Word origins

• voleAny of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.
• VienneA town and commune of Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
• campagneA commune in Dordogne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
• anonymAn anonymous person.
• LalondeA surname from Norman, equivalent to English Woods.
• marmiteA rounded cooking pot of various designs, commonly pot-bellied, with or without tripod, handles, lid etc; originally earthenware but currently more commonly of cast iron or other metals.
• flanA baked tart with a sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case.
• oligarchyA government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.
• celadonA pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray.
• BryA commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
• LangevinA surname from French.
• cuneiformHaving the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
• clairvoyanceThe power to see or perceive things, objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.
• JeannineA female given name from French.
• couvertureChocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; a covering of such chocolate.
• BellefontaineA village and commune of Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
• gratinThe top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.
• BressonA surname from French
• autorouteAn expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.
• sardineAny one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, syn. Clupea pilchardus). The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden, and many canned sardines in America are sprats.
• parfaitA French parfait (parfait glacé), an iced dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, cream, and flavouring (usually fruit), sometimes with the addition of a liqueur.
• ComeauA surname from French.
• statuetteA small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.
• BernierA surname from French.
• grasseA commune and town in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
• LafleurA surname from French.
• LedouxA surname from French.
• LegendreA surname from French.
• deformableCapable of being reshaped.
• LapointeA surname from French.
• MartineauA surname from French.
• manoirA type of manor or country house.
• stipeThe stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.
• canardA false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
• detonateTo explode, blow up
• emblematicServing as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type.
• aliquotContained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
• bissonSandblind, purblind.
• PiccardA surname from French.
• AubinA surname from French.
• domiciliaryA person who legally resides in a particular place.
• DaigleA surname from French.
• macaqueAny of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.
• AmiensThe capital city of the Somme department, Hauts-de-France region, France.
• suzetteA female given name from French.
• DeleuzeA surname from French
• flambeauA burning torch, especially one carried in procession.
• LerouxA surname from French.
• LavoieA surname from French.
• AllaireA surname from French [in turn from Breton].
• recalcitrantMarked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
• maisonetteA small house.
• LapierreA surname from French, equivalent to English Stone.
• futurA fiancé.
• kaolinA fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, papermaking, etc.
• DeMilleA surname from French.
• adroitdeft, dexterous, or skillful
• effigyA dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
• iliacRelating to the ilium.
• sardonicScornfully mocking or cynical.
• ADHOCCambodian Human Rights and Development Association (Cambodia’s oldest human rights organization, founded in 1991)
• LessardA surname from French.
• injectiveOf, relating to, or being an injection: such that each element of the image (or range) is associated with at most one element of the preimage (or domain); inverse-deterministic
• quartierA quarter or district of an urban settlement in France.
• brunetOf a man's or boy's hair: brown or dark brown.
• SorbonneA building in Paris that houses several universities and schools.
• aubergineAn Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
• doucetA sweetened dish.
• hippodromeA horse racing course.
• confidantA person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
• soireeA formal evening party.
• BeaujolaisA light-bodied French red wine made from Gamay grapes.
• cavalcadeA procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc.
• adulationFlattery; fulsome praise.
• LudovicA male given name from French [in turn from Latin].
• BoironA surname.
• carnetA ticket book, a collection of tickets in the form of a booklet often sold at a discount to single tickets.
• insipidUnappetizingly flavorless.
• compoteA dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.
• doucettecorn salad, lamb's lettuce
• discothequeA nightclub where dancing takes place.
• FaneuilA surname from French.
• grimoireA book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons.
• YannickA male given name from French.
• nepotismThe favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
• gersA department of Occitania, France. Capital: Auch (INSEE code 32).
• PiafA surname from French.
• PaquinA surname from French.
• ChardonA surname from French.
• livraisonA part of a serial issued from time to time.
• gillyThe drink torpedo juice.
• LeclairA surname from French.
• DelonA male given name.
• chinoisA fine-meshed conical strainer.
• genteelAffectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
• LetourneauA surname from French.
• loupeA magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.
• MargauxA female given name from French.
• hotelierSomeone who owns or runs a hotel.
• grenacheA specific, widely-planted variety of red wine grape, or a wine made from such grapes.