Word origins

• adroitdeft, dexterous, or skillful
• shellacA processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
• effigyA dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
• iliacRelating to the ilium.
• sardonicScornfully mocking or cynical.
• eventualityA possible event; something that may happen.
• minusculeA lowercase letter.
• ADHOCCambodian Human Rights and Development Association (Cambodia’s oldest human rights organization, founded in 1991)
• immemorialThat is beyond memory; ancient.
• 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.
• limbicRelating to the limbic system.
• ineligibilityThe state or quality of being ineligible.
• CalvinismThe Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers, especially John Calvin, in contrast to Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anabaptism, and Arminianism. One distinctive trait of the system is its Augustinian doctrine of predestination, which teaches that God has elected some for salvation, apart from anything they do or believe.
• marinateTo allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.
• 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.
• litigantA party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.
• 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
• embarkationThe act of embarking.
• discothequeA nightclub where dancing takes place.
• tenablecapable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
• FaneuilA surname from French.
• grimoireA book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons.
• plinthA block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
• 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.
• BlaisA surname from French.
• barrasgalipot resin
• livraisonA part of a serial issued from time to time.
• gillyThe drink torpedo juice.
• JolyA surname from French.
• LeclairA surname from French.
• perigeeThe point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
• DelonA male given name.
• chinoisA fine-meshed conical strainer.
• pessimistSomeone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
• genteelAffectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
• HuguenotA member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century.
• LetourneauA surname from French.
• loupeA magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.
• calabashA tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
• MargauxA female given name from French.
• hotelierSomeone who owns or runs a hotel.
• AdelaA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• grenacheA specific, widely-planted variety of red wine grape, or a wine made from such grapes.
• cotillionA bold dance performed in groups of eight in which women lift their skirts to display their ankles.
• MelanesiaA continental region of Oceania, consisting of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.
• emissaryAn agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
• LeonieA female given name from Latin.
• protrusionThe act of protruding.
• opportunismThe practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.
• geodeA nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.
• grenadineA cordial syrup made from pomegranates.
• minimA half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
• citronellaA tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves.
• impressionableBeing easily influenced (especially of young people).
• delimitationThe act of delimiting something.
• viognierA type of white wine-producing grape originally grown in the Rhône valley.
• SabatierA surname from French
• criteriumA mass-start road-cycle race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 1 km to 2 km (1/2 mile to just over 1 mile).
• boucheA slit, notch or opening in the edge of a (physical or heraldic) shield, through which the bearer's lance or sword could be used or in which it could be rested.
• chlorpromazineA synthetic antipsychotic drug, with the chemical formula C₁₇H₁₉ClN₂S.
• charmeuseA fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave.
• niasA young hawk; an eyas.
• inexactImperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
• stearicOf or relating to stearin, tallow etc.
• inattentionLack of attention, or failure to pay attention
• ArsenaultA surname from French.
• MoselleA light white wine, made from Riesling grapes originating in the valley of this river.
• lapinRabbit fur.
• precipitousSteep, like a precipice
• sersA hamlet and village in Vayots Dzor, Armenia.
• resultatSynonym of result.
• pierrotAny of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Tarucus and Castalia, notable for white contrasting with brown or black on the underwings.
• GouletA surname from French.
• BoudreauxA surname from Old French, common among Cajuns and Louisiana Creoles.
• dillyRedolent of dill (the herb).
• gangreneThe necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
• fracasA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
• abattoirA public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
• BedardA surname from French.