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lycee

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n

a french public school

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aquiline

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adj

curving like an eagle’s beak

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babirusa

Answer 3

n

a large wild swine

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palimpsest

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n

a very old document on which the original writing has been erased and replaced with new writing

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claptrap

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n

words, ideas, etc. that are very foolish or stupid

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polemic

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n

a strong written or spoken attack against someone else’s opinions, beliefs,practices, etc,

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impedimenta

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n

equipment to be carried

Question 8

jargon

Answer 8

n

the language used for a particular activity of by a particular group or people

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dint

Answer 9

n

force, power

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halberd

Answer 10

n

a weapon consisting of a battle-ax and pike mounted on a handle about six feet long

Question 11

lo

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interjection

used to call attention to something or to show wonder or surprise

Question 12

lionize

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v
to treat (someone) as a very important and famous person

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humbug

Answer 13

n

language or behavior that is false or meant to deceive people

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gringo

Answer 14

n

a foreigner in Spain or Latin America especially when of English or American origin

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guff

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n

foolish nonsense

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peal

Answer 16

n

the loud ringing of bells

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crustacean

Answer 17

n
a large class of mostly aquatic arthropods that have an exoskeleton

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abject

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adj

extremely bad or severe

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terrapin

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n

a kind of small turtle that lives in water

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chameleon

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n

a person who often changes behavior in order to please others

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haunches

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n

the upper part of a person’s or animals leg

Question 22

brackish

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adj

somewhat salty

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singe

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transitive v
to burn (something) slightly

Question 24

log

Answer 24

n

an apparatus for measuring a ship’s speed

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gunny

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n

a type of sack cloth

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green

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adj

not fully qualified for or experienced in a particular function

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succumb

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v

to stop trying to resist something

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singlet

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n

a shirt that has no sleeves or collar and that is worn for playing sports

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interdict

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n

a prohibitory degree

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virulent

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adj

extremely dangerous and deadly and usually spreading very quickly

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fatalism

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n

the belief that what will happen has already been decided and cannot be changed

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yokel

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n

a country bumpkin

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pedantic

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n

correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details

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petulant

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adj

becoming very angry and annoyed when they do not get what they want

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lorry

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n

a truck

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hooch

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n

liquor

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shell

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n

a projectile for cannon containing an explosive bursting charge

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convulse

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v

muscles in your body shake in a sudden violent way

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superannuated

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adj

old and therefor no longer very effective and useful

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profane

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v
to treat (a holy place or object) with great disrespect