wordly wise list #1

French	English
acetic	of acid
clandestine	secret
cosmic	of the universe; vast
devolve	to transfer
effete	weak
ensemble	matching outfit of clothing; working closely together; a group of musicians
exhume	to dig up; to revive
fusillade	firing of shots
infraction	the breaking of a rule
lapidary	cutter of precious stones
mace	a ceremonial staff; a spiked war club; powdered nutmeg husks
meretricious	cheaply showy
opulent	luxurious
paregoric	a pain-killing drug
refractory	unruly; unresponsive to treatment
tactile	from the sense of touch
tocsin	alarm bell
tribulation	suffering

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