English Vocabulary Derived from French: List 4

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  1. venue
    the scene of any event or action
  2. surveillance
    close observation of a person or group
  3. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  4. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  5. nocturnal
    belonging to or active during the night
  6. boudoir
    a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
  7. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  8. attache
    a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
  9. silhouette
    an outline of a solid object as cast by its shadow
  10. parasol
    a handheld collapsible source of shade
  11. guillotine
    instrument of execution used for beheading people
  12. baton
    a short stout club used primarily by police officers
  13. tableau
    any dramatic scene
  14. critique
    a serious examination and judgment of something
  15. barrage
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area
  16. encore
    an extra performance in response to audience demand
  17. portmanteau
    a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
  18. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  19. physique
    constitution of the human body
  20. expertise
    skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
Created on Fri May 13 10:01:23 EDT 2022 (updated Tue Aug 02 09:13:01 EDT 2022)

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