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apanage

Level C1

Meaning

preserve, prerogative, privilege

Example

L'accès aux grandes écoles reste trop souvent l'apanage des familles les plus favorisées.

Access to the top schools too often remains the preserve of the most privileged families.

More words at level C1

  • avérer to prove to be, to turn out
  • brider to curb, to restrain, to hold back
  • carcan straitjacket, yoke, shackles
  • cerner to pin down, to grasp, to define
  • cinglant scathing, stinging, blistering
  • conforter to reinforce, to bolster, to support
  • connivence collusion, complicity
  • corroborer to corroborate, to confirm

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