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question		réponse
betray commencer à apprendre		disloyal
Insidious commencer à apprendre		Disloyal
Perfidy commencer à apprendre		disloyal
Fealty commencer à apprendre		loyalty Now let us shake hands all around and swear fealty.
fidelity commencer à apprendre		loyalty Fidelity to cherished beliefs has been replaced by loyalty to anything that brings material benefit
embroynic commencer à apprendre		just developing
Fledgeling commencer à apprendre		young new inexperienced The intern was still fledgling.
Inchoate commencer à apprendre		just beginning Inchoate feelings of affection for a man whom she had, up till now, thought of as only a friend.
Incipent commencer à apprendre		Just beginning The project is still in its incipient stages.
Nascent commencer à apprendre		Just beginning The actress is now focusing on her nascent singing career.
Rudimentary commencer à apprendre		not fully developed This is perhaps the result of some rudimentary research.
Seasoned commencer à apprendre		Experienced
Veteran commencer à apprendre		Experienced
CONNOISSEUR commencer à apprendre		expert
virtuoso commencer à apprendre		talented esp in arts
layperson commencer à apprendre		normal
Crux commencer à apprendre		summary
Gist commencer à apprendre		summary
precis commencer à apprendre		summary
purport commencer à apprendre		summary
synopsis commencer à apprendre		summary
Contrite commencer à apprendre		feeling guilty He looked so contrite that for a while she believed that he was actually feeling sorry for his deeds.
Penitent commencer à apprendre		feeling guilty He was feeling penitent for having punished his son without verifying the truth
Remorse commencer à apprendre		guilty She felt no remorse at leaving them without notice.
RUEFUL commencer à apprendre		guilty The consent was rueful rather than cheerful.
abeyance commencer à apprendre		a temporary suspension of activity
hiatus commencer à apprendre		gap
lull commencer à apprendre		a temporary calm or quiet A lull in the conversation.
Moratorium commencer à apprendre		the suspension of activity The convention called for a two year moratorium.
Respite commencer à apprendre		a break from something difficult or unpleasant The medicine brought a brief respite from the pain.
Atrophy commencer à apprendre		decline TV viewing may lead to atrophy of children's imaginations.
attenuate commencer à apprendre		become weaken
attrition commencer à apprendre		weakening down The enemy surrounded the town and conducted a war of attrition.
Delibilitate commencer à apprendre		make weak The troops were severely debilitated by hunger and disease.
degenerate commencer à apprendre		deterioate
degrade commencer à apprendre		degrade
Effete commencer à apprendre		loss of energy
Enervate commencer à apprendre		sap out energy
enfeeble commencer à apprendre		make weak That bout of pneumonia enfeebled him.
Flagging commencer à apprendre		Weak or tired
Sap commencer à apprendre		drain energy
Wilt commencer à apprendre		lose strength
WITHER commencer à apprendre		Wilt
Burgeon commencer à apprendre		Increase Rapidly
Regenerate commencer à apprendre		re create
Rejuvenate commencer à apprendre		give energ life
resuscitation commencer à apprendre		to revive a person who has lost consciousness He had an heart attack and all attempts to resuscitate him failed.
Revive commencer à apprendre		give energy or life to
QUIXOTIC commencer à apprendre		impractical He is quixotic - he wants to achieve things that are practically impossible.
ideal commencer à apprendre		utopian
eccentric commencer à apprendre		unusual
Foible commencer à apprendre		a slight peculiarity or minor weakness We have to tolerate each others little foibles.
idiosyncracy commencer à apprendre		peculiarity or a distinctive feature
quirkness commencer à apprendre		a strange attitude or habit
Arduous commencer à apprendre		difficult
Cumbersome commencer à apprendre		difficult
encumber commencer à apprendre		burden
exacting commencer à apprendre		severe demands
onerous commencer à apprendre		difficult
ponderous commencer à apprendre		difficult
Facile commencer à apprendre		done easily
enfranchise commencer à apprendre		right to vote
suffrage commencer à apprendre		right to vote
Amend commencer à apprendre		to correct or improve
Atone commencer à apprendre		make up for a guilt I have a desire to atone for my sins.
disabuse commencer à apprendre		remove false idea or belief Let me disabuse you of your foolish notions about married life.
expiate commencer à apprendre		make up for a guilt or wrongdoing He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.
indemnify commencer à apprendre		compensate for harm, loss or damage The tenant is legally required to indemnify the landlord for any damage caused to the property.
Redemption commencer à apprendre		saving from sin
Redress commencer à apprendre		make or correct something
Reparation commencer à apprendre		repair something
Restitution commencer à apprendre		make up for loss
clarity commencer à apprendre		clear
elucidate commencer à apprendre		make clear
exposition commencer à apprendre		a detailed explanation We need a clear exposition of their legal position.
expound commencer à apprendre		explain
limpid commencer à apprendre		clear
Lucid commencer à apprendre		clear to undersatnd
Pellucid commencer à apprendre		clear to undersatnd
Dilemma commencer à apprendre		Confusing situation
Plight commencer à apprendre		Difficult situation
Predicament commencer à apprendre		difficult confusiong situation
Quandary commencer à apprendre		difficult confusiong situation
antecedent commencer à apprendre		prequel
forerunner commencer à apprendre		predecessor
harbinger commencer à apprendre		a sign of something to come
precedent commencer à apprendre		an example used to justify later similar occurrence
precursor commencer à apprendre		a thing that comes before another
amorphous commencer à apprendre		no definie or clear shape
becloud commencer à apprendre		not clear
indistinct commencer à apprendre		not clear
murky commencer à apprendre		not clear
nebulous commencer à apprendre		not clear
debauchery commencer à apprendre		aiyaashi
decadent commencer à apprendre		immoral
degenerate commencer à apprendre		immoral
depravity commencer à apprendre		corruption
dissolute commencer à apprendre		aiyaashi
improbity commencer à apprendre		lack of honesty and moral integrity
wayward commencer à apprendre		willful stubborn
flawless commencer à apprendre		perfect
immaculate commencer à apprendre		perfect
impeccable commencer à apprendre		flawless
infallible commencer à apprendre		incapable of making mistakes
integrity commencer à apprendre		quality of being honest
probity commencer à apprendre		being moral
rectitude commencer à apprendre		morally correct behaviour
unimpechable commencer à apprendre		trustworthy
bridle commencer à apprendre		restrain
circumscribe commencer à apprendre		to limit
constraint commencer à apprendre		limit
fetter commencer à apprendre		a chain or shackle for the feet
manacle commencer à apprendre		shackle for wrist
rein commencer à apprendre		ability to limit or control something
extricate commencer à apprendre		to set free
Anathema commencer à apprendre		curse Blind faith is anathema to science.
Baleful commencer à apprendre		harmful We are aware of the baleful effects of water pollution.
Bane commencer à apprendre		something that harms Sales taxes have become the bane of businesses across the country.
Blight commencer à apprendre		something that harms, or destroys His career has been blighted by injuries.
Deleterious commencer à apprendre		harmful The deleterious effect of stress on health.
Detrimental commencer à apprendre		harmful
Malediction commencer à apprendre		a curse
Malignant commencer à apprendre		harmful
pernicious commencer à apprendre		harmful
Monotonous commencer à apprendre		Boring
Plod commencer à apprendre		to walk slowly with heavy steps, especially because you are tired Our horses plodded down the muddy track.
Tedious commencer à apprendre		Boring too long

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