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question		réponse
diminutive commencer à apprendre		small
infinitesimal commencer à apprendre		extremely small an infinitesimal pause
minuscule commencer à apprendre		small
slight commencer à apprendre		small
behemoth commencer à apprendre		huge
colossal commencer à apprendre		huge amount
gargantuan commencer à apprendre		enormous
gigantic commencer à apprendre		big
humongous commencer à apprendre		huge
mammoth commencer à apprendre		huge
monolithic commencer à apprendre		huge big
monumental commencer à apprendre		great in importance, extent, or size. it's been a monumental effort
prodigious commencer à apprendre		remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
titanic commencer à apprendre		of exceptional strength, size, or power.
towering commencer à apprendre		huge
voluminous commencer à apprendre		(of a piece of furniture) large and accommodating. he sank into a voluminous armchair
Conscientious commencer à apprendre		showing great care and effort He is conscientious with regard to his duties as examiner.
Fastidious commencer à apprendre		requiring or characterized by excessive care Even at the less extreme camps, security procedures remain fastidious.
Meticulous commencer à apprendre		showing great care about minute details
Punctilious commencer à apprendre		showing great attention to actions or details He was punctilious about being ready exactly on time.
Purist commencer à apprendre		someone who insists on great precision and correctness
Scrupulous commencer à apprendre		showing great care towards accuracy and detail
Finicky commencer à apprendre		very fussy Even the most finicky eater will find something to eat.
Nitpicking commencer à apprendre		find faults with minor details Some readers will surely perceive our critique as nitpicking Khan's errors.
persnickety commencer à apprendre		very fussy The search function proves to be either useless or extremely persnickety.
Squeamish commencer à apprendre		easily disgusted This movie is not for the squeamish.
Stickler commencer à apprendre		someone who insists that things are done in a certain way It might seem that you're being a stickler for rules.
Hedonist commencer à apprendre		a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker. she was living the life of a committed hedonist
Sybarite commencer à apprendre		someone who follows pleasure and luxury Jared, who used to be the epitome of Chicago's wealthy sybarites, went bankrupt in December, 1997
Marginal commencer à apprendre		Insignificant
Minute commencer à apprendre		very detailed, careful and thorough
Paltry commencer à apprendre		very less His account offers a paltry 1% return on your investment.
Token commencer à apprendre		something that is a symbol of a feeling, a fact, an event, etc. Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude.
Trifle commencer à apprendre		something that is not valuable or important There's no point worrying over such trifles.
Conjecture commencer à apprendre		speculation guess
Construe commencer à apprendre		to guess He construed her intentions from her gestures.
Deduce commencer à apprendre		to derive to conclusion
Extrapolate commencer à apprendre		to infer The figures were obtained by extrapolating from past trends.
Surmise commencer à apprendre		to guess I surmise this is needed to complete your homework.
ALLUDE/ALLUSION commencer à apprendre		refer to something indirectly Try not to allude to this matter in his presence because the topic annoys him.
Cue commencer à apprendre		a hint
implicit commencer à apprendre		understood without being stated clearly
innuendo commencer à apprendre		refer to something indirectly Because the movie is full of sexual innuendos, we did not bring the children.
Insinuate commencer à apprendre		refer to something indirectl The article insinuated that he was having an affair with his friend's wife.
Tacit commencer à apprendre		understood without being stated clearly She gave a tacit approval by smiling and winking.
Blatant commencer à apprendre		obvious and offensive Websites clamoring for traffic are resorting to blatant bribery.
Explicit commencer à apprendre		clear and direct The plot of 9/11 attack was an explicit act of violence.
Patent commencer à apprendre		an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; a document that proves this
Nuances commencer à apprendre		a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound. he was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect
Subtle commencer à apprendre		(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe
Discourse commencer à apprendre		a long debate, discussion or lecture A discourse on issues of gender and sexuality.
Dissertation commencer à apprendre		a long essay on a subject He is currently writing a dissertation.
Rhetoric commencer à apprendre		exaggerated or pompous speech intended to impress His offers of compromise were mere rhetoric.
CANDID/CANDOR commencer à apprendre		frank or direct To be candid, I can't stand her.
Forthright commencer à apprendre		frank or direct He was known for his forthright manner.
Botch commencer à apprendre		do something badly or carelessly The work they did on the house was a botched job.
Bungle commencer à apprendre		do something awkwardly or carelessly He was caught during his bungled attempt to burgle the bank.
Misnomer commencer à apprendre		a wrong name Villa was a misnomer - the place was no more than an old farmhouse.
Tactless commencer à apprendre		lacking tact It was tactless of you to comment on his hair!
Bastion commencer à apprendre		a thing or person upholding or defending an attitude, principle, etc Hollywood has long been considered a bastion of liberal activism.
Bolster commencer à apprendre		Strenghten
Buttress commencer à apprendre		strengthen or support
Fortify commencer à apprendre		Strength They fortified the area against attack.
Prime commencer à apprendre		main; most important; basic
Prop commencer à apprendre		Strength These are measures to prop up an unpopular government.
