en avant (French phrase)
Foward
vindictive (adjective)
Desiring revenge
exasperated (adj.)
Frustrated and irritated; at wit's end
subjugation (noun)
The state of being subjugated or dominated
bravura (noun)
Great technical skill or daring
interloper (noun)
A person involved in a situation in which they do not belong; a hanger-on
pallid (adj.)
Pale, sickly
spurious
False, untrue, not valid
forbearing (adj.)
Patient, restrained, careful
bequeath (verb)
To leave something for someone, such as property or an inheritance
moralism (noun)
The state of moralizing, making judgements about others' actions and behavior
lurid (adj.)
Overly bright, shocking, sensational
annulment (noun)
The state of being annulled or legally canceled, such as a marriage
conjecture (noun)
A guess, estimate, opinion based on limited information
cipher (noun)
A fictional character who is a blank slate or empty; a disguised way of writing
pernicious (adj.)
Having a harmful effect or influence
lexicon (noun)
The vocabulary of a language or the personal vocabulary of a person
repudiate (verb)
To deny or refuse to accept
raison d'être (French phrase)
The most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence
inane (adjective)
Lacking sense, silly
ambivalent (adj.)
Undecided, caught between conflicting emotions
asperity (noun)
Harshness in one's tone or speech
carriage (noun)
A person's bearing or way of carrying themselves
enmity (noun)
Hostility, the state of being opposed to something or somone
au contraire (French phrase)
On the contrary
histoire d’amour (French phrase)
Love story
politesse (noun)
Politeness, ettiquite
revenant (noun)
Someone who has returned, especially from the dead
la vie bohème (French phrase)
The bohemian life
esprit (noun)
The quality of being lively or witty
penurious (adj.)
Poor, penniless
louche (adj.)
Of questionable taste or morality
propriétaire (French noun)
Proprietor, owner, host
procès-verbal (French legal term)
A statement of the facts of the case in French law
incommunicado (adj.)
Missing, unable to communicate
l’affaire du drap de lit (French phrase)
The case of the bed sheet
solicitude (noun)
Care or concern for someone
herrenvolk (German)
Master race
métier
A person's profession or occupation
