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3018 words, in teaching order
gradéNCO or officer
Adjective
compotestewed fruit or meat, compote
Noun
cuvéethe quantity of wine in a fermentation vessel; a cuvée (blend of wine); vintage; batch, group; group of students who celebrate graduation the same year
Noun
éluderto elude (avoid, with cunning)
Verb
cécitéblindness (condition of being blind)
Noun
huppécrested; upper-crust, posh
Adjective
venterto be windy, to blow
Verb
cheptellivestock; herd; crowd (of people)
Noun
basqueskirt, skirts (of a jacket, morning coat etc.); basque (of waistcoat); coattail (as in: coller aux basques, lâcher les basques); A women’s coattail; Basque (the language of the Basque people)
Noun
fondeurowner of a foundry; founder, the iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation in a foundry; cross-country skier
Noun
lestdead weight; ballast
Noun
suffisancesufficiency (quality or condition of being sufficient); self-importance, vanity
Noun
bouterto push; to remove flesh from the skin of an animal; to pin, to nail
Verb
interconnexioninterconnection (a connection between multiple things)
Noun
diapositiveslide (used with a projector for projecting images); slide (of a presentation program)
Noun
profiteurprofiteer; scrounger; freeloader; welfare parasite
Noun
homéopathiehomeopathy (system of treating diseases with very small amounts)
Noun
bâtonnetsmall stick; batonnet (piece of vegetable cut into the shape of a small stick); rod cell (any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels)
Noun
fécondfertile (able to procreate); fecund; fruit-bearing; fruitful; productive; abundant (in), rich (in)
Adjective
naturaliserto naturalize (all senses); to stuff (a dead animal)
Verb
muselerto muzzle (to attach a muzzle onto); to silence (to prevent or forbid someone from speaking)
Verb
rosetterosette; rosette (decorative inlay surrounding the sound hole of a guitar); a french saucisson originating from Lyon; the rosy footman; an insignia worn by officers of the Légion d'Honneur
Noun
cuisantstinging, burning; crushing, bitter
Adjective
ébauchedraft (early version of a written work)
Noun
préposéappointee, someone who is charged with overseeing a task, one who is responsible
Noun
lugubregloomy, mournful, lugubrious
Adjective
italiqueitalic; Italic; of or pertaining to ancient Italy
Adjective
trombewaterspout; whirlwind
Noun
parfumerieperfumery (shop selling perfumes); perfumery (perfume products); perfume industry; the art of perfume
Noun
épurerto purify; to expurgate; to get pure, become pure; to refine
Verb
limousinLimousin; the dialect of Occitan; a bricklayer skilled in limousinage
Noun
friandcultured, having good taste; delicious, tasty
Adjective
nuitéenight (night spent at a hotel); night shift
Noun
augustea type of clown with a white makeup
Noun
pétrifierto petrify (to turn to stone); to petrify, to paralyze (to freeze with fear)
Verb
éminenceimportance, notoriety; eminence (honorific title); beacon; a place of great importance
Noun
anginetonsillitis; angina, sore throat, pharyngitis
Noun
dépisterto track an animal using its tracks; to derail; to screen; to shake off, throw off
Verb
frondeurpolitically disapproving, malcontent
Adjective
jouxterto be next to, to be adjoined to
Verb
assiduitéattendance; assiduity, diligence, studiousness
Noun
mitoyenadjoining, dividing, common
Adjective
plouchick, country bumpkin, yokel; rube
Noun
buisbox (tree); boxwood
Noun
entreprenantenterprising; forward, bold, daring; handsy (who doesn't hesitate in making sexual advances)
Adjective
joutejoust; contest; debate
Noun
ironiserto be ironic; to say ironically
Verb