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FLELex CEFR C2

2202 words, in teaching order

Words 1101–1200
pareillement
likewise; in the same way; equally; too; also
Adverb
clairière
glade, clearing (an area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees)
Noun
réconfortant
comforting
Adjective
motoriser
to motorize (to provide with a motor or motors)
Verb
étager
to layer, to set one above the other; to set in progressive installments
Verb
valeureux
valiant; brave
Adjective
troquer
to barter (exchange goods or services without involving money)
Verb
typographie
typography
Noun
nuptial
nuptial
Adjective
silhouetter
to silhouette, outline
Verb
amphi
lecture theatre
Noun
observable
observable
Adjective
plasticien
plastician (someone or something that transforms or reshapes objects); plastician (an artist involved with plastic arts)
Noun
lamenter
to lament; to bewail; to bemoan
Verb
alcooliser
to alcoholise
Verb
climatiseur
air conditioner
Noun
épître
epistle (a letter)
Noun
visionnaire
visionary, trailblazer; visionary, seer; one who has supernatural visions.
Noun
boiteux
lame, limping; wobbly, shaky; embroidered on one side only; clumsy; unstable
Adjective
fratrie
set of siblings
Noun
hébergeur
a host (person who hosts); a hoster (company who provides online hosting)
Noun
anormalement
abnormally
Adverb
activisme
activism
Noun
dresseur
tamer; trainer, handler (for animals such as dogs)
Noun
gamelle
mess tin, mess kit, dixie; billy, billycan; pet food bowl; a cropper, a fall, a tumble
Noun
touffe
tuft, clump, bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base; female mons pubis
Noun
pioche
pickaxe; stock (stack of undealt cards made available to the players); chance, luck
Noun
autodidacte
self-taught
Adjective
caver
to dig; to mine
Verb
insinuation
insinuation
Noun
confiserie
candy store, confectioner's; confectionery area of store; candy, sweets, or some other candied or preserved food item
Noun
parme
mauve (colour); Parma ham, prosciutto
Noun
réquisitoire
information, i.e. a formal accusation of a crime made by a public prosecutor
Noun
fjord
fjord
Noun
spectral
spectral
Adjective
ronfler
to snore; to snort (of a horse etc); to roar
Verb
contenance
capacity (amount that can be held); composure
Noun
conjecture
conjecture
Noun
archétype
archetype
Noun
acacia
acacia
Noun
lipide
lipid
Noun
peaufiner
to fine-tune
Verb
irriguer
to irrigate
Verb
succulent
succulent (all senses)
Adjective
fugue
fugue; flight, act of running away, especially from home, elopement
Noun
physionomie
face, physiognomy; facial expression, physiognomy; appearance, look, physiognomy
Noun
étable
stable (building for animals)
Noun
quiétude
tranquility
Noun
bé
opened, agape
Adjective
faste
splendour; pomp
Noun
rapace
bird of prey; raptor
Noun
corset
corset
Noun
éponger
to sponge (clean with a sponge); to absorb
Verb
plisser
to squint (the eyes); to fold over, pleat; to wrinkle, crease, pucker, screw up; to be creased (of clothes etc.), wrinkled (stockings etc.); to crease, wrinkle
Verb
travestir
to disguise; to dress up (especially in clothes of the opposite sex); to travesty (to make a travesty of), distort
Verb
péniche
barge; pinnace; peniche
Noun
entremêler
to interlock; to interweave
Verb
mime
pantomime actor, mime; pantomime
Noun
affubler
to deck out, to equip; to deck out oneself, to equip oneself; to take on the surname of
Verb
désinfecter
to disinfect, to sanitize
Verb
chignon
roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun
Noun
intégrisme
fundamentalism
Noun
liane
herbaceous or woody vine; creeper
Noun
frise
frieze; border
Noun
caddie
shopping cart (conveyance used to carry items while shopping); caddie
Noun
épier
to spy on, keep an eye on, watch; to watch for; to ear
Verb
kangourou
kangaroo; hoodie
Noun
pluridisciplinaire
multidisciplinary
Adjective
contrebalancer
to counterbalance
Verb
détonation
detonation
Noun
transgresser
to transgress, infringe (a rule)
Verb
gousse
legume; clove (of garlic); lesbian
Noun
daim
fallow deer; deer; buck; buckskin, doeskin; suede
Noun
mégot
cigarette butt, fag end
Noun
emphase
bombast, pomposity, grandiloquence
Noun
égocentrique
egocentric
Adjective
crique
cove; creek (stream of water)
Noun
carcan
yoke, shackles; straitjacket
Noun
kiné
physio (physiotherapist)
Noun
éclaircissement
a clarification, notably on an obscure subject
Noun
cadrage
framing (position of an image within a frame or border)
Noun
gratifier
to gratify; to reward
Verb
luge
luge (sled) (the sport of luge); luge (sport) (the sport of luge); ellipsis of luge de course; sledge, sled (course sur luge, hockey sur luge)
Noun
morose
sullen, gloomy, morose
Adjective
coulisser
to slide
Verb
pelage
fur
Noun
carrure
shoulders (of person, clothes); build (physique of a human body); calibre
Noun
ésotérique
esoteric
Adjective
comploter
to plot, especially something illegal or immoral
Verb
vainement
vainly, in vain
Adverb
indéniablement
undeniably; indisputably
Adverb
royalement
royally; regally; majestically; terribly; seriously (extremely)
Adverb
libérateur
liberating
Adjective
intrigant
devious, scheming; intriguing, curious, odd
Adjective
braise
embers; cash, dough
Noun
cocu
cuckold
Noun
poivrer
to pepper (to season with pepper)
Verb
soucoupe
saucer
Noun
ricaner
to giggle; to sneer, smile grimly
Verb
machinerie
machinery, plant; engine room
Noun