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Words 27701–27800
27701augment
part of an estate which a widow could inherit; augment
Noun
27702lorgnette
lorgnette
Noun
27703pharynx
pharynx
Noun
27704ACL
afficheur à cristaux liquides — LCD
Noun
27705versification
versification
Noun
277061o
1st (abbreviation of primo)
Adverb
27707menin
royal page
Noun
27708monocycle
unicycle (one-wheeled pedaled cycle)
Noun
27709myrrhe
myrrh (dried sap of the myrrha tree)
Noun
27710limpidité
limpidity
Noun
27711virologie
virology (branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease)
Noun
27712camphre
camphor
Noun
27713éthologie
ethology
Noun
27714œcuménisme
ecumenism (philosophy)
Noun
27715furtivité
stealth (not being easily detected by radar)
Noun
27716urgemment
urgently (with great haste)
Adverb
27717hédonisme
hedonism
Noun
27718cassonade
(soft) brown sugar
Noun
27719surmoi
superego
Noun
27720mif
family
Noun
27721capillarité
capillarity; capillary action
Noun
27722tannage
tanning (of the skin)
Noun
27723létalité
lethality; mortality
Noun
27724multipartisme
multipartyism
Noun
27725navigabilité
navigability
Noun
27726pschitt
hiss
Interjection
27727cristallographie
crystallography
Noun
27728amincissement
thinning
Noun
27729surexposition
overexposure (all senses)
Noun
27730précession
precession
Noun
27731subjectivement
subjectively
Adverb
27732tangage
pitching (and tossing)
Noun
27733dépérissement
decline; wasting (away), withering
Noun
27734bérézina
complete disaster, crushing defeat
Noun
27735charo
horndog, person on the prowl (person who is eager for sex)
Noun
27736applicabilité
applicability
Noun
27737végétalisation
revegetation
Noun
27738explosivité
explosivity
Noun
27739déter
diehard, hellbent, determined (resolute, possessing much determination)
Adjective
27740désensibilisation
desensitization
Noun
27741CSSS
abbreviation of centre de santé et de services sociaux (lit. health and social services center)
Noun
27742Zaïrois
resident or native of Zaire
Noun
27743zaïrois
of Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Noun
27744nautile
nautilus (Nautilus pompilius)
Noun
27745janséniste
Jansenist
Noun
27746gugusse
twit (foolish person)
Noun
27747susdit
aforesaid, aforementioned, abovementioned
Adjective
27748fulgurer
to fulgurate (to emit lightning)
Verb
27749mycélium
mycelium
Noun
27750oecuménique
oecumenic
Adjective
27751inouïr
to make someone live something incredible, to dazzle
Verb
27752celer
to conceal, hide
Verb
27753inviolé
inviolate
Adjective
27754abandonné
abandonee, one who is abandoned
Noun
27755docte
learned
Adjective
27756topaze
topaz (color and gemstone)
Noun
27757hydroponique
hydroponic
Adjective
27758ocelle
ocellus
Noun
27759raille
police informant, rat; police
Noun
27760gémissant
wailing, whining
Adjective
27761expressionniste
expressionist
Noun
27762steamer
steamer, steamboat
Noun
27763tos
a first-year student at the École polytechnique; a Portuguese
Noun
27764actée
baneberry (of genus Actaea)
Noun
27765baptistère
baptistry
Noun
27766verdien
Verdian
Adjective
27767clairet
claret coloured
Adjective
27768poivrot
drunkard
Noun
27769sylvicole
sylvicultural
Adjective
27770chouquette
chouquette (a small choux pastry made with dough sprinkled with sugar)
Noun
27771sirupeux
syrupy
Adjective
27772régionaliste
regionalist
Noun
27773crevant
exhausting, backbreaking; side-splitting, hilarious, priceless
Adjective
27774tanga
G-string, thong (underwear)
Noun
27775rêche
rough, coarse
Adjective
27776angelot
small angel
Noun
27777mastic
A greyish-beige colour such as that of putty.
Adjective
27778archiépiscopal
archiepiscopal
Adjective
27779brelan
gleek
Noun
27780eurasiatique
Eurasian
Adjective
27781noria
noria
Noun
27782métaboliser
to metabolize
Verb
27783rochelais
of La Rochelle, France
Adjective
27784microclimat
microclimate
Noun
27785microbiologiste
microbiologist
Noun
27786ophtalmologique
ophthalmological
Adjective
27787gaminerie
prank
Noun
27788bidou
tummy, tum-tum (stomach, abdomen); money; coin
Noun
27789postiche
toupee, hairpiece, wig; false moustache, false beard
Noun
27790coqueter
to flirt; to coquet
Verb
27791givrer
to ice up; to glaze
Verb
27792glose
gloss (explanatory note)
Noun
27793crotale
crotales; pit viper; rattlesnake
Noun
27794hallucinatoire
hallucinatory
Adjective
27795fanfaron
boasting
Adjective
27796écliptique
ecliptic, ecliptical
Adjective
27797stoïque
stoic, stoical
Adjective
27798séleucide
Seleucid
Adjective
27799altimètre
altimeter
Noun
27800fureter
to ferret (around, about); to rummage; to browse (a website)
Verb