Ostracize commencer à apprendre		exclude from a group or society His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
Shun commencer à apprendre		ignore or reject
Taboo commencer à apprendre		proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable
Abut commencer à apprendre		to be adjacent to His land abuts a village.
Adjacent commencer à apprendre		The planes landed on adjacent runways.
Contiguous commencer à apprendre		Adjacent
Juxtaposition commencer à apprendre		an instance of placing things side by side The juxtaposition of black-and-white sketches with color prints.
Balk commencer à apprendre		to resist doing something Many parents may balk at the idea of paying $100 for a pair of shoes.
Grudging commencer à apprendre		do something reluctantly The grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory.
Alacrity commencer à apprendre		showing cheerful willingness to do something He demonstrated his eagerness to serve by his alacrity in executing the orders of his master.
Obliging commencer à apprendre		showing a cheerful willingness to do favors The obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave.
Habituate commencer à apprendre		become used to something
Immune commencer à apprendre		resistant to something
innure commencer à apprendre		become used to something Doctors become inured to seeing death.
Inveterate commencer à apprendre		having a firmly established habit She is an inveterate smoker and cannot break the habit.
Apprehend commencer à apprendre		to understand
Assimilate commencer à apprendre		to understand
comprehend commencer à apprendre		to understand I can't comprehend why these meetings are held in secret.
Fathom commencer à apprendre		to understand It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child.
Intelligible commencer à apprendre		can be understood His lecture was readily intelligible to all the students.
Illegible commencer à apprendre		can not be understood This is an illegible signature.
Erode commencer à apprendre		to gradually destroy something or make it weaker over a period Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures.
Subvert commencer à apprendre		harm or weaken an established system or authority This was an alleged plot to subvert the state.
Undercut commencer à apprendre		to make somebody/something weaker or less likely to be effective Some members of the board were trying to undercut the chairman's authority. Some members of the board were trying to undercut the chairman's authority.
Undermine commencer à apprendre		to weaken something Our confidence in the team has been seriously undermined by their recent defeats.
UNDER GIRD commencer à apprendre		to strengthen or support something Such pursuits enhance the feelings of meaning and social connection that undergird happiness.
Agnostic commencer à apprendre		one who doesn't know whether God exists She grew up in an agnostic household.
Atheist commencer à apprendre		not believing in God
proselytize commencer à apprendre		try to convert someone's beliefs or religion
Theist commencer à apprendre		believing in God
Theology commencer à apprendre		study of Gods or religions He has got a degree in Theology.
Flimsy commencer à apprendre		insubstantial and easily damaged. a flimsy barrier
Frail commencer à apprendre		weak and delicate his small, frail body
intangible commencer à apprendre		unable to be touched; not having physical presence the moonlight made things seem intangible
Tenuous commencer à apprendre		very weak or slight.
palpable commencer à apprendre		so intense as to seem almost tangible. a palpable sense of loss
Substantial commencer à apprendre		of considerable importance, size, or worth.
tactile commencer à apprendre		of or connected with the sense of touch. tactile sensors
Hypothetical commencer à apprendre		of or connected with the sense of touch.
Speculate commencer à apprendre		to guess without knowing the complete facts
Empirical commencer à apprendre		based on observation or experience
Compassion commencer à apprendre		kindness, care, sympathy
empathy commencer à apprendre		ability to understand another persons feelings
Callous commencer à apprendre		insensitive, cruel or harsh disregard He had worked in the hospital for so long that he was callous to the suffering in the wards.
Histrionic commencer à apprendre		overly dramatic behavior
Melodramatic commencer à apprendre		overly dramatic behavior
Gratify commencer à apprendre		satisfy an appetite or desire fully
Quench commencer à apprendre		satisfy an appetite, thirst or desire fully
Replete commencer à apprendre		full of or filled with Literature is replete with drama and excitement.
Satiate commencer à apprendre		satisfy an appetite or desire fully Protein and fat keep you satiated, so you don't want another snack 30 minutes later.
Saturate commencer à apprendre		o soak or fill completely
Annihilate commencer à apprendre		destroy completely
Decimate commencer à apprendre		destroy greatly
Efface commencer à apprendre		remove completely She tried her best to efface the memory of the accident.
Eradicate commencer à apprendre		remove or destroy
Expunge commencer à apprendre		remove or destroy Details of his criminal activities were expunged from the file.
Exterminate commencer à apprendre		destroy greatly Fur seals were nearly exterminated a few years ago.
Extirpate commencer à apprendre		to destroy or get rid of something that is bad or not wanted Hopefully the pesticides will extirpate the insects from my garden.
Obliterate commencer à apprendre		destroy completely
Perish commencer à apprendre		to die or be destroyed
Raze commencer à apprendre		raze something to completely destroy a building, town, etc. so that nothing is left The village was razed to the ground.
Indelible commencer à apprendre		can not be removed Her unhappy childhood left an indelible mark on her personality
Bereft commencer à apprendre		deprived of something or someone He was completely bereft when his wife died.
Deprived commencer à apprendre		prevented from having something
Devoid commencer à apprendre		lacking in
Wanting commencer à apprendre		not having enough of something

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