| Term | Definition |
|---|
| alacrity | cheerful, readiness, promtpness or willingness |
| abscond | to run off and hide |
| hebetude | the state of being mentally dull or lazy |
| affinity | a natural attraction or feeling of kinship |
| acrimonious | bitter in nature, speach, behavior, etc. |
| deleterious | to cause injury |
| disparage | to belittle |
| acumen | keen insight; shrewdness, remarkable acumen in business matters |
| abstract | disconnected; "Out There"; pulled away |
| abstinence | the act of choosing to do without an item or behavior |
| aesthetic | pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the sciece of aesthetics |
| ambiance | mood set by a place |
| advocate | to stand up, write, or speak in favor of someone or some point of view |
| affectation | a fake mannerism; a fake fa cade |
| dogmatic | stubbornly opinionated |
| jocular | VERY funny |
| disconcerting | upsetting, frustrating |
| facetious | sarcastic in a kidding way |
| abject | severe; extreme |
| imbroglio | a problem; cause that creates drama |
| defenestrated | to be chucked out the window |
| C'est ma bete noire! | the thing you hate to do |
| Les murs ont des oreilles. | the walls have ears |
| J'ai les frites! | I'm in very good health! |
| etre au bout du rouleau | to be at the end of your rope |
| Voir, c'est croire. | seeing is believing |
| Lucie a la grippe! | Lucie has the flu! |
| Qui se ressemble s'assemble | birds of a feather flock together |
| C'est les doigts dans le nez! | It's very easy! |
| Je suis timbré! | I am nuts! |
| Vouloir c'est pouvoir. | where there's a will, there's a way |
| J'ai pigé! | I get it! |
| C'est le premier pas qui coute. | it is the first step that counts |
| feckless | generally incompetent and ineffectual |
| bourgeois | middle class |
| benevolent | good person |
| concillatory | people who try putting two sides together |
| fez | a felt cap (usually red) for a man |
| insatiable | unable to be satisfied |
| chaparal | dense vegitation |
| candid | clean, direct |
| chatelaine | the mistress of a castle; a hooklike clasp or a chain for suspending keys, trinkets, scissors, a watch, etc., worn at the waist by women. |
| fiasco | a sudden and violent collapse |
| fissionable | Able to split |
| fortuituous | happening or produced by chance; accidental |
| founder | break down, literally or metaphorically |
| incorrigible | impervious to correction by punishment |
| abate | to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish |
| carnage | annhilation, bloodshed, butchery |
| eccentric | not 'normal', unique to an extreme degree |
| Le temps c'est de l'argent | time is money |
| Qui vole un oeuf, vole un boeuf | give them an inch and they will take a mile! |
| Mieux vaut tard que jamais | better late then never |
| Depechez-vous! | Hurry! |
| Qui va a la chasse perd sa place. | You snooze, you loose! |
| C'est pas le Perou! | It's nothing to write home about! |
| Tel pere, tels fils | like father like son |
| Telle mere, telle fille. | like mother like daughter |
| Oh la vache! | Holy cow! |
| Ca me dit quelque chose! | That rings a bell! |
| A chacun son gout! | To each his own! |
| inquisitive | showing or expressing curiosity |
| Je suis d'accord! | I agree! |
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