vocabulary

Question 1

gunpowder

Answer 1

poudre à canon

Question 2

gathering

Answer 2

assembly, collecting

Question 3

dull

Answer 3

lacking brightness, vividness, or sheen (éclat)

Question 4

plain

Answer 4

not decorated or elaborate; simple or

ordinary in character

Question 5

devoid

Answer 5

dépourvu

Question 6

gust

Answer 6

a brief, strong rush of wind.

Question 7

to be lulled

Answer 7

calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements: “the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep.”

Question 8

to scrub

Answer 8

rub (someone or something) hard so as to clean them, typically with a brush and water: “he had to scrub the floor” | “she was scrubbing
herself down at the sink”| [no object ]: “she scrubbed furiously at the plates.”

Question 9

afford

Answer 9

“they cannot afford a vacation this year”: PAY FOR, bear/meet the expense of, spare the price of, have the money for, be rich enough for, have the wherewithal for; run to, stretch to, manage.

Question 10

sneer

Answer 10

sneer | snir |
noun
a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone: he acknowledged their presence with a condescending sneer.

Question 11

snort

Answer 11

snort | snôrt |
noun
an explosive sound made by the sudden forcing of breath through one’s nose, used to express indignation, derision, or incredulity: he gave a snort of disgust.

Question 12

raspy (râpeux|se)

Answer 12

rasp•y I’raspè I
adjective (raspier, raspiest)
hoarse or harsh-sounding: his voice was raspy from days of non-stop campaigning | a persistent raspy cough.

Question 13

depict

Answer 13

de•pict | de’pikt|
verb [with object ]
show or represent by a drawing, painting, or
other art form: paintings depicting Old
Testament scenes | these equations may be depicted on a graph.

Question 14

foresight

Answer 14

fore•sight | ‘fôr,sīt |
noun
the ability to predict or the action of
predicting what will happen or be needed in
the future: he had the foresight to check that
his escape route was clear.

Question 15

pattern

Answer 15

pat•tern |’padern |
noun
1 a repeated decorative design: a neat blue herringbone pattern.
• an arrangement or sequence regularly found in comparable objects: the house had been built on the usual pattern.
• a regular and intelligible form or
sequence discernible in certain actions
or situations: a complicating factor is the change in working patterns | the murders followed a repeated pattern | the school is located a few kilometers away and is run on the pattern of other army schools.