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question		réponse
Blemish commencer à apprendre		Stain
Debase commencer à apprendre		to lower in quality, character, or value He wouldn't debase himself by doing manual labor.
Sully commencer à apprendre		spoil, stain or make something impure I would not sully her reputation with that piece of gossip.
Taint commencer à apprendre		spoil, stain or make something impure
Tarnish commencer à apprendre		spoil, stain or make something impure
Deface commencer à apprendre		spoil or disfigure They were charged with defacing public property.
Distort commencer à apprendre		twist something out of shape
Mar commencer à apprendre		Spoil The elections were marred by violence.
Warp commencer à apprendre		make or become twisted or bent out of its natural shape The window frames had begun to warp.
Adulterate commencer à apprendre		Impure
Contaminate commencer à apprendre		make impure
Noxious commencer à apprendre		harmful or poisonous The invaders meet any foe aggressively, releasing noxious chemicals during battle.
Toxic commencer à apprendre		harmful or poisonous
Vitiate commencer à apprendre		harm or spoil The 'yes' vote was vitiated by the low turnout in the election.
Catharsis commencer à apprendre		releasing emotional tension and feeling refreshed music is a means of catharsis for them
Expurgate commencer à apprendre		get rid of unwanted things, esp text On TV, if you hear some words beeped out, those words have been expurgated.
Purge commencer à apprendre		get rid of His first act as leader was to purge the party of extremists.
Inimitable commencer à apprendre		can't be copied; unmatched John related in his own inimitable way the story of his trip to Tibet.
Peerless commencer à apprendre		matchless; having no equals People such as Picasso, Gandhi and Shakespeare are considered peerless.
Woo commencer à apprendre		to try to get the support of somebody
Cajole commencer à apprendre		persuade using flattery The salesman will cajole the couple into buying the house.
Coax commencer à apprendre		persuade using flattery He coaxed her to sing, but she refused.
Cogent commencer à apprendre		logical and convincing She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan.
Enjoin commencer à apprendre		urge strongly The doctor enjoined a strict diet to the patient.
Exhort commencer à apprendre		to urge or persuade The media have been exhorting people to come to the demonstration.
Induce commencer à apprendre		to persuade She induced a person to buy a raffle ticket.
Urge commencer à apprendre		to persuade Police are urging anyone who saw the accident to contact them immediately.
Wheedle commencer à apprendre		persuade using flattery I wheedled a new car out of my father.
arbitrary commencer à apprendre		based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. arbitary decision
capricious commencer à apprendre		given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour. lahiri astheer
erratic commencer à apprendre		not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable. her breathing was erratic
inconsistent commencer à apprendre		inconsistent
irresolute commencer à apprendre		showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain. she stood irresolute outside his door
mercurial commencer à apprendre		subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind his mercurial temperament
oscillate commencer à apprendre		oscillate
sway commencer à apprendre		move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side
temperamental commencer à apprendre		liable to unreasonable changes of mood. a temperamental film star
vacillate commencer à apprendre		द्विधा अवस्था होणे
waffle commencer à apprendre		fail to make up one's mind
waver commencer à apprendre		be undecided between two opinions or courses of action
whimsical commencer à apprendre		acting or behaving in a capricious manner. lahiri
justifiable commencer à apprendre		capable of being justified
necessitate commencer à apprendre		make something necessary
warrant commencer à apprendre		a reason for thinking, deciding, or doingsomething
gratuitous commencer à apprendre		not necessary or appropriate
untenable commencer à apprendre		not capable of being defended againstattack or criticism
indefensible commencer à apprendre		not able to be thought of as good oracceptable
coerce commencer à apprendre		: to make (someone) do something by usingforce or threats he was coerced into giving evidence
compel commencer à apprendre		compulsion
compulsion commencer à apprendre		compulsion
extort commencer à apprendre		to get (something, such as money) from aperson by the use of force or threats
press commencer à apprendre		force
dissuade commencer à apprendre		to convince (someone) not to do something
allure commencer à apprendre		was so allured by his sister's collegeroommate that before long he was askingher for a date
beguile commencer à apprendre		to attract or interest someone
collude commencer à apprendre		to work with others secretly especially inorder to do something illegal or dishonest The two companies had colluded to fixprices.
