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FLELex CEFR C2

2202 words, in teaching order

Words 1501–1600
daube
stew, casserole; daube; crap; crappiness (something of low quality)
Noun
alpage
alpine (high mountain) pasturage
Noun
ingénu
ingenuous; guileless
Adjective
incognito
incognito
Adverb
impair
blunder
Noun
nourricier
nourishing, sustaining
Adjective
aven
pit cave, pit (natural cave with predominantly vertical shafts); sinkhole (US), swallow hole (UK)
Noun
fugace
fleeting (brief, passing)
Adjective
hargneux
aggressive
Adjective
avarice
greed; avarice
Noun
déneigement
the removal or clearing of snow
Noun
nippon
synonym of japonais (“Japanese”); Nipponese
Adjective
divaguer
to wander (to move about aimlessly, or on a winding course); to ramble, to rant (to speak aimlessly, or on an unclear train of thought); to wind; to wander, roam, wander about
Verb
panafricain
Pan-African
Adjective
surchauffer
to overheat
Verb
surproduction
overproduction
Noun
grondement
grumble; rumble (noise)
Noun
fredonner
to hum (to make sound with lips closed)
Verb
numération
notation (numeric), numeration
Noun
corallien
coral; coralline (resembling coral)
Adjective
inopportun
untimely; inopportune; inappropriate
Adjective
chansonnier
songbook, chansonnier; singer, chansonnier
Noun
psychosomatique
psychosomatic (of physical effects with mental causes)
Adjective
hiatus
hiatus, gap; hiatus
Noun
imitateur
imitator, impersonator, mimic
Noun
motoneige
snowmobile
Noun
assidûment
assiduously (in an assiduous manner)
Adverb
paramédical
paramedical
Adjective
musc
musk
Noun
proéminent
prominent
Adjective
rocambolesque
fantastic, unusual, incredible, wacky
Adjective
vinicole
wine production
Adjective
pigiste
freelance journalist
Noun
hiérarchisation
hierarchization; prioritization
Noun
océanographique
oceanographic
Adjective
ingratitude
ingratitude, ungratefulness
Noun
talonner
to heel, follow closely, be on someone's heels; to kick (a horse) with the heel; to harass, bug, hassle; to heel; to backheel; to hook
Verb
recension
critique, review; recension
Noun
ronflement
snoring; snore
Noun
perversité
perversity; depravity
Noun
bourdonner
to buzz, drone
Verb
indigeste
indigestible; heavy on the stomach, stodgy; indigestible, heavy
Adjective
carmélite
Carmelite nun
Noun
aigreur
sourness (sour flavor); bitterness (bitter emotion)
Noun
internationaliste
internationalism; internationalist
Adjective
inimitié
enmity
Noun
forçat
convict; galley slave
Noun
décennal
ten-yearly, decennial
Adjective
amphibien
amphibian
Noun
extérieurement
outside; exterior
Adverb
oisif
idle (not engaged in any occupation)
Adjective
éjection
ejection
Noun
mixture
mixture
Noun
marchandage
bargaining, haggling, negotiating a price
Noun
camélia
camellia (plant or the flower from the plant)
Noun
vénéneux
venomous (for plants, mushrooms)
Adjective
miteux
shabby, seedy
Adjective
impressionniste
impressionist, impressionistic
Adjective
bandoulière
shoulder strap; bandolier
Noun
aguet
lookout; observation post; watching; spying
Noun
répulsion
repulsion
Noun
attirail
paraphernalia, equipment
Noun
sautiller
to hop (make small jumps); to skip; to bound
Verb
dorade
seabream
Noun
spéculateur
speculator
Noun
aplanir
to level, even out
Verb
cuistot
chef, cook
Noun
soudoyer
to bribe
Verb
vaseux
muddy; woolly (explanation, definition etc.)
Adjective
aztèque
Aztec
Adjective
séquençage
sequencing
Noun
bordélique
messed-up, chaotic
Adjective
flamant
flamingo
Noun
toque
toque (a brimless hat); a pillbox hat; a type of round brimless hat traditionally worn by certain professions in France, such as university professors or judges; toque (a chef's hat); a chef; skullcap (Scutellaria); toque, a variety of bonnet monkey; toque macaque, Macaca sinica
Noun
jointure
joint
Noun
laquais
footman, lackey, liveried servant; flunky, stooge
Noun
ontologie
ontology (the branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist)
Noun
affleurer
to place on the same level with, to show on the same surface; to crop up, to surface, to poke one's head out
Verb
acclimater
to acclimatize (get used to a new climate)
Verb
ombrelle
parasol; umbrella (the main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles)
Noun
quartet
quartet
Noun
surlendemain
Two days later: the day after the next day; Relative to a day implied by the context.; Relative to a day indicated explicitly, introduced with de.
Noun
psychisme
psyche, globality of mind; life of the psyche or mind ; globality of psychical phenomena
Noun
indiscipline
indiscipline, lack of discipline
Noun
thrombose
thrombosis
Noun
madrilène
of Madrid (capital of Spain); Madrilenian; of Madrid (province of Spain); Madrilenian
Adjective
suranné
outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned
Adjective
gageure
wager; challenge, impossible task
Noun
tétaniser
to tetanize; to petrify, to scare stiff
Verb
bicolore
bicolour, two-tone
Adjective
crépu
frizzy, fuzzy; kinky (for hair)
Adjective
haltère
dumbbell, barbell; weight
Noun
parapente
paraglider; paragliding
Noun
router
to route
Verb
oxygéner
to oxygenate
Verb
nacre
mother-of-pearl (the hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells)
Noun
kaki
persimmon, Sharon fruit; a persimmon tree; the colour khaki
Noun
retraitement
reprocessing (of nuclear fuel); reprocessing (of data)
Noun
dilettante
dilettante
Noun
positivisme
positivism
Noun