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Compétences Lexicales SAT 3 - Leçon 35

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to badger
[verbe]

to repeatedly annoy or harass someone with requests or questions

harceler

harceler

Ex: His friends badgered him into going to the party , even though he did n’t feel like it .Ses amis l'ont **harcelé** pour qu'il aille à la fête, même s'il n'en avait pas envie.

a humorous comment or conversation

badinage

badinage

the quality of being emotionally insensitive

callosité

callosité

callous
[Adjectif]

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

cruel

cruel

Ex: The teacher 's callous treatment of students who struggled with the material created a negative learning environment .Le traitement **insensible** de l'enseignant envers les étudiants qui avaient des difficultés avec la matière a créé un environnement d'apprentissage négatif.
inexpedient
[Adjectif]

impractical, inconvenient, and inadvisable

inadéquat

inadéquat

inexorable
[Adjectif]

emotionally insensitive and impossible to move

inexorable

inexorable

inexplicable
[Adjectif]

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

inexplicable

inexplicable

inextensible
[Adjectif]

without the capacity to be enlarged

inextensible

inextensible

pauper
[nom]

a person who is financially in trouble

indigent

indigent

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

paupérisme

paupérisme

to bring back a lost connection or a former condition

rétablir

rétablir

the act of keeping something that one already has

rétention

rétention

to reform
[verbe]

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

réformer

réformer

Ex: The school board is considering reforming the grading system to better reflect student performance .Le conseil scolaire envisage de **réformer** le système de notation pour mieux refléter les performances des élèves.

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

réformateur, réformatrice

réformateur, réformatrice

obstinate
[Adjectif]

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

obstiné

obstiné

Ex: The negotiators were frustrated by the obstinate refusal of the other party to compromise on any point.Les négociateurs étaient frustrés par le refus **obstiné** de l'autre partie de faire des compromis sur quelque point que ce soit.

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

obstination

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

suer, transpirer

Ex: We all perspired after running a marathon .Nous avons tous **transpiré** après avoir couru un marathon.

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

transpiration, sueur

transpiration, sueur

to revert
[verbe]

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

retomber en

retomber en

Ex: After a period of stability , his health began to revert to its previous precarious state .Après une période de stabilité, sa santé a commencé à **revenir** à son état précaire précédent.

the act of going or changing something to the opposite side

renversement

renversement

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