Mix

Question 1

Airburst

Answer 1

(N) : explosion in the air
(explosion aérienne)

“An airburst detonated above the city”

Question 2

Chunk

Answer 2

(N) : thick piece
(morceau)

“A chunk of bread”

Question 3

Sparse

Answer 3

(ADJ) : thin, not dense
(épars, clairsemé)

“Sparse vegetation”

Question 4

Swarm

Answer 4

(N/V) : large moving group
(essaim ; grouiller)

“A swarm of bees”

Question 5

To Pour

Answer 5

(V) : flow continuously
(verser)

“Pour the water slowly”

Question 6

Havoc

Answer 6

(N) : chaos, destruction
(chaos)

“The storm caused havoc”

Question 7

To Wreak

Answer 7

(V) : cause (damage)
(provoquer)

“They wreaked havoc”

Question 8

To Pierce

Answer 8

(V) : go through sharply
(percer)

“A bullet pierced the wall”

Question 9

Yardstick

Answer 9

(N) : standard of comparison
(critère)

“Success is the yardstick”

Question 10

(To) Ram

Answer 10

(V/N) : crash violently; male sheep
(foncer ; bélier)

“The car rammed the gate”

Question 11

To Sprout

Answer 11

(V/N) : begin to grow
(pousser)

“Seeds sprouted”

Question 12

To Gore

Answer 12

(V/N) : stab with horn; blood
(encorner ; gore)

“The bull gored him”

Question 13

To Taper

Answer 13

(V) : become narrower
(s’affiner)

“The road tapers”

Question 14

Circa

Answer 14

(ADV) : approximately
(environ)

“Circa 1990”

Question 15

Fetid

Answer 15

(ADJ) : extremely smelly
(fétide)

“Fetid air”

Question 16

To Snuff

Answer 16

(V/N) : extinguish; powdered tobacco
(éteindre ; tabac)

“Snuff out a candle”

Question 17

(To) Dart

Answer 17

(V/N) : move suddenly; small missile
(foncer ; fléchette)

“He darted away”

Question 18

Spear

Answer 18

(N/V) : long weapon; stab
(lance)

“A wooden spear”

Question 19

Shaft

Answer 19

(N) : long narrow part
(tige, puits)

“The elevator shaft”

Question 20

Thrust

Answer 20

(V/N) : push forcefully
(pousser)

“A sudden thrust”

Question 21

To Snatch

Answer 21

(V/N) : grab quickly
(arracher)

“He snatched the phone”

Question 22

To Soil

Answer 22

(V/N) : make dirty; earth
(salir ; sol)

“Mud soiled his shoes”

Question 23

Spin-off

Answer 23

(N) : product derived from another
(retombée, dérivé)

“A company spin-off”

Question 24

To Proselytize

Answer 24

(V) : try to convert others
(prosélytiser)

“He proselytized online”

Question 25

Proselyte

Answer 25

(N) : convert (prosélyte) “A new proselyte”

Question 26

Forensic

Answer 26

(ADJ) : related to scientific investigation (médico-légal) “Forensic evidence”

Question 27

To Undermine

Answer 27

(V) : weaken secretly (saper) “They undermined his authority”

Question 28

Void

Answer 28

(N/ADJ/V) : emptiness; invalid (vide ; nul) “The contract is void”

Question 29

Creed

Answer 29

(N) : belief system (credo) “A religious creed”

Question 30

Scorched

Answer 30

(ADJ) : burned badly (brûlé) “Scorched earth”

Question 31

Warden

Answer 31

(N) : person in charge (gardien, directeur) “Prison warden”

Question 32

Quirk

Answer 32

(N) : odd trait (bizarrerie) “A funny quirk”

Question 33

Bulk

Answer 33

(N) : large size or mass (volume) “In bulk”

Question 34

Cognitive

Answer 34

(ADJ) : related to thinking (cognitif) “Cognitive skills”

Question 35

Impairment

Answer 35

(N) : damage, reduction (déficience) “Vision impairment”

Question 36

Vizier

Answer 36

(N) : high-ranking advisor (vizir) “The royal vizier”

Question 37

Riddle

Answer 37

(N/V) : puzzle; fill with holes (énigme) “A difficult riddle”

Question 38

To Sit

Answer 38

(V) : be located (se trouver) “The town sits by the river”

Question 39

Graft

Answer 39

(N/V) : corruption; transplant (corruption ; greffe) “Political graft”

Question 40

To Depict

Answer 40

(V) : represent (représenter) “The painting depicts war”

Question 41

Ludicrous

Answer 41

(ADJ) : ridiculous (ridicule) “A ludicrous claim”

Question 42

Inquiry

Answer 42

(N) : investigation (enquête) “Launch an inquiry”

Question 43

To Spring

Answer 43

(V/N) : jump; source (sauter ; source) “Sprang into action.

Question 44

Brass

Answer 44

(N) : metal; military leaders (laiton) “Polish the brass”

Question 45

To Slip

Answer 45

(V/N) : slide; mistake (glisser ; erreur) “He slipped on ice”

Question 46

To Tear

Answer 46

(V/N) : rip; drop from eye (déchirer ; larme) “Tear the paper”

Question 47

Fringe

Answer 47

(N/ADJ) : edge; marginal (franges) “Fringe ideas”

Question 48

Slot

Answer 48

(N/V) : narrow opening; fit into (fente) “a mail slot in a door”

Question 49

Iconoclast

Answer 49

(N) : challenger of beliefs (iconoclaste) “An intellectual iconoclast”

Question 50

To Wager

Answer 50

(V/N) : bet (parier) “I wager he’s right”

Question 51

To Shine

Answer 51

(V) : give light (briller) “The sun shone”

Question 52

Ray

Answer 52

(N) : beam of light (rayon) “A ray of hope”