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effacer, to efface.

effet, m., effect; en — , indeed.

effort, m., effort, attempt.

effrayant, terrifying.

effrayer, to frighten, terrify.

effroi, m., terror.

effroyable, awful, terrible.

égal, equal, the same; à 1' — de, on a par with, equally with.

égaler, to equal.

égarer (s'), to stray.

égorger, to butcher, slay.

Egypte, /., Egypt.

élancer (s'), to dart forth.

élever, to raise, rear.

éloigner, to remove far away ; s' — , to départ.

embarras, m.fL, many cares.

embarrasser, to perplex.

embraser, to set rire to; s' — , to be kindled.

embrasser, to embrace, espouse.

éminent en, eminent for.

emmener, to lead away.

empoisonner, to poison, taint.

emporter, to carry away ; V — , to win the day.

empreint, imprinted.

empressé, eager.

empresser (s'), to be eager to.

emprunter, to borrow.

en, of or from him, her, it, them; some; as a; at it; on that account.

en, in.

encens, m., incense.

enchaîné, chained, tied.

enchaînement, m., chain of

events.

enchaîner, to link. encor, encore, still.

endormir (s'), to fall asleep.

endroit, m., place, spot, endurer, to endure, put up with.

enfance, /., childhood.

enfant, m./., child.

enfanter, to beget.

enfer, m., enfers, //., hell.

enfin, at length, at last, lastly,

in short, anyhow.

enflammer, to inflame.

enfoncer, to drive deeply.

ennemi, m., enemy; at//., hostile, ennui, m., weariness, trouble, ennuyer, to weary ; s' — à, to find

no pleasure in.

entasser, to heap up.

entendre, to hear ; se faire — , to

be heard ; to understand ; faire

— , to give to understand.

enti-er, -ère, whole.

entraîner, to sweep on, away.

entre, between, among, in, above.

entrée, /., entrance.

envelopper, to wrap.

envenimé, venomous.

envi; à 1' — , vieing with one

another.

envie, /., envy; porter — à, te

envy.

envier, to envy.

environner, to surround.

, envisager, to review, consider.

envoyer, to send, send forth.

épars, scattered.

éperdu, bewildered, helpless.

épier, to spy. éploré, weeping.

épouse, /., wife.

épouvantable, terrifie.

époux, ;;/., husband.

épris, enamored.

éprouver, to feel, put to the test errer, to wander.

erreur, /., error.

esclave, m. /., slave.

espérance, /., hope.

espérer, to hope, trust.

espoir, m., hope.

esprit, m., mind, spirit, angel.

essaim, w., swarm.

essuyer, to wipe up, put up with estimer, to esteem.

et, and; et... et..., both , ,

and. . .

état, m., state, condition.

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État, m. y state (province, etc.).

éteindre, to extinguish.

étendard, tn.t standard, banner.

éternel, eternal, immortal, ever-

lasting ; 1' — , the Almighty.

étinceler, to sparkle, flash, étonner (s'), to be astonished.

étrange, strange.

étrang-er, -ère, strange, foreign,

unknown ; m., stranger.

être, to be, exist; — à, to belong

to.

étude,/, study.

évanouir (s'), to vanish ; to faint.

éveiller, s' — , to wake.

événement, m., event.

éviter, to avoid.

excès, m.y excess; — d'honneur,

passing great honor.

exciter, to urge.

exécrable, exécrable, hateful.

exécuter, to carry out.

exemple, m., example, exercer, to wield.

exiler, to exile.

expirer, to expire, expliquer, to explain.

exposer, to expose, reveal; s' — ,

to risk one's life.

exprimer, to express, describe.

exterminer, to exterminate, an-

nihilate.

faible, weak.

faiblement, weakly, little.

faiblesse, /., weakness.

faire, to make, do; play, take,

speak the part of; c'est fait

de, it is ail over with.

fait, m., fact, deed.

faîte, m., top, head.

falloir, to be necessary.

fameu-x, -se, famous, far-

famed.

famille, /., family.

farouche, fîerce.

fatal, fatal, fateful.

fatiguer, to weary.

fau-x, -sse, false. [behalf of.

faveur, /. favor; en — de, on

favorable, favorable, propitious.

favori, favorite.

fécond, fruitful.

feint, feigned, hypocritical.

félicité,/, great happiness.

femme,/, woman, wife.

fer, m., iron, steel, sword; — s,

fetters, chains.

ferme, firm, strong.

fermer, to close, festin, m., feasting, banquet,

feast.

fête, /., feast, festival, feu, m., rire.

fidèle, faithful, constant, fi-er, -ère, proud.

fièrement, proudly.

figurer, to figure, represent.

fil, i7i., thread.

fille, /., girl, daughter.

fils, m., son.

fin, /., end; à la — , at last.

flambeau, m., torch.

flatter, to flatter, gratify.

flèche, /., arrow.

fléchir, to bend.

florissant, flourishing, thriving.

flotter, to float, waver. foi, /., faith, promise, word,

truth, loyalty, faithfulness.

fois, /. (repeated) time; e.g.

deux — , twice ; cent — , a hun-

dred times; à la — , at the

same time.

fond, ;«., back, depths.

fonder, to base, found, build;

fondé sur, strong in, (e.g, based

upon).

forcer, to force, compel.

former, to form, make, contrive,

train.

fort, m., fort, fortress.

fou, folle, mad, senseless.

foudre, /., thunder (boit).

foudroyer, to strike down (as by a thunderbolt).

foule, /., crowd.

fouler, to trample.

fragile, frail; roseau — , broken rééd.

frapper, to strike.

fraude, /., déception.

frayeur, /., fear.

frémir, to shudder, tremble.

frémissement, m., thrill, shudder.

frère, m., brother, dear friend.

frissonner, to shudder.

frivole, frivolous.

front, m., forehead, brow.

frontière, /., frontier.

fugiti-f, -ve, fleeing, fleeting.

fuir, to fly from, shun.

fuite, /., flight.

funèbre, funereal, black, dark.

funeste, baneful, woeful.

fureur, /., f ury ; en —, furious, raging.

furieu-X, -se, furious, ravening.

gage, m., pledge, token, mark, gagner, to win.

garde, m., guard.

garder, to keep, observe, gémir, to moan, groan.

gémissement, m., moan, groan.

généreu-x, -se, generous, lofty.

genou, m., knee ; à — x, on (their)

knees.

glacer, to chill ; se — , to freeze.

glaive, m., sword.

gloire, /., glory.

glorieu-x, -se, glorious.

glorifier, to glorify.

goût, m., taste; avoir — à, to

hâve a taste for.

goûter, to taste, enjoy.

gouverner, to govern, rule, wield.

grâce, /., grâce, graciousness, charm, attraction, f avor ; trouver — , to find favor.

grand, great, big, large.

grand, m., grandee, noble.

grandeur, /., greatness, grandeur.

graver, to engrave.

gré ; à son — , at will.

grossir, to swell.

guerre, /., war.

guider, to guide, lead,