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FLELex CEFR C2

2202 words, in teaching order

Words 1301–1400
promontoire
promontory
Noun
viennois
of or relating to Vienna, Austria; Viennese; of or relating to Vienne, Isère, France
Adjective
inflexion
change, especially a slight drop; bow (of the body or head); inflection; vowel mutation
Noun
amicalement
friendly (in a friendly manner), amicably
Adverb
sot
imbecile, fool
Noun
rhabiller
to get dressed again; to redress
Verb
superstitieux
superstitious (susceptible to superstitions)
Adjective
pagode
pagoda
Noun
flécher
to mark with arrows
Verb
camembert
camembert (creamy French cheese); pie chart
Noun
tribulation
tribulation
Noun
antiraciste
antiracist
Adjective
informatiser
to computerize; to digitize
Verb
radiothérapie
radiotherapy
Noun
conciliant
conciliatory; manageable, tractable
Adjective
perler
to bead (form into beads)
Verb
manioc
cassava, manioc
Noun
romancer
to romanticize, fictionalize
Verb
athénien
Athenian (of, or from Athens)
Adjective
sangler
to strap up; to strap (hit with a strap); to tell off, chide; to do up one's belt, corset, trousers
Verb
institutionnaliser
to institutionalise
Verb
dressing
dressing room (small walk-in room off a bedroom); wardrobe
Noun
transcendant
transcendent; transcendental
Adjective
pistache
pistachio (nut); peanut
Noun
palissade
fence, palisade; stockade
Noun
pesanteur
gravity; weight; heaviness; slowness, dullness
Noun
boiserie
panelling; wood trim
Noun
aduler
to adulate
Verb
hérisser
to bristle, ruffle (feathers, fur etc.); to spike; to form spikes in; to get somebody's back up
Verb
horticole
horticultural
Adjective
exponentiel
exponential
Adjective
téléphérique
aerial tramway, cable car
Noun
acerbe
acerb (bitter to the taste); harsh
Adjective
étreinte
embrace, hug
Noun
perquisitionner
to carry out a search
Verb
imaginatif
imaginative
Adjective
réjouissance
rejoicing; festivities
Noun
vétuste
run-down, dilapidated; outdated, antiquated
Adjective
saphir
sapphire (gemstone)
Noun
responsabiliser
to responsibilize, to make responsible, to give responsibilities to
Verb
nylon
nylon (material)
Noun
jumeler
to twin
Verb
joaillerie
jewelry; jewelry-making; jewelry shop
Noun
potage
soup (dish)
Noun
chronométrer
to time, to keep time (measure time)
Verb
affranchi
freedman (man who has been released from a condition of slavery)
Noun
enliser
to get (a ship or vehicle) stuck in mud, sand etc.; to get stuck in mud, sand etc.; to get bogged down; to sink deeper (into a hole of e.g. lies)
Verb
admirablement
admirably
Adverb
bercail
fold (enclosure for animals); house, home
Noun
empoigner
to grab; grasp (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
Verb
judoka
judoka
Noun
renversant
astounding
Adjective
goutter
to drip (to fall one drop at a time)
Verb
écrevisse
crayfish, crawfish
Noun
colérique
habitually angry or bad-tempered
Adjective
miroiter
to sparkle, gleam
Verb
verrue
wart, verruca
Noun
paillasson
doormat; pushover, submissive person accepting any humiliation
Noun
clairvoyance
clairvoyance
Noun
prioritairement
primarily; essentially, importantly
Adverb
malhonnêteté
dishonesty
Noun
abrutir
to render idiotic; to turn into idiots; to blunt or deaden the mind; to overwhelm, to devastate; to return to a brutish or bestial state
Verb
figuier
fig tree; synonym of figuier commun (Ficus carica)
Noun
préfabriqué
prefabricated
Adjective
aromatiser
to aromatize / aromatise
Verb
exubérant
exuberant
Adjective
analphabète
illiterate
Adjective
châtain
chestnut, chestnut-coloured, brown; having chestnut hair, brunette
Adjective
tonner
to thunder; to thunder (to make a noise like thunder)
Verb
androïde
android (robot with human form)
Noun
inaliénable
inalienable
Adjective
opale
opal
Noun
indomptable
untamable, indomitable
Adjective
couchette
sleeping berth
Noun
entrelacer
to interlock; to interweave
Verb
palet
hockey puck
Noun
laitier
milkman; dairy worker
Noun
ornemental
ornamental
Adjective
camaraderie
camaraderie
Noun
persévérant
persevering; persistent
Adjective
rôti
roast (roast meat)
Noun
terrassement
earthworks; embankment
Noun
socialiser
to socialize; to nationalize; to make or become socialist
Verb
céleri
celery
Noun
asymétrie
asymmetry
Noun
ménopause
menopause (period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether)
Noun
touffu
tufted, clumped; heavy, overly done
Adjective
mortifère
lethal; mortifying
Adjective
caraïbe
Caribbean (resident or native of the Caribbean)
Noun
pop-corn
popcorn
Noun
vitrage
glass panelling in a building, or part of it; window pane
Noun
châtaignier
chestnut; chestnut tree
Noun
quiproquo
misunderstanding; equivocation
Noun
charmeur
a charmer; something or someone that charms
Noun
perdrix
partridge (bird); quail
Noun
salariat
salariat
Noun
hérédité
heredity (transmission of genetic features); succession (to a throne or office)
Noun
lyrisme
lyricism; lyric poetry
Noun
krach
crash
Noun
arrivage
arrival; advent
Noun