Word origins

• CanadienA French Canadian (male or of unspecified sex).
• geodesyThe discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space.
• pepinA specialized compartment found in the bacterium Thiomargarita magnifica which encapsulates its DNA.
• HogueA surname from French.
• BeauregardA variety of sweet potato.
• sortieAn attack made by troops from a besieged position; a sally.
• caretA mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
• idealistOne who adheres to idealism.
• SauvageA surname from French.
• LegrandA surname from French, equivalent to English Grand.
• apresAfter
• acetyleneAny organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
• GanymedeA servant boy or young waiter, particularly one who serves liquor.
• citronThe fruit of a citron tree.
• timbreThe quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
• acquisThe accumulated legislation, legal acts, and court decisions which constitute the total body of European Union law.
• CarreA surname from French.
• adverbA word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
• commisAn assistant to a chef.
• troposphereThe lower levels of the atmosphere extending from the surface of the Earth or another celestial body up to the tropopause. It is characterized by convective air movements and a large vertical temperature change.
• massifA principal mountain mass.
• Murata river in the Armenian Highland, a tributary of the Euphrates
• PoirotA surname from French
• milligramAn SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³ grams. Symbol: mg
• TonkinA surname transferred from the given name.
• ampereA unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
• amnioticPertaining to the amnion.
• LejeuneA surname.
• improviseTo make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
• chevalA support or frame.
• LemayA surname from French.
• protectionismA system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.
• cadastreA public survey of land, originally for the purpose of taxation and to create an official register of land ownership.
• CherbourgA coastal town in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin commune, Manche department, Normandy, France.
• provocateurOne who engages in provocative behavior.
• alineIn line.
• triompheA card game dating from the late 15th century.
• creameryA place where dairy products are prepared or sold.
• DufourA surname from French.
• fluidityThe state of being fluid rather than viscous
• cabochonA precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.
• chartreuseA yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
• goulashA stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.
• habsThe Montreal Canadiens hockey club.
• ecruA beige colour.
• cachetA seal, as of a letter.
• fleuryA surname from French.
• banalCommon in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
• deportTo comport (oneself); to behave.
• saisonA kind of highly carbonated pale ale.
• decoupageAn art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated.
• DupuisA surname from French.
• escarpmentA steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
• bigotOne who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.
• dallesThe rapids in a deep, narrow stream confined between the rock walls of a canyon or gorge.
• bouillonA clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
• beaucoupMuch, many, a lot of.
• bureaucratAn official who is part of a bureaucracy.
• gerbilA member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
• ClaudineA female given name from French.
• gradationA sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
• toleA decorative metalware having a lacquered or enamelled surface that is painted or gilded.
• bichonAny of a class of toy dogs with curly or wavy hair and long curled tails.
• jujuA fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers.
• nihilismThe view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning.
• lotteburbot (fish)
• pounceA type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.
• boutonA bud-like swelling, especially one at the end of an axon.
• formuleformula (model)
• poplinA fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses.
• anaphylaxisExtreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
• geomaticsThe discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geospatial information.
• cartoucheAn ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
• clotureIn legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate.
• FontainebleauA royal palace in Fontainebleau, Paris, France; in full, Palace of Fontainebleau
• extravaganceExcessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
• BourgogneBurgundy: A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
• uricPertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine.
• sombreDark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
• NadeauA surname from French.
• PoirierA habitational surname from French.
• chasseA reliquary casket.
• autoclaveA strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
• sauterA surname.
• barrackA building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
• coquilleA meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell.
• gouacheA thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum containing an inert white pigment to make it opaque.
• piconA caramel-coloured flavoured bitters made from oranges, gentian, and quinquina, traditionally accompanying beer in the east and north of France.
• militaireA military man; a soldier.
• limousinOne of a breed of cattle from this region.
• ombreA Spanish card game, usually played by three people. It involves forty cards, omitting the ranks of 8, 9 and 10.
• heraldicOf, or relating to heraldry or heralds.
• AdolpheA surname from French.
• diatribeAn abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
• vestibuleA small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
• voileA light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
• TocquevilleA commune of Eure department, Normandy, France.
• MarceauA surname from French.
• LevesqueA surname from French, equivalent to English Bishop.
• consternationAmazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.