English words from Middle French
- transactionThe act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
- pilotA person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
- swissOf, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.
- reservationThe act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
- guardA person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- resumeTo take back possession of (something)
- prepareTo make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
- premierForemost; first or highest in quality or degree.
- consultationThe act of consulting.
- democracyRule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as
- transitionThe process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
- pregnantCarrying developing offspring within the body.
- flexibleCapable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
- notificationThe act of notifying.
- rapidVery swift or quick.
- sensitiveHaving the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
- specificationAn explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
- densityA measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume.
- innovationThe act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
- parallelEqually distant from one another at all points.
- captureAn act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
- fantasticWonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).
- tubeAnything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
- jacketA piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- disasterAn unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
- appearanceThe act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
- capableAble and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
- verticalStanding, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
- doseA measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
- commentaryA series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
- mutualHaving the same relationship, each to each other.
- progressiveFavouring or promoting progress; advanced.
- subsequentFollowing in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
- combatA battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
- conservativeA person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
- sublimeTo heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container; (generally) to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
- violationAn infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
- sentenceThe decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
- recognizeTo match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
- pioneerOne who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
- athleticHaving to do with athletes.
- intelligentOf high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
- stupidLacking in intelligence.
- penaltyA legal sentence.
- announcementAn act of announcing, or giving notice.
- incidentAn event or occurrence.
- precisionThe state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
- rehabilitationThe process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
- geographyThe study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
- integritySteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
- marcThe refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.
- probabilityThe state of being probable.
- achievementThe act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
- funeralA ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
- entranceThe action of entering, or going in.
- recipientOne who receives.
- migrationAn instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
- disorderAbsence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
- medianA central vein or nerve, especially the median vein or median nerve running through the forearm and arm.
- collectiveFormed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body.
- enrollmentThe act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled.
- interventionThe action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
- inviteTo ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- vastVery large or wide (literally or figuratively).
- verificationThe act or process of verifying.
- attractiveCausing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
- victimOne that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular
- allocationThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- essayA written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
- consultA visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.
- maskA cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
- adoptTo take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
- founderOne who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
- perfumeA pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
- hazardousRisky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
- variationThe act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
- projectionSomething which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
- injectionThe act of injecting, or something that is injected.
- fusionThe act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
- preferenceThe selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
- explorationThe process of exploring.
- compressionAn increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- horizontalPerpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
- portraitA painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
- mobilityThe ability to move; capacity for movement.
- neutralNot taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- prospectiveLikely or expected to happen or become.
- coordinationThe act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.
- inclusiveIncluding (almost) everything within its scope.
- investTo spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
- exoticForeign, especially in an exciting way.
- offensiveCausing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
- directiveThat which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
- mateA fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- emissionSomething which is emitted or sent out; issue.
- realtyReal estate; a piece of real property; land.
- compositeMade up of multiple components; compound or complex.
- qualifyTo describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
- divineOf or pertaining to a god.
- choseA thing; personal property.