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3018 words, in teaching order
rageurfurious; bad-tempered
Adjective
barquettesmall boat; punnet, small box, small tub; painted comber, Serranus scriba; prototype; stretcher; barquette (kind of filled pastry)
Noun
dragéeA sweet with almond filling.; A dragée, a sugar-coated pill.; A swan-shot, small-shot, hail-shot.; A bullet, a dot.
Noun
escarperto steepen, to become steeper; to harden, to become more difficult; to escalate
Verb
pinsonfinch (bird of the family Fringillidae)
Noun
ecchymosebruise (mark on body), ecchymosis
Noun
grassementluxuriously; in luxury; generously
Adverb
désinvolturecasual manner, casualness, flippancy, nonchalance
Noun
éviderto hollow out, to scoop out
Verb
rougetred mullet (UK), goatfish (US); gurnard; swine erysipelas (porcine infectuous disease)
Noun
cerclerto ring, hoop, encircle (with)
Verb
autogestionself-management (joint control by workers and management)
Noun
mélodieuxsweet, melodious (having a pleasant sound)
Adjective
sibyllesibyl (a pagan female oracle)
Noun
constructibleconstructible, buildable; where new buildings are allowed to be built
Adjective
adaptableadaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)
Adjective
électriserto electrify (charge with electricity)
Verb
cossupoddy (having many pods); well-off, well-to-do; opulent, showing well-offness, luxurious
Adjective
cuiterto get smashed, to get wasted (very drunk)
Verb
apatridestateless (without a state or nationality)
Adjective
puddingany dish formed from putting the leftovers of a place such as a bakery together, and mixing them all into one
Noun
repassageironing (act of ironing clothing)
Noun
liessejubilation, collective joy
Noun
coupeurcutter (person or thing that cuts)
Noun
poudrièrepowder keg or magazine; tinderbox
Noun
morositégloom; gloom and doom; gloominess; morosity
Noun
stridentstrident; producing a high-pitched or piercing sound
Adjective
exsanguebloodless; exsanguine, exsanguinated; exhausted, depleted, on one's knees
Adjective
évaserto widen, open out or splay; to flare
Verb
pénitentpenitent (one who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his or her transgressions)
Noun
deviserto chat (converse familiarly); to make a quote for a prospective client
Verb
disgracieuxlacking refinement, displeasing, unsightly, ungainly
Adjective
petitessesmallness, littleness; pettiness; petiteness
Noun
couacfalse note; joke in bad taste; misstep, blunder; a type of flour made from manioc
Noun
verlanverlan (type of backslang used in French)
Noun
assoupirto make drowsy; to lull, soften
Verb
pictogrammepictogram (picture that represents a word or an idea)
Noun
dégaineunusual appearance; quickdraw
Noun
concubincohabitant, domestic partner; a cohabiting couple
Noun
insupporterto get on someone's nerves, to drive someone crazy
Verb
snobsnobbish, snobby
Adjective
oisivetéidleness (of a person), as in laziness or indolence
Noun