French Vocabulary

1. an affinity; a natural craving or attraction
3. a preview, first impression
4. a work of art
8. a lack of experience or judgment; being too trusting or easily duped
13. style, flamboyance
14. the ability to respond appropriately in any situation
18. the winning blow/strike
19. distinctive quality, trademark
20. an intelligent, cultured, educated person
23. well-chosen word(s); a clever reply
24. on the contrary
26. depressed boredom
28. ulterior motive; hidden thought or plan
30. enjoy your meal
31. a grand, beautiful, but useless gesture
35. up-to-date, abreast of currant affairs
36. an unfounded rumor
37. a body of work (all of an artist’s paintings, all of a band’s albums, etc.)
38. dialect, jargon
39. literally “staircase wit”; coming up with the perfect reply after the opportunity has passed to actually use it

1. a narrow ridge; the bridge of the nose
2. “How awful!” (usually sarcastic)
5. the feeling that you’ve seen/experienced this before
6. a matter in which one’s honor is at stake; a duel
7. unusual, rare, exotic, very fine, pretentious
9. (noun) habitat; (adjective) highly specialized or specific
10. “After me, [let come] the flood [i.e., the Biblical flood that destroyed early mankind—symbolic of an extinction event]; meant to communicate a lack of caring for what happens to the rest of the world after you die (it is widely believed that this attitude brought about the economic conditions leading to the French Revolution)
11. a person who enjoys the good things in life
12. to make something using the only materials that are immediately available
15. familiar with, trained in, having a basic understanding of (something)
16. a file containing information on someone
17. a minor dispute or disagreement; an inconvenient event; a delay
21. unparalleled, having no equal
22. a dramatic turn of events
25. about, regarding, concerning
27. the outcome of the final climax in a story
29. a distincive flair or style
32. well-known, obvious
33. lots of, many
34. grace under pressure