Word origins

• CelinaA female given name from Latin.
• malaiseA feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.
• rococoA style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
• devianceActions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
• metisA member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples.
• VientianeThe capital city of Laos.
• GregoireA surname from French
• integrableAble to be integrated.
• MontreuxA town and municipality on Lake Geneva in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district, Vaud Canton, Switzerland.
• observantAlert and paying close attention; watchful.
• glandularPertaining to a gland or glands.
• recoupTo make back (an investment or similar).
• oeuvreA work of art, music or literature.
• rationalizationThe process or result of rationalizing, or expressing in rational terms.
• galliumA chemical element (symbol Ga) with an atomic number of 31; a soft bluish metal.
• pipetteA small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
• marionetteA puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.
• RERA type of railway system that generally runs from suburbs or satellite towns into a city centre, with a central tunnel or overground corridor with higher speeds and more widely spread stations than a subway or metro.
• inadmissibleThat cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial.
• quicheA pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.
• carnivoreAn organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.
• egalitarianCharacterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
• animosityViolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
• rabatA polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.
• muslinAny of several varieties of thin cotton cloth.
• bassinetA newborn baby's bed, traditionally woven with reeds or straw; a (wicker) cradle.
• luneA fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
• ValeryA male given name from French [in turn from Latin].
• MontmartreA neighbourhood of Paris, Île-de-France, France.
• VincennesA city and commune of Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
• brinOne of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches.
• roselleHibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.
• toucanAny of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.
• bijouA jewel.
• pessimismA general belief that bad things will happen.
• ChastainA surname from French.
• romaineA surname from French.
• numismaticOf or pertaining to currency, especially to coins.
• GuerinA surname from French.
• etudeA short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
• volitionA conscious choice or decision.
• ObieA small lamp positioned over the camera, sometimes used to produce catchlights in the subject's eyes.
• tulleA kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
• PimsleurA surname
• parasolA small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
• colorationThe act or art of coloring.
• SeguinA surname from French.
• grebeAny of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae of the order Podicipediformes. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.
• causativeActing as a cause.
• CecileA female given name from Latin.
• pisteA downhill trail.
• criminalityThe state of being criminal.
• shrapnelAn anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.
• beretA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.
• ebolaThe Ebola virus.
• apostropheThe text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
• EstellaA female given name from Latin.
• juxtapositionThe nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
• superpositionThe placing of one thing on top of another.
• trancheA slice, section or portion.
• VilliersA surname from French.
• agenA commune, the capital of Lot-et-Garonne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
• MarchandA surname from French.
• guillemotAny seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.
• trapezeA swinging horizontal bar suspended at each end by a rope, used by circus artists.
• SachaA unisex given name from French, equivalent to English Sasha.
• CauA surname from French.
• colloidGlue-like; gelatinous.
• oxidantan oxidizing agent
• parquetA wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.
• pharebeacon
• LouvainSynonym of Leuven.
• derailSynonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.
• crappieA member of either of two species of North American sunfish of the genus Pomoxis, both with silvery-white with black speckles and prized as gamefish.
• dioramaA three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.
• tambourineA percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.
• expressionismA movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences.
• solidifyTo make solid; convert into a solid body.
• moutonA 14th-century French gold coin, weighing about 70 grains.
• CormierA surname from French.
• MontparnasseA neighbourhood of Paris, France.
• inalienableNot subject to being alienated, that is, surrendered, taken away, or transferred to another.
• IndochinaA peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia.
• rideauA fortification or barrier such as a small earthen mound or ridge, a file of troops, etc.
• arabesqueAn elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
• RSFReporters Without Borders
• maydayAn international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft.
• LeclercA surname from French.
• couleeA stream, especially one in the western US or Canada, generally smaller than a bayou; it may (or may not) run dry in summer, may be sluggish, shallow, and wide (forming in effect a pond or slough), or may have formerly cut a deep gulch or ravine, but at present run dry.
• sympathizeTo have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected; to feel for.
• recidivismCommitting new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
• immobilizationThe act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
• carafeA bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.
• buccaneerAny of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
• NamurThe capital city of Wallonia, Belgium.
• AngelineA female given name from French.
• derailleurA mechanism on a bicycle wheel used while cycling to move the bicycle chain from one sprocket (gear) to another, to change speeds.
• guillotineA machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
• GirouxA surname from French.
• micrometerA device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.