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2202 words, in teaching order
ajournerpostpone, adjourn, put off (an event)
Verb
couvreurslater, roofer (one who lays slate)
Noun
encombreobstacle, hindrance, difficulty
Noun
serpenterto snake, wind (move in a winding path)
Verb
magnifierto exalt with praise; usually in reference to God
Verb
mécréantunbeliever, non-believer; infidel
Noun
choyerto cherish, pamper, coddle (care for with affection and tenderness); to hold in great esteem, revere, going to great lengths to demonstrate this; to cherish, treasure, conserve with great care
Verb
sinistrédestroyed by a natural disaster
Adjective
anchoisanchovy (small saltwater fish)
Noun
râperto grate (e.g. cheese); to shave (e.g. wood)
Verb
badaudonlooker, bystander, rubbernecker
Noun
méandremeander (winding, crooked or involved course)
Noun
lorgnerto ogle; to leer; to covet; to look at using a monocle or lorgnette; to look ahead (to)
Verb
évasifevasive, slippery, noncommittal
Adjective
taredeficiency; defect, vice, flaw; tare (empty weight)
Noun
sidérurgiquesteel (relating to steelworks or steelworkers)
Adjective
scléroserto harden; to harden, to sclerose, to become sclerosed; to paralyse; to ossify, to become fossilized, to grind to a halt
Verb
pensifpensive, thoughtful
Adjective
contretempsoffbeat, backbeat; a contretemps, a hitch, a hold-up, a setback
Noun
ébénistecabinetmaker; ebonist (a cabinetmaker who works in ebony)
Noun
lardonsmall piece of bacon used in quiches, in salads, etc.; a fatty strip of pork or bacon used for larding of lean meat (such as fowl); kid, nipper; brat
Noun
freelancefreelancer (someone who freelances)
Noun
nuerto match, match up
Verb
faussetéfalseness, falsity, falsehood (property of being false); falsehood (false statement)
Noun
squelettiqueskeleton, skeletal; skeletal, emaciated; barebones
Adjective
orfèvreriegold plate, silver plate; the trade of making such things
Noun
dédoublerto reunite; to put back together; to separate; to share out; to duplicate
Verb
invétéréinveterate, avid, habitual, chronic, ingrained
Adjective
technicitétechnicality (characteristic of something technical)
Noun
candeurpurity; confidence; honesty; candour
Noun
douvemoat (defensive ditch); stave (of a barrel); spearwort; fluke (parasitic flatworm)
Noun
bayoubayou (a slow-moving, sometimes stagnant body of water left behind by the meandering of the Mississippi River in Louisiana or elsewhere); stream (a small river)
Noun
rudimentrudiment (fundamental principle)
Noun
myopenearsighted; narrow-minded
Adjective
planeurglider (aircraft); planer (tool)
Noun
vinaigrettevinaigrette (sauce), French dressing; vinaigrette (vehicle)
Noun
enorgueillirto make [someone] proud; to boast, to pride oneself on
Verb
napolitainNeapolitan (of, from or relating to the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city)
Adjective
cabotpooch, mutt, cur (dog)
Noun
préausmall meadow; yard, courtyard
Noun
cassisblackcurrant (fruit); the shrub of this fruit; liqueur made with this fruit; crème de cassis; head
Noun
aborigèneof Indigenous Australians; aboriginal, indigenous
Adjective
féeriewhat fairies do; any fictional universe involving magical creatures such as fairies, ogres and dragons; faerie, féerie; extravaganza; something impressive and/or enchanting
Noun
infirmedisabled, handicapped
Adjective
prunellesloe (small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn); sloe gin; pupil; iris and pupil together; eye; a type of cloth
Noun
tartareTartar, Tatar (relating to the Tatar people or their culture)
Adjective
omnibusomnibus, bus (especially, a 19th-century horse-drawn omnibus)
Noun
siglerto devise, use, of designate as an acronym or abbreviation
Verb