Compétences Lexicales SAT 3 - Leçon 35

to repeatedly annoy or harass someone with requests or questions

harceler

a humorous comment or conversation

badinage

the quality of being emotionally insensitive

callosité

showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for the feelings or suffering of others

cruel

impractical, inconvenient, and inadvisable

inadéquat

emotionally insensitive and impossible to move

inexorable

not having the quality to be explained, justified, or perceived

inexplicable

without the capacity to be enlarged

inextensible

a person who is financially in trouble

indigent

the condition of being so poor that one does not have access to any food, support, or right

paupérisme

to bring back a lost connection or a former condition

rétablir

the act of keeping something that one already has

rétention

to make a society, law, system, or organization better or more effective by making many changes to it

réformer

a tool used for breaking down the molecules of oil or gas into smaller pieces

réformateur, réformatrice

stubborn and unwilling to change one's behaviors, opinions, views, etc. despite other people's reasoning and persuasion

obstiné

the quality of unreasonably behaving or thinking in a particular way without considering opposite opinions

obstination

to produce small drops of liquid on the surface of the skin, often as a result of physical exertion, anxiety, or heat

suer, transpirer

a salty liquid produced by skin cells as a result of high temperature, exercising, etc.

transpiration, sueur

to go back to a previous state, condition, or behavior

retomber en

the act of going or changing something to the opposite side

renversement