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Vocabulaire Avancé pour le GRE - Société et Religion

Ici, vous apprendrez quelques mots anglais sur la société et la religion, tels que « disperser », « dogme », « litanie », etc. qui sont nécessaires pour l'examen GRE.

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to make one feel isolated or hostile toward a person or group

éloigner

éloigner

Ex: His failure to acknowledge their contributions started alienate his team .

to part and move in different directions

se disperser

se disperser

to make a request or prayer for something, particularly in an earnest and humble manner

prier

prier

to feel or display a great amount of respect toward something or someone

vénérer

vénérer

the act of elevating a person's rank to that of a god

apothéose, divinisation

apothéose, divinisation

Ex: apotheosis in the epic symbolized the hero ’s ascension to a higher realm .
atavism
[nom]

an ancestral or ancient trait, feeling, outlook, activity, etc. that modern humans revert to

atavisme

atavisme

someone who strongly believes that their gender, race, country, or group is superior

chauvin, chauvine

chauvin, chauvine

a moment in which one comes to a sudden realization

illumination, soudaine révélation, fulguration

illumination, soudaine révélation, fulguration

an interpretation and thorough explanation of a piece of writing, particularly a religious one

exégèse

exégèse

an individual who acts according to the belief that pursuing pleasure is of the highest importance in life

hédoniste

hédoniste

Ex: He was known as hedonist, always choosing the most pleasurable path .

an individual who criticizes and attacks beliefs, ideas, customs, etc. that are generally cherished or accepted

iconoclaste

iconoclaste

an individual who is not concerned with morality and overindulges in pleasure, particularly sexual pleasure

libertin

libertin

litany
[nom]

a religious service that consists of the leading person saying some prayers followed by set responses from the people who are participating

litanie

litanie

Ex: The priest 's voice guided litany, while the people followed in harmony .
mores
[nom]

the customs and values of a society that characterize it

mœurs

mœurs

occult
[nom]

all that relates to the magical and supernatural, their events, practices, powers, etc.

occulte

occulte

a statement meaning to predict or guess the events of the future

pronostication

pronostication

recluse
[nom]

an individual who lives by themselves and avoids all sorts of contact with other people

reclus, recluse, solitaire

reclus, recluse, solitaire

an act that is considered to be impolite or unacceptable

solécisme

solécisme

a disposition or behavior that is extremely immoral or wicked

turpitude, dépravation, débauche

turpitude, dépravation, débauche

Ex: The leaderturpitude led to his downfall and loss of public trust .
arcane
[Adjectif]

requiring specialized or secret knowledge to comprehend fully

ésotérique, obscur

ésotérique, obscur

Ex: arcane details of the ancient manuscript could only be deciphered by experts .
benighted
[Adjectif]

lacking in intellect, culture, knowledge, or morals

ignorant, ignorante

ignorant, ignorante

contrite
[Adjectif]

expressing or experiencing deep regret or guilt because of a wrong act that one has committed

contrit

contrit

diabolical
[Adjectif]

tremendously wicked or evil, just like the Devil

diabolique, minable

diabolique, minable

disjointed
[Adjectif]

not connected in an orderly or coherent way

décousu, sans suite, incohérent

décousu, sans suite, incohérent

fanatical
[Adjectif]

extremely enthusiastic or obsessed about something

fanatique

fanatique

gregarious
[Adjectif]

(of people) delighted by the company of others

sociable

sociable

indifferent
[Adjectif]

unbiased and not favoring one side

impartial, neutre

impartial, neutre

orthodox
[Adjectif]

following established beliefs, traditions, or accepted standards

conventionnel

conventionnel

pious
[Adjectif]

having strong faith in a religion and living according to it

pieux

pieux

principled
[Adjectif]

behaving in a manner that shows one's high moral standards

qui a des principes

qui a des principes

polarized
[Adjectif]

divided into groups that strongly disagree

divisé, opposé, divergent

divisé, opposé, divergent

sacrosanct
[Adjectif]

extremely important, to the point that it is not allowed to be condemned or changed

sacro-saint

sacro-saint

secular
[Adjectif]

not concerned or connected with religion

laïque, séculier

laïque, séculier

unseemly
[Adjectif]

behaving in a manner that is impolite and not in accordance with the situation

inconvenant, inconvenante

inconvenant, inconvenante

Ex: unseemly display of anger in public was unexpected and made everyone uneasy .
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