Compétences Lexicales SAT 4 - leçon 10

free from enchantment

désillusionner

to cause someone to lose courage, enthusiasm, or hope

décourager

a certain degree of unwillingness

manque de goût, manque d'enthousiasme

misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)

désinformation

lacking sincerity and honesty, particularly by not revealing as much as one knows

pas sincère, hypocrite

prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

déshériter

causing sadness or disappointment

lugubre, sombre, triste

the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

licenciement, renvoi

to hold back or refrain from an impulse or action

être patient

a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting

patience, tolérance

to not give permission typically through the use of authority, rules, etc.

défendre à, interdire à

set apart from others

séquestrer

to isolate or separate something or someone from outside influence or contact

isoler, mettre à part

rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

renonciation

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

renommée

to give a boost to one's energy or mood

rénover, remettre à neuf

to reject or disown something previously accepted or claimed, often in a formal or public manner

renier

to adjust the structure or layout of something in a new way

réorganiser