convive commencer à apprendre		to secretly help someone do somethingdishonest or illegal suspects that his coworkers are connivingto get him fired
conspire commencer à apprendre		conspiracy
entice commencer à apprendre		to attract (someone) especially by offeringor showing something that is appealing, interesting, etc
lure commencer à apprendre		attract
ploy commencer à apprendre		a clever trick or plan that is used to getsomeone to do something or to gain anadvantage over someone
ruse commencer à apprendre		trick His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.
scheme commencer à apprendre		a clever and often dishonest plan to do or get something
tactic commencer à apprendre		an action or method that is planned andused to achieve a particular goal
watershed commencer à apprendre		a time when an important change happens
Apotheosis commencer à apprendre		the perfect form or example of something
archetype commencer à apprendre		a very typical example of a certain person or thing
embody commencer à apprendre		be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form a national team that embodies competitive spirit and skill
epitome commencer à apprendre		a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.
exemplify commencer à apprendre		be an example of
paradigm commencer à apprendre		a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model
paragon commencer à apprendre		a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
personify commencer à apprendre		example
secular commencer à apprendre		not sacred
temporal commencer à apprendre		secular
congenital commencer à apprendre		having a particular trait from birth or by firmly established habit. a congenital liar
entrenched commencer à apprendre		firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained
inherent commencer à apprendre		existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute.
innate commencer à apprendre		inborn; natural
ferret commencer à apprendre		an assiduous search for something. he had a quick ferret around"
unearth commencer à apprendre		discover (something hidden, lost, or kept secret) by investigation or searching.
unravel commencer à apprendre		uncover a secret
atray commencer à apprendre		away from the correct path or direction.
awry commencer à apprendre		away from the usual or expected course; amiss many youthful romances go awry
circuitous commencer à apprendre		longer than the most direct way.
desultory commencer à apprendre		of conversation or speech) going from one subject to another in a half-hearted way. the desultory conversation faded
digress commencer à apprendre		leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. I have digressed a little from my original plan
discursive commencer à apprendre		digressing fron subjetct to subject
divergent commencer à apprendre		go off track
ramble commencer à apprendre		walk for pleasure in the countryside
tangential commencer à apprendre		diverging from a previous course or line; erratic.
cognizant commencer à apprendre		having knowledge or awareness. statesmen must be cognizant of the political boundaries within which they work
oblivious commencer à apprendre		not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one. she became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time
affected commencer à apprendre		pretentious and designed to impress the gesture appeared both affected and stagy
contrived commencer à apprendre		deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously. the ending of the novel is too pat and contrived
mannered commencer à apprendre		artificial
pretentious commencer à apprendre		attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
posture commencer à apprendre		pretentious
behest commencer à apprendre		a person's orders or command. they had assembled at his behest
beseech commencer à apprendre		ask someone urgently and fervently to do or give something.
entreaty commencer à apprendre		an earnest or humble request. the king turned a deaf ear to his entreaties
implore commencer à apprendre		beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something. he implored her to change her mind
importune commencer à apprendre		harass (someone) persistently for or to do something लोचटपणे सातत्याने मागणी करणे
supplicate commencer à apprendre		ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly
asnine commencer à apprendre		extremely stupid or foolish Lydia ignored his asinine remark
fatuous commencer à apprendre		silly and pointless.
imbecile commencer à apprendre		a stupid person.
inane commencer à apprendre		lacking sense or meaning; inane remark
oafish commencer à apprendre		rough or clumsy and unintelligent.
obtuse commencer à apprendre		annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand. he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse"
behold commencer à apprendre		see or observe (someone or something, especially of remarkable or impressive nature). behold your lord and prince!"
discern commencer à apprendre		"I can discern no difference between the two policies recognize or find out
espy commencer à apprendre		catch sight of she espied her daughter rounding the corner"
imperceptible commencer à apprendre		so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived.
dour commencer à apprendre		relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance "a hard, dour, humourless fanatic"
morose commencer à apprendre		sullen and ill-tempered
peevish commencer à apprendre		having or showing an irritable disposition. "a thin peevish voice"
petulant commencer à apprendre		(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
saturnine commencer à apprendre		gloomy
sullen commencer à apprendre		bad-tempered and sulky
surly commencer à apprendre		bad-tempered and unfriendly.

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