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Only a Vocabulary Champion Will Pass This Outdated Adjectives Test

2023-01-28T07:09:53.836Z


QUIZ - "Ignivome", "léthifère"... Can you find the definition of these now rare adjectives? Check it out with this test.


Something "aquatile" lives in water, submerged or floating.

Is “genesiac” that which relates to a genesis, to creation.

The root of these words makes it easy for us to guess what their definition may be.

However, there are plenty of adjectives that have become rare and have been forgotten in our vocabulary.

The French language evolves with new words emerging and others falling into oblivion.

To discover

  • Crosswords, arrow words, 7 Letters... Free to play anywhere, anytime with the Le Figaro Games app

Read alsoOnly a conjugation ace will have 10/10 on this test on the subjunctive

It can be amusing or even useful to (re)discover these disappeared words, rediscovered thanks to the book

The Disappeared Words by Pierre Larousse

(Larousse, 2017).

Do you know what a "bechic" drug is?

Its property is to cure coughs and chest aches.

Finally, if a pulse is said to be "formicant", it is because it produces a sensation comparable to the tingling of ants.

So, will you be able to pass this test without fail?

Source: lefigaro

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