Test 7
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Created by:
vrchs on June 26, 2009
Subjects:
vocabulary for the college bound student
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20 terms
French | English |
|---|---|
 entrepreneur | one who assumes the risks and management of a business |
| concierge | doorkeeper |
| musicale | social gathering with music as the entertainment |
| confrere | colleague; co-worker |
| debonair | courteous, gracious, and charming |
| debutante | young woman who has just had her debut |
| denouement | solution of the plot in a play, story; outcome; end |
| coterie | set or circle of acquaintances; clique |
| connoisseur | expert; critical judge |
| chic | stylish |
| envoy | diplomatic agent or messenger |
| gourmet | connoisseur in eating and drinking |
| bas-relief | carving or sculpture in which the figures project only slightly from the background |
| chef d'oeuvre | masterpiece in art, literature, etc. |
| encore | repetition of a performance or an additional scene in response to the demand from the audience |
| baton | stick with which a conductor beats time for a band |
| complaisant | willintg to please; obligin; amiable |
| genre | kind; ort; category; or a style of painting depicting scenes from everyday life |
| palette | thin board on which an artist lays and mixes colors |
| clairvoyant | clear-sighted; unusually perceptive |
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