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3018 words, in teaching order
aiguillerto direct (towards); to change / switch points (railway)
Verb
négligentnegligent (culpable due to negligence)
Adjective
bagnepenal colony; prison where prisoners are forced to labour
Noun
belvédèrebelvedere, gazebo; the plant belle-à-voir
Noun
surtaxerto overtax (impose too much taxation); to charge an additional fee
Verb
éclabousserto splatter, to splash; to taint, to embroil, to fill with scandal; to shatter, to burst
Verb
ronflerto snore; to snort (of a horse etc); to roar
Verb
pulpepulp (various meanings); pulp; fleshy part of vegetables and fruits; fleshy parts of certain body parts; pulp, paste (of vegetables, fish, etc.); wood pulp (for paper)
Noun
instinctifinstinctive (related to or prompted by instinct)
Adjective
affligeantdistressing, saddening; aggrieved
Adjective
irréfutableincontrovertible, irrefutable (undeniable, unable to be disproved)
Adjective
saupoudrerto salt; to sprinkle powder (onto); to sprinkle (onto)
Verb
primeurnewness; primeur; preview, foretaste; greengrocer (person); greengrocer (shop)
Noun
moussonmonsoon (extremely strong tropical wind); monsoon (tropical rainy season)
Noun
cravaterto put on a tie; to decorate someone with a chain or ribbon around the neck; to strangle, choke
Verb
fleurerto give off (an odor); to waft; to smell, catch a waft of; to sprinkle
Verb
infondéunfounded, baseless, groundless
Adjective
irréparableirreparable, unrepairable, unfixable
Adjective
carnivorecarnivorous (predatory or flesh-eating)
Adjective
cochercoachman (coach driver)
Noun
multiculturalismemulticulturalism (societal idea); Canadian multicultural mosaic policy (by opposition to Quebec's intercultural policy, for example)
Noun
mouvementerto activate, to use, to impact (an item, an account)
Verb
concordanceaccord, agreement, accordance, concurrence, consonance, concord
Noun
mixagemixing (audio mixing)
Noun
papoterto chat, chatter; to nibble
Verb
accolerto place side by side; to bracket together
Verb
grouillerto mill about, swarm with people; to swarm or crawl; to hurry; to get a move on
Verb
ventilerto ventilate; to discuss, debate; to evaluate, estimate; to break down (a total into parts)
Verb
bagatellebagatelle, trinket, bauble; trifle
Noun
verrerieglassworks (factory that produces glass or items made from glass); glassmaking (craft or industry of producing glass); glassware (articles made from glass)
Noun
obstinationobstinacy; stubbornness; obstination; an obstinate act
Noun
complaisantcomplaisant, obliging, eager to please
Adjective
perforerto perforate; to punch (holes in)
Verb
crypterto encrypt (to conceal information by means of a code or cipher)
Verb
ramificationa (criminal) network, offshoots of an (often clandestine) organization; ramification, implication; ramification
Noun
iodeiodine (chemical element)
Noun
pivoterto pivot, swivel, revolve; to turn on one's heel
Verb
verbaliserto verbalize, to put into words (express using speech); to make a statement (dresser un procès-verbal); to give somebody a ticket, a fine; to write up somebody
Verb
tolléoutcry; backlash
Noun
mouillagewetting (act of making something wet); watering down (act of adding water to something); anchoring (act of laying down an anchor)
Noun
dancingdancehall (public hall for dancing)
Noun
archevêchéarchbishopric, archdiocese; archbishop's palace
Noun
sauterellebush-cricket; grasshopper, locust; sauterelle (instrument to trace and form angles)
Noun
juponpetticoat, underskirt; a bit of skirt; a sleeveless jacket worn over armor (medieval)
Noun