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question		réponse
moribund commencer à apprendre		not active or successful
daring commencer à apprendre		brave and taking risks
hue commencer à apprendre		type of colour
bonhomie commencer à apprendre		friendliness and happiness
lampoon commencer à apprendre		parody, satire; to criticize someone or something in a humorous way that makes them seem stupid
finery commencer à apprendre		beautiful clothing and jewellery worn on a special occasion
lofty commencer à apprendre		high
vocation commencer à apprendre		type of work u were destined to
bauble commencer à apprendre		a cheap piece of jewellery
blasphemy commencer à apprendre		insulting thing connected to religon
drearily commencer à apprendre		in a way that is boring and makes you feel unhappy; sadly, boringly
knave commencer à apprendre		a dishonest man
affable commencer à apprendre		friendly and easy to talk to; pleasant
jollity commencer à apprendre		when people are happy and enjoying themselves
gravely commencer à apprendre		seriously
hone commencer à apprendre		to improve at sth you're already good at
placid commencer à apprendre		calm and peaceful
dismay commencer à apprendre		a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment
undue commencer à apprendre		more than is necessary, acceptable, or reasonable
virtue commencer à apprendre		an advantage or good thing
calamity commencer à apprendre		disaster
hectic commencer à apprendre		very busy or full of activity
attire commencer à apprendre		clothes
incandescent commencer à apprendre		very angry
squall commencer à apprendre		loud cry
cranky commencer à apprendre		bad-tempered
sublimate commencer à apprendre		to express strong emotion by doing a socially acceptable activity
colon commencer à apprendre		a part of the digestive system, a lower part of the intestine
thesis commencer à apprendre		the main idea of sth
outsized commencer à apprendre		larger than usual
rupture commencer à apprendre		breaking apart suddenly
grim commencer à apprendre		looking very serious; harsh
amorphous commencer à apprendre		having no details
unpresumptuous commencer à apprendre		can't be complained about
brumble commencer à apprendre		a wild blackberry bush
loping commencer à apprendre		to run taking long, relaxed steps
weep commencer à apprendre		to cry
crookedly commencer à apprendre		not in a straight line
utility commencer à apprendre		the quality of being useful
heyday commencer à apprendre		peak of popularity
waned commencer à apprendre		weakened in importance
doldrums commencer à apprendre		not feeling well
primal commencer à apprendre		basic
cloying commencer à apprendre		annoying bcoz it's too sweet or nice
mainstay commencer à apprendre		the most important part of something
ping commencer à apprendre		short, high sound
landline commencer à apprendre		a telephone connection that uses wires
thud commencer à apprendre		a sound made when something heavy hits a hard surface
floatie commencer à apprendre		inflatable matress, used on water
iteration commencer à apprendre		repetition
eerie commencer à apprendre		strange and frightening
brass commencer à apprendre		musical instruments that are made of metal
febrile commencer à apprendre		caused by a fever
antsy commencer à apprendre		very nervous, worried
impasse commencer à apprendre		a situation in which progress is impossible
firmly commencer à apprendre		strongly and tightly
cook something up commencer à apprendre		to come up with sth, usually as a joke
stocky commencer à apprendre		short and heavy
pursed commencer à apprendre		brought tightly together
devastating commencer à apprendre		badly damaging
itchy commencer à apprendre		causing an itch
freelance commencer à apprendre		working independently for different companies rather than being employed by one particular company
depleted commencer à apprendre		to reduce sth in it's amount
fallible commencer à apprendre		able to make mistakes or be wrong
anguished commencer à apprendre		mental or physical suffering caused by extreme pain or worry
ravaged commencer à apprendre		badly damaged
besieged commencer à apprendre		surrounded by sth
grappling commencer à apprendre		wrestling
desolate commencer à apprendre		very sad and lonely
recurrent commencer à apprendre		happening again many times
sagging commencer à apprendre		lower or less strong
inaction commencer à apprendre		not doing anything
misgendering commencer à apprendre		to use the wrong pronouns or other gender-specific words when referring to or speaking to someone
deadnaming commencer à apprendre		using the wrong name for a trans person
racketeering commencer à apprendre		earning money illegaly
rebuke commencer à apprendre		reprimand
sorrowful commencer à apprendre		very sad
malleable commencer à apprendre		easily influenced
riveting commencer à apprendre		fascinating
idolarty commencer à apprendre		the practice of worshipping idols
clunkly commencer à apprendre		awkward or badly done
startlingly commencer à apprendre		in a way that is surprising and slightly worrying

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