Quizlet vocab (French 3)

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  1. a la carte: according to the menu
  2. a la mode: with ice cream
  3. aperitif: alcoholic drink taken before a meal as an appetizer
  4. avant-garde: experimentalists in any art
  5. bas-relief: sculpture in which the figures project only slightly from the background
  6. baton: rod a conductor uses to direct a band
  7. bonbon: piece of candy
  8. chef doeuvre: masterpiece in art
  9. consomme: broth
  10. coup detat or coup: sudden violent overthrow of a government
  11. croissant: rich, flaky crescent-shaped roll
  12. cuisine: style of cooking food
  13. demarche: course of action
  14. demitasse: small cup for, or of, strong black coffee
  15. denouement: outcome
  16. detente: relaxing, as of strained relations between nations
  17. encore: audience's demand for an additional performance
  18. entente: agreement between governments
  19. entree: main dish at dinner
  20. filet or fillet: slice of meat or fish without bones
  21. genre: category
  22. hors doeuvres: light foods served as appetizers before the regular courses of a meal
  23. laissez-faire: noninterference
  24. lettre de cachet: letter bearing a seal ordering the imprisonment without trial of a person the letter names
  25. musicale: social gathering with music as the featured entertainment
  26. palette: thin board on which an artist lays and mixed colors
  27. piece de resistance: main dish
  28. premier: prime minister
  29. rapprochement: coming together
  30. regime: system of government
  31. repertoire: collection
  32. soup du jour: soup of the day
  33. table dhote: complete meal of several courses offered in a hotel or restaurant at a fixed price
  34. vignette: short verbal description