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question		réponse
Boor commencer à apprendre		Rude If you answer the question rudely, you would come across as a boor.
Brusque commencer à apprendre		Rude The doctor spoke in a brusque tone.
Curt commencer à apprendre		rude or harsh A curt note of rejection arrived from the company director.
Terse commencer à apprendre		rude or harsh After failing miserably in the Olympics, a terse welcome greeted his return.
Glib commencer à apprendre		talking fluently, but insincerely He is a glib salesman.
Articulate commencer à apprendre		express clearly and fluently She struggled to articulate her thoughts.
Coherent commencer à apprendre		clear, logical and consistent She became coherent again only two hours after the attack. She became coherent again only two hours after the attack.
Eloquent commencer à apprendre		express clearly and fluently He was eloquent when it came to addressing his office colleagues.
Enunciate commencer à apprendre		to articulate or pronounce (words), esp clearly and distinctly She enunciated each word slowly and carefully.
Labored commencer à apprendre		not fluent The movie looks labored and slow by today's standards.
Adjourn commencer à apprendre		Postpone
Defer commencer à apprendre		Postpone
Procrastinate commencer à apprendre		Postpone
Protract commencer à apprendre		prolong
Apprentice commencer à apprendre		a person learning a trade under the guidance of an experienced person
Dilettante commencer à apprendre		a person who takes up an activity, especially in a superficial way Online dilettantes dropped out fast, but 23,000 committed learners finished the course.
Ingenuous commencer à apprendre		innocent Everyone was flexible and ingenuous and looked for ways to keep things going.
Novel commencer à apprendre		new Protesters found a novel way of demonstrating against rising oil prices.
Novice commencer à apprendre		inexperienced
rookie commencer à apprendre		an young, inexperienced person I don't want to have another rookie to train.
Callow commencer à apprendre		immature or inexperienced Nicklaus was enthralled the first time he played in the Masters in 1959 as a callow 19-year-old amateur
Puerile commencer à apprendre		immature or trivial Concert organizers branded the group's action as puerile.
Subordinate commencer à apprendre		Subordinate
Underling commencer à apprendre		subordinate
Mendacity commencer à apprendre		Lie
Perjury commencer à apprendre		lie under oath The witness is now facing charges of perjury.
Prevarication commencer à apprendre		avoid telling truth Some people believe that prevarication in a good cause is justifiable.
Veracity commencer à apprendre		conformity to facts; accuracy. He was not noted for his veracity.
Reprisal commencer à apprendre		Counter attack
retaliate commencer à apprendre		counterattack
Absurd commencer à apprendre		really silly, absolutely ridiculous, or total nonsense
atypical commencer à apprendre		not typical
Bizzare commencer à apprendre		strange
Ludicrous commencer à apprendre		Ridiculous or nonsensical It was ludicrous to think that plan will succeed.
Outlandish commencer à apprendre		strange
Preposterous commencer à apprendre		ridiculous or nonsensical His ability to contrive a really preposterous situation is impressive.
Uncanny commencer à apprendre		Strange
Bleak commencer à apprendre		depressing or without hope His condition had stabilized somewhat, and his future no longer looked completely bleak.
Gloomy commencer à apprendre		dark depressing A gloomy view of the future.
Somber commencer à apprendre		gloomy, depressing, or dismal Funerals and burials tend to be very somber occasions.
Arresting commencer à apprendre		attracting attention An arresting song is one you always want to hear.
Captivate commencer à apprendre		attract completely
Enamored commencer à apprendre		attract completely
Enthrall commencer à apprendre		attract completely
Infatuate commencer à apprendre		love something greatly He was infatuated with his new car.
Mesmerize commencer à apprendre		attract completely
Rapture commencer à apprendre		Intense Happiness Charles listened with rapture to her singing.
Spellbinding commencer à apprendre		attracting completely
Ennui commencer à apprendre		Boredom The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.
Epidemic commencer à apprendre		widespread
Pandemic commencer à apprendre		that spreads over a whole country or the whole world This could be the beginning of an influenza pandemic.
Rampant commencer à apprendre		growing or developing unchecked Corruption is rampant in the central government.
Endemic commencer à apprendre		confined to a particular place or people
Audacious commencer à apprendre		very bold An audacious decision.
Chivalry commencer à apprendre		qualities, including courtesy, generosity and valor exhibited by a man Women always admire men who are chivalrous.
Dauntless commencer à apprendre		Fearless The dauntless reporters saved the lives of hundreds of tourists in the hotel.
Gallant commencer à apprendre		brave
Intrepid commencer à apprendre		fearless The intrepid reporters braved the threat of gunfire for the sake of their news reports.
Pluck commencer à apprendre		Courage
undaunted commencer à apprendre		Again, he was disappointed, yet undaunted. not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment.
Valiant commencer à apprendre		brave
Valor commencer à apprendre		Courage
Authentic commencer à apprendre		Genuine
Legitimate commencer à apprendre		Genuine
Veritable commencer à apprendre		Truthful The show presents a picture of veritable emotional turmoil.
Counterfeit commencer à apprendre		not genuine
Factitious commencer à apprendre		artificially created Bollywood actresses often shed factitious tears by using glycerin.
Indigenous commencer à apprendre		native These policies encapsulate human capital, both indigenous and from immigration.
Exotic commencer à apprendre		foreign He traveled around the globe to collect rare and exotic plant species.
Conundrum commencer à apprendre		complex problem
Cryptic commencer à apprendre		Difficult to understand I shall be careful in future not to make my remarks so cryptic.
Enigma commencer à apprendre		a mysterious thing To me, he has always been an enigma - one minute completely insensitive, the next moved to tears.
Garble commencer à apprendre		make something confusing or difficult to understand The sentence is so garbled that you have to sort each word, trying to figure out what everything means.
Inscrutable commencer à apprendre		Impossible to understand The killer left no clues, and the murder remains an inscrutable mystery.
Intrigue commencer à apprendre		a fascinating or mysterious quality
Labyrinth commencer à apprendre		a complex or intricate situation After the death of her daughter, she wandered in a labyrinth of sorrow. After the death of her daughter, she wandered in a labyrinth of sorrow.
Maze commencer à apprendre		a complex or confusing situation Her petition was lost in a maze of bureaucratic red tape.
Coy commencer à apprendre		shy A coy expression on her face.
Diffidence commencer à apprendre		shy
introvert commencer à apprendre		a shy or reserved person
Reserved commencer à apprendre		shy or quiet
Retiring commencer à apprendre		shy Given Susan's retiring personality, no one expected her to take up public speaking.
Timid commencer à apprendre		indicating shyness or fear Deers are naturally timid creatures.
Timorous commencer à apprendre		indicating shyness or fear She started delivering her speech with a timorous tone.
Cower commencer à apprendre		to shrink in fear A bomb went off and people cowered behind walls and under tables.
Craven commencer à apprendre		lacking courage The government is too craven to prosecute the guilty millionaires and corporations.
Cringe commencer à apprendre		move back or bend because of fear Whenever she thought about that incident, she cringed with embarrassment.
Daunt commencer à apprendre		make someone fearful I felt somewhat daunted by the prospect of the long drive home.
Flinch commencer à apprendre		to shrink back in fear He flinched at the sight of the death.
Intimidate commencer à apprendre		make someone fearful Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed.
Petrify commencer à apprendre		scare someone greatly Just the thought of making a speech petrifies me.
PUSILLANIMOUS commencer à apprendre		lacking courage You should be ashamed of your pusillanimous conduct during this dispute.
Shrink commencer à apprendre		to move back or contract because of fear This horrific accident can make anyone shrink in fear.
Trepidition commencer à apprendre		Fear and anxiety The sailors viewed the gathering storm clouds with trepidation.
Irony/Ironic commencer à apprendre		Contradict itself
Paradox commencer à apprendre		Contradict itself
Abash commencer à apprendre		Embarrassed
discomfit commencer à apprendre		Embarrassed
Morify commencer à apprendre		cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed.
Aspersion commencer à apprendre		cast doubts on or question something I wouldn't want to cast aspersions on your honesty.
Calumny commencer à apprendre		false statements to damage someones reputation He accused the press of publishing vicious calumnies.
Defame commencer à apprendre		defame
Libel commencer à apprendre		a written document to damage someone's reputation He sued the newspaper for libel.
Malign commencer à apprendre		to speak harmful untruths about
Obloquy commencer à apprendre		public criticism Her family tried to shield her from obloquy.
Opprobrium commencer à apprendre		public criticism The bombing in the city has attracted international opprobrium.
Slander commencer à apprendre		make damaging accusations against someone He is suing them for slandering him.
Slur commencer à apprendre		make damaging accusations against someone She accused the program of slurring the company's name.
Stigmatization commencer à apprendre		treatment of somebody that makes them feel that they are very bad or unimportant There is a need to combat the stigmatization of people with mental disorders.
Vilify commencer à apprendre		make damaging accusations against someone The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews.
Ignominy commencer à apprendre		public shame They suffered the ignominy of defeat.
Infamy commencer à apprendre		infamous for some bad quality or deed They are seeking a sort of personal vindication through fame or, more precisely, infamy.
Nefarious commencer à apprendre		wicked or criminal It's getting as profitable as selling dangerous illegal drugs, and many nefarious people are getting involved.
Notorious commencer à apprendre		infamous for some bad quality or deed
inadvertently commencer à apprendre		unintentionally Some carnivores may inadvertently become trapped while pursuing their prey across the sticky ground.
unwittingly commencer à apprendre		unintentionally She had broken the law unwittingly, but she had still broken it.
Apocryphal commencer à apprendre		Of doubtful authenticity Most of the stories about him are apocryphal.
Dubious commencer à apprendre		Doubtful
Erroneous commencer à apprendre		having error The reporter's erroneous story was corrected by a new article that stated the truth.
Ersatz commencer à apprendre		artificial and not as good as the real thing or product Our unions are often the final barrier against unsafe roads and hospitals, ersatz education and filth in our food
Fabricate commencer à apprendre		to fake or fargo
Fallacious commencer à apprendre		erroneous or misleading The idea that gratification is a completion of the wish is fallacious.
Illicit commencer à apprendre		illegal
Phony commencer à apprendre		not real or true; false, and trying to trick people She spoke with a phoney Russian accent.
Sham commencer à apprendre		a false or fake act She felt trapped in a sham of a marriage.
Sophistry commencer à apprendre		the use of clever, but deceptive reasoning.
Specious commencer à apprendre		apparently correct or true, but actually wrong or false
Spurious commencer à apprendre		False or fake
Vigilant commencer à apprendre		Keenly alert A pilot must remain vigilant at all times.
Disarm commencer à apprendre		make less hostile or less suspicious Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed.

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