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English vocab 1
| English | French |
|---|---|
| Accost (v) | To approach someone boldly and aggressively |
| affable (adj) | friendly; easygoing |
| baffled (adj) | completely confused, bewildered |
| betoken (v) | signifies, indicate |
| brouhaha (n) | a noisy commotion; a big controversy over a ridiculous cause |
| Cantankerous (adj) | Bad tempered and always ready to fight |
| charisma (n) | charm |
| comeuppance (n) | a fitting punishment that someone deserves (usually for bad behavior) |
| compassion (n) | being filled with sympathy and sorrow for another and wanting to help |
| Dawdle (v) | To waste time; be slow in doing things |
| defenestrate (v) | to throw someone or something out of a window |
| dilemma (n) | a difficult decision between two undesirable choices |
| Disparage (v) | To dismiss something or condemn it without good reason |
| fabricate (v) | to invent or conduct a story, usually with deceitful intent |
| Façade (n) | an outward appearance or act that hides an unpleasant truth |
| Falter (v) | To hesitate or stumble |
| Faze (v) | To rattle; bother; upset |
| fiddle sticks (n) | nonsense! |
| Frazzled (adj) | To be exhausted or strained by an experience |
| Fuss (v) | To show unnecessary or excessive worry or concern over something |
| gregarious (adj) | sociable; outgoing |
| Harangue (v) | To lecture someone excessively |
| high-falutin’ (adj) | pompous and pretentious |
| hoax (n) | an elaborate trick |
| ilk (n) | (negative connotation) friends and associates |
| Fret (v) | To worry unnecessarily |
| Ingenious (adj) | Clever, original, and inventive |
| insight (n) | a deep understanding of a person or thing |
| insinuate (v) | to suggest or hint in an indirect and unpleasant way |
| intriguing (adj) | capturing a person’s interest and making them want to know more |
| Irate (adj) | Furiously angry |
| irk (v) | annoy |
| knickknack (n) | a small, worthless little ornament |
| Meddle (v) | To interfere unnecessarily in other’s affairs. |
| monomania (n) | an obsession for one thing |
| nonchalant (adj) | to be unusually casual and indifferent in a serious situation |
| Pandemonium (n) | A wild uproar, total chaos |
| poetic justice (n) | when someone experiences a fitting and deserved retribution for their actions |
| Ponder (v) | To think deeply and carefully about something |
| porky (n) | a little lie; a fib |
| pretentious (adj) | attempting to impress others by exaggerating one’s knowledge and importance |
| Prevail (v) | To prove more powerful than opposing forces; to be victorious |
| recidivist (n) | a criminal who re-offends |
| Slake (v) | To chug |
| sully (v) | to dirty someone’s reputation |
| supercilious (adj) | being arrogant and superior to others |
| Surreptitiously (adv) | To do something unnoticed |
| tizzy (n) | a state of nervous excitement or agitation |
| tweak (v) | make minor adjustments to refine something |
| Vapid (adj) | Dull, boring, empty |
| belittle (v) | to make someone or something seem less important |
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jenifer1
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