Compétences Lexicales SAT 4 - leçon 34

with wings extended in a flying position

volant

prone to unexpected and sudden changes, usually gets worse or dangerous

explosif

the faculty to use free will and make decisions

volonté, gré

the system by which a government collects money from citizens and businesses to fund public services

imposition

the art of preserving the dead body of animals by skinning and then filling them with a specific substance in order to use them as decoration

taxidermie

a cruel and oppressive dictator

despote

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

despotique, tyrannique

a form of government where a single ruler or authority exercises absolute power without checks or limitations

despotisme

to meet or bring together a group of people for an official meeting

convoquer, organiser

the state or quality of being easy to use or do

avantage

strangle with an iron collar

garrotter

station (troops) in a fort or garrison

mettre en garnison, stationner

make amends for

expier

to use someone or something in an unfair way, which is only advantageous to oneself

exploiter

suggesting the horror of death and decay

morbide

nearing the state of death

moribond

someone who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation and arranges funerals as their job

directeur d'entreprise de pompes funèbres, directrice d'entreprise de pompes funèbres

to help a person, who is either disappointed or emotionally suffering, feel better

consoler, réconforter

the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

consolation

to merge several financial accounts, debts, funds, into one

fusionner