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4876 words, in teaching order

Words 1801–1900
pistolet
gun, pistol; spray gun; weird person
Noun
performant
efficient, effective, performant
Adjective
aigle
eagle (any of a number of species of birds of prey); a man of ingenuity and superior talent; a genius; a female eagle; a representation an eagle; the eagle as a heraldic symbol
Noun
téter
to suckle (on a mother's teat); to brownnose
Verb
confrère
colleague, fellow, peer
Noun
ô
O (vocative)
Particle
humble
humble
Adjective
trajectoire
trajectory; course (trajectory of a ball etc.)
Noun
avortement
abortion, termination
Noun
préalable
previous, prior; preliminary
Adjective
entrevue
interview
Noun
accentuer
to accentuate (emphasize); to intensify; to accent (put an accent on a letter or symbol etc.)
Verb
encadrement
framing (of a picture); supervision, monitoring, overlooking, watchful eye; training, managerial or supervisory staff; frame; framework
Noun
buter
to stop dead; to prop up, buttress; to kill; to obsess; to become obsessed
Verb
versement
payment, especially an electronic transaction
Noun
primitif
primitive
Adjective
vouer
to vow; to devote (+ à to); to devote oneself, to be devoted
Verb
corporation
corporation; guild
Noun
différencier
to differentiate (all senses), distinguish
Verb
rival
rival
Noun
prestige
prestige
Noun
éduquer
to educate
Verb
confédération
an alliance, confederation
Noun
minier
mining
Adjective
intrigue
intrigue (complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice); plot (the course of a story)
Noun
marais
swamp, marsh; land suitable for growing primeur or vegetable
Noun
fraternité
brotherhood (state of being brothers or a brother); brotherhood (organization); fraternity
Noun
déplorer
to deplore, to rue, to lament
Verb
décalage
gap, discrepancy; shift, offset; time shifting (practice of recording a broadcast for later watching or listening); jet lag
Noun
ironie
irony
Noun
tunisien
of Tunisia; Tunisian
Adjective
menteur
liar (one who tells lies); bluffer
Noun
socialisme
socialism; The transitional phase between the dictatorship of the proletariat and integral communism characterized by the abolition of the social classes and of the state.
Noun
geler
to freeze; to be very cold
Verb
navigateur
navigator; browser
Noun
prédire
to predict, foretell
Verb
paroi
wall; inner wall, inside surface (of receptacle etc.); side (of bathtub etc.); rock; rockface
Noun
couronner
to crown
Verb
comptoir
a counter, countertop (as of a store or bank); a trading post in overseas colonies; a cartel, a cartel agreement
Noun
métropolitain
metropolitan
Adjective
grossier
coarse (physically, not fine); shoddy (not well-made); coarse; rude, uncouth; gross
Adjective
soumission
submission (act of submitting); submission (something which is submitted); submission
Noun
unanimité
unanimity
Noun
hautement
highly, very
Adverb
chouette
great, cool, swell
Adjective
tropical
of the tropics; tropical; scorching
Adjective
rude
rough, harsh; tough, hard; severe; bitter, harsh, sharp (of weather); crude, unpolished; hardy, tough, rugged; formidable, fearsome
Adjective
galaxie
galaxy
Noun
cube
cube (all senses); third-grader
Noun
archéologique
archaeological (relating to the science or research of archaeology)
Adjective
classification
classification
Noun
moule
mould (UK), mold (US); matrix; (cake) tin (UK), pan (US); mussel; idiot, prat, twit; cunt
Noun
pigeon
pigeon; patsy (an easily trickable, naive person)
Noun
intervalle
interval
Noun
abolir
to abolish
Verb
raisin
grape; a size of paper (having such a watermark); a bright red lipstick
Noun
vulnérable
vulnerable
Adjective
bourgeois
A member of the middle class; bourgeois; an inhabitant of a town or city; someone who belongs to neither the aristocratic, clerical, nor military classes
Noun
stimuler
to stimulate; to whip up
Verb
relâcher
to release
Verb
cellulaire
cellular
Adjective
rigoureux
rigorous
Adjective
relater
to relate, to recount; to account
Verb
préjudice
a harm, a damage
Noun
fabrique
factory, plant (factory or industrial facility)
Noun
désastre
disaster; bankruptcy, breakup
Noun
fantasme
fantasy; hallucination
Noun
chaussette
sock; woman's or child's sock
Noun
conventionnel
conventional
Adjective
récurrent
recurrent; recurring
Adjective
grammaire
grammar (the study of the morphological and syntactic rules of a language); a grammar textbook
Noun
équitable
just, equitable, fair
Adjective
glorieux
glorious
Adjective
divertissement
entertainment
Noun
footballeur
footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)
Noun
réchauffement
reheating, heating, warming
Noun
présumer
to presume, assume
Verb
préconiser
to recommend, advocate; to preconise (to announce the appointment of a bishop)
Verb
mathématique
mathematical
Adjective
précoce
early, precocious (ripe before the season); precocious
Adjective
souterrain
underground
Adjective
clou
nail (metal pin); clove (of garlic); highlight, climax; not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky
Noun
solder
to close (a deal); to settle, to pay off (debt); to sell at sales, to have a sale; to end up (in), to result (in)
Verb
humidité
humidity; moisture, wetness, dampness
Noun
essor
flight (the time of soaring, for a bird); soaring (great success)
Noun
adolescence
adolescence, teenage years, teenagehood
Noun
pharmaceutique
pharmaceutical
Adjective
rayonnement
radiation, spread; indoctrination
Noun
masser
to massage
Verb
vitrine
shop window; shopping; vitrine (glass-paneled cabinet or case for displaying articles)
Noun
culotte
panties, knickers; trousers, pants; shorts; breeches
Noun
acceptable
acceptable
Adjective
formulaire
form (document to be filled in)
Noun
atterrir
to land (a plane, helicopter etc.)
Verb
détresse
distress, despair, anguish
Noun
générique
genus, generic; generic, genericized
Adjective
ministériel
ministerial
Adjective
monopole
monopoly
Noun
baleine
whale (mammal); whalebone, bone; stay (prop for clothing, in particular corsets); landwhale
Noun
efforcer
to make efforts towards, to try hard to, to endeavour
Verb