English Vocabulary Derived from French: List 10

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  1. habitue
    a regular patron
  2. blase
    uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
  3. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  4. nonpareil
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  5. fleur-de-lis
    a conventional design shaped like a three-petaled iris
  6. vinaigrette
    a dressing made of oil, a sour liquid, and seasonings
  7. chignon
    a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck
  8. ingenue
    an artless innocent young girl
  9. puree
    a smooth, creamy food strained or processed in a blender
  10. embonpoint
    the bodily property of being well rounded
  11. poseur
    a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
  12. doyen
    a man who is the senior member of a group
  13. parfait
    sweet dish made of layered ice cream or yogurt, fruit, etc.
  14. outre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  15. melange
    a varied mixture or assortment of things
  16. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
  17. diorama
    a three-dimensional representation of a scene
  18. pompadour
    a hair style in which the hair is swept up from the forehead
  19. potpourri
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  20. denture
    a medical appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Created on Fri May 13 10:05:02 EDT 2022 (updated Tue Aug 02 09:13:40 EDT 2022)

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