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FLELex CEFR C2

2202 words, in teaching order

Words 801–900
ficeler
to tie up, to truss
Verb
gorgée
sip; gulp
Noun
amputer
to amputate
Verb
prune
plum; ticket (traffic citation)
Noun
biennal
biennial
Adjective
orchidée
orchid
Noun
défouler
to vent; to be a release for; to let off steam; unwind
Verb
cotiser
to contribute, subscribe (to)
Verb
costaud
strong; competent; capable; able; hefty, beefy
Adjective
craie
chalk
Noun
turbine
turbine
Noun
divan
any type of undistinguished couch; a divan in either of the original Turkish senses
Noun
persévérer
to persevere
Verb
intouchable
untouchable
Adjective
compréhensif
Emotionally understanding; compassionate; Encompassing a certain number of elements or characteristics; Encompassing many elements; having many characteristics; Capable of intellectual comprehension
Adjective
légiste
jurist; coroner
Noun
implicitement
implicitly
Adverb
prolétariat
proletariat
Noun
doper
to dope; to do doping; to boost (one's performance by doping)
Verb
poignant
poignant
Adjective
capuche
hood (headwear); hoodie
Noun
bison
buffalo (North American bison); wisent (European bison)
Noun
incohérent
incoherent (lacking coherence)
Adjective
cultivateur
cultivator
Noun
éjecter
to eject
Verb
précurseur
precursory
Adjective
coulée
flow, flowing; stream (flow)
Noun
faner
to make hay; to toss, turn (grass, hay, etc.); to fade, to wilt; to fade, wither
Verb
frire
to fry (to cook in hot fat)
Verb
indiscret
indiscreet
Adjective
superviseur
supervisor (a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group); supervisor
Noun
exaucer
to fulfil the wish of a prayer
Verb
accrochage
collision, bump; clash; the area of a coalmine where full tubs are loaded into the cage for hoisting to the surface; pit bottom, pit eye
Noun
régénérer
to regenerate
Verb
érudit
scholar
Noun
métamorphose
metamorphosis
Noun
piquet
stake, picket; a school punishment in which a student has to remain standing for some time by a tree or a wall, usually in the corner of the classroom
Noun
prétexter
to give as an excuse
Verb
valse
waltz
Noun
estomper
to blur; to blur (with a stump), to make indistinct, to dim; to become blurred; to die down, to fade away
Verb
précepte
precept
Noun
standing
standing, status; (elevated) level of quality or comfort; luxury
Noun
mécène
patron (of arts)
Noun
chromosome
chromosome
Noun
violoncelle
violoncello, cello
Noun
grossièrement
shoddily, sloppily, scruffily (badly-made and hurriedly); coarsely (in a coarse manner); grossly; roughly, more or less
Adverb
traiteur
traiteur, caterer; faith healer; delicatessen; catering company
Noun
modérateur
moderator
Noun
pépinière
nursery (for trees); breeding ground
Noun
moquerie
mockery; joking; jesting
Noun
immobilisation
immobilization; fixed asset
Noun
médicinal
medicinal
Adjective
étalage
display; window display, window dressing
Noun
coutumier
customary, usual (of things); accustomed to (of people, with de)
Adjective
lettrer
to send a letter (to someone); to educate, to teach to read and write
Verb
entériner
to ratify, to confirm, to consent
Verb
kiki
throat; penis
Noun
présager
to predict, to foresee, foretell; to forewarn; to portend, be an omen of; to bode
Verb
inexact
inexact (not exact)
Adjective
trébucher
to trip, to stumble
Verb
leurre
lure, decoy; trap, snare; illusion; deception; flare (aerial infrared countermeasure)
Noun
brasseur
brewer
Noun
karaté
karate
Noun
guirlande
wreath; festoon; garland; tinsel
Noun
intrus
intruder (unknown unwelcome person); odd one out, mismatch
Noun
bouchée
mouthful; bouchée
Noun
corroborer
to corroborate
Verb
immortaliser
to immortalise
Verb
triangulaire
three-way race, struggle etc.
Noun
timidité
shyness
Noun
relationnel
relational
Adjective
réfractaire
refractory (obstinate; strongly opposed); refractory (not affected by great heat)
Adjective
torchon
tea towel
Noun
raclette
raclette (dish); squeegee; raclette (cheese)
Noun
infarctus
infarct
Noun
sagement
wisely, sagely
Adverb
travée
bay
Noun
recru
tired, exhausted
Adjective
négoce
business
Noun
habitable
habitable, inhabitable
Adjective
nasal
nasal
Adjective
antiquaire
antiquer
Noun
proviseur
headmaster (of a secondary school)
Noun
biche
doe, hind; wapiti (elk); darling, sweetheart (affectionate name for one's girlfriend); cutie
Noun
docile
docile
Adjective
anthropologue
anthropologist
Noun
émérite
emeritus; senior (work position)
Adjective
garniture
garniture; lapping, winding
Noun
officieux
unofficial (not official)
Adjective
désapprouver
to disapprove of
Verb
rangement
place where things are tidied away, e.g. cupboards, shelves, etc.; action of tidying things away
Noun
occasionnellement
occasionally (from time to time); occasionally (according to the occasion)
Adverb
oxydation
oxidation
Noun
glaciaire
glacial
Adjective
tricoter
to knit
Verb
automate
automaton
Noun
rade
harbour; bar, counter (of cafe, bar etc.); pavement (UK), sidewalk (US)
Noun
leucémie
leukemia
Noun
immiscer
to involve (someone); to interfere
Verb
rouiller
to rust; to get rusty by lack of practise
Verb