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4876 words, in teaching order

Words 2101–2200
troupeau
herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.); drove (of animals being transported); flock (of sheep); gaggle (of geese)
Noun
audit
audit
Noun
naviguer
to navigate; to sail; to browse; to steer an automobile
Verb
étendue
expanse, area (of land, water etc.); size (of a country, collection etc.); scale, range, extent (of knowledge, damage etc.); depth (of ignorance)
Noun
privilégié
privileged
Adjective
édit
an edict, type of legislative and/or judicial proclamation, originally emanating from a Roman magistrate
Noun
rituel
ritual
Noun
aspiration
aspiration
Noun
émouvoir
to move emotionally; to touch
Verb
originel
origin; original
Adjective
catastrophique
catastrophic
Adjective
supplier
to implore, to beseech, to beg
Verb
stagiaire
trainee; intern; pharmacist's assistant; stagiaire (cook or chef who works as an unpaid intern in a restaurant)
Noun
précaire
precarious
Adjective
alerter
to alert
Verb
capture
capture; a catch, a take
Noun
emballer
to pack up; to wrap up; to parcel; to thrill, to turn on; to race; to bolt; to get carried away; to get ahead of oneself, to get one's hopes up; to make out with someone
Verb
acceptation
acceptance; approval
Noun
effrayant
causing fear, fearful, frightening
Adjective
spécificité
specificity
Noun
primordial
primordial, primitive, original; vital, essential, paramount, of paramount importance
Adjective
tentation
temptation
Noun
fraction
breakup; fraction (small amount); fraction
Noun
obsession
obsession
Noun
atome
atom (particle); scrap, jot, iota, whit (very small amount)
Noun
emprisonnement
imprisonment
Noun
éleveur
stockbreeder (one who raises livestock)
Noun
séjourner
to stay, to sojourn
Verb
nièce
niece
Noun
protecteur
protective (related to or used for protection)
Adjective
coopératif
joint, united, together; cooperative; of cooperatives
Adjective
atomique
atomic
Adjective
accélération
acceleration
Noun
anormal
abnormal
Adjective
terminal
terminal
Noun
sueur
sweat, perspiration
Noun
piller
to plunder; to pillage
Verb
emballage
wrapping (action of wrapping something up); packaging (materials used for wrapping)
Noun
anéantir
to wipe out, to destroy, to shatter; to hit someone for six
Verb
multiplication
multiplication
Noun
bénéfique
beneficial, that which does good
Adjective
ménager
to husband, to conserve; to treat gently, treat nicely; to conserve, go easy on; to go easy, take it easy
Verb
carnaval
the carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball
Noun
expédier
to post, to send, to ship; to expedite; to deal with quickly, to get rid of
Verb
carrer
to square (a number); to insert, to place
Verb
cuisson
cooking (the act of cooking); doneness; firing (of ceramics)
Noun
poli
polite; polished
Adjective
ivre
drunk, inebriated (by alcohol); drunk, intoxicated, overwhelmed
Adjective
repère
marker, (reference) mark; landmark; reference point
Noun
dénomination
denomination (all senses)
Noun
renaître
to be reborn, to be born again; to reappear, to resurface; to rekindle
Verb
chirurgical
surgical; clinical (excellent and precise)
Adjective
confidentiel
confidential
Adjective
imbécile
imbecile
Noun
attachement
attachment
Noun
halle
hall; market hall
Noun
tramway
tram (passenger vehicle)
Noun
fonte
melting, smelting, thawing; cast iron; font; holster (on saddle)
Noun
historiquement
historically
Adverb
spontané
spontaneous, self-generated (happening without any apparent external cause); spontaneous, natural, unforced
Adjective
piéton
pedestrian
Noun
fraise
strawberry; nipple; bulwark, palisade (defensive rampart of earth with sharpened wooden stakes set in at an angle); calf's mesentery; fraise (ruff collar); milling cutter; dental drill
Noun
conservatoire
conservatory (for the maintenance of tradition); music academy
Noun
appréhender
to dread, apprehend; to catch, apprehend
Verb
bousculer
to shove, to bump into, to jostle
Verb
cordon
cord (for connecting)
Noun
abîmer
to damage; to fall down or sink and disappear in a hole, depth, abyss; to become absorbed in something (thought, action); to throw down in a hole, depth etc.
Verb
bienfait
kindness, favour, good deed; benefit, advantage
Noun
trier
to sort, to sort out; to grade; to calibrate
Verb
imprimerie
printing; printing office, printshop, printing house
Noun
redresser
to straighten (up); to rectify, straighten out; to restore, turn around; to recover, regain composure; to stand up, sit up straight
Verb
scandaleux
scandalous (wrong, immoral, causing a scandal)
Adjective
savon
soap
Noun
flamand
Flemish
Adjective
nostalgie
nostalgia
Noun
étang
pond (small lake, often shallow); lagoon (especially on the Mediterranean coast)
Noun
traumatisme
trauma
Noun
propice
propitious; favorable; opportune
Adjective
alterner
to alternate
Verb
contraste
contrast
Noun
appréciation
appreciation
Noun
éloge
praise; accolade; eulogy
Noun
plongée
dive; the forward tilt of an automobile when braking
Noun
cuillère
spoon
Noun
fasciner
to fascinate, bewitch, enthrall
Verb
rafale
gust (strong, abrupt rush of wind); sudden shower, flurry; burst (series of shots fired from an automatic firearm)
Noun
savant
scholar, scientist
Noun
généraliste
generalist (person with a broad general knowledge); general practitioner
Noun
écologiste
environmentalist (one who advocates for the protection of the environment); ecologist
Noun
annexer
to annex
Verb
protagoniste
protagonist (the main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama)
Noun
psychiatrique
psychiatric
Adjective
lisse
smooth
Adjective
clin
Found only in the expression clin d’œil (“wink, instant”).; lapstrake, clinker
Noun
spéculation
speculation
Noun
irlandais
Irish
Adjective
insurrection
insurgency, insurrection
Noun
extinction
extinction
Noun
vignoble
vineyard (grape plantation)
Noun
mousse
moss (the plant); bryophyte (in the broad sense); foam; mousse (dessert); a boy serving on a ship: a cabin boy
Noun