering

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Restauration

To do the catering for sth: préparer des repas pour qch

57
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Stringent

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Strict (rules, laws, conditions)

58
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Cattle

59
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Ill-timed

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Inopportun, mal venu

60
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Pasture

61
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Clover

A

Trèfle

Four-leaf clover

62
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Displace

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Déplacer (personne)
Remplacer
Force to move

63
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Resilient

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Tenace, résistant (person, market, economy, material)

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