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question		réponse
compel commencer à apprendre		force, against your will I was ___ out of the room
prodigality commencer à apprendre		generosity, a will to spend money or valuable items Laughter is easier minute by minute, spilled with ___, tipped out at a cheerful word
caterer commencer à apprendre		providing food or goods to a company At least once a fortnight a crop of ___ came down with several hundred feet of canvas
toil with commencer à apprendre		busy with hard work eight servants, including an extra gardener, ___ all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes
raft commencer à apprendre		a construction that floats on the water used to cross rivers and carry goods At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his ___
brisk commencer à apprendre		fast, lively, energetic his station wagon scampered like a ___ yellow bug to meet all trains.
checkers commencer à apprendre		a strategy game with black and white pieces that are moved by a player draughts Buchanan compelled me from the room as though he were moving a ___ to another square.
upholstery commencer à apprendre		material (leather, fabric) used to cover furniture, usually sofas or armchairs she selected a new sofa, lavender-colored with gray ___
spring commencer à apprendre		flexible coiled piece of steel The return ___ snaps the latch shut securely every time.
pivotal commencer à apprendre		crucial, extra important, main Reading comprehension plays a ___ role in rational consumption of content
fondle commencer à apprendre		scratch, rub, squish, play with where she ___ dog's weatherproof coat with rapture.
pastoral commencer à apprendre		associated with peacful, biblical images We drove over to Fifth Avenue, so warm and soft, almost ___, on the summer Sunday afternoon
wistful commencer à apprendre		rather sad, yearning he approved of me and wanted me to like him with some harsh, defiant ___ of his own.
defiant commencer à apprendre		blazing, brave, undefeatable he approved of me and wanted me to like him with some harsh, ___ wistfulness of his own.
fractious commencer à apprendre		moody, capricious, fanciful His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of ___ he conveyed.
apron commencer à apprendre		a piece of clothing used to cover you from dirt and oil
ladle commencer à apprendre		a tool used to draw liquid from a pot
corkscrew commencer à apprendre		a tool used to remove caps from the bottles
permeate commencer à apprendre		get into, fill in, move into The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails ___ the garden outside
libel commencer à apprendre		not true, disinformation, fake news It's all ___. Im not getting married.
lead commencer à apprendre		soft toxic metal used for bullets
obtrusive commencer à apprendre		annoying, bothering people around you His ___ music wasn't letting us fall asleep
wan commencer à apprendre		tired, pale, lacking emotions Her gray sun-strained eyes looked back at me with polite reciprocal curiosity out of a ___, charming, discontented face
banter commencer à apprendre		have a chat, be friendly, joke and laugh Sometimes she and Miss Baker talked at once, unobtrusively and with a ___ inconsequence
peremptory commencer à apprendre		firm, decisive, definite, closed-minded as if his sturdy physical egotism no longer nourished his ___ heart.
conoct commencer à apprendre		roughly made, constructed from big pieces, unbelievable The lies he ___ were smooth, and no one guessed something's wrong
transcedent commencer à apprendre		pivotal, paramount, out-shining others, gaining popularity where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a ___ effort, of men who move dimly
dismal commencer à apprendre		gloomy, dark, depressing, stark the passengers on waiting trains can stare at the ___ scene for as long as half an hour
kindling commencer à apprendre		sticks and branches used for keeping the flames burn
grate commencer à apprendre		to rub against spiky surface causing destruction and reduction into small pieces Mom ___ some cheese into the bowl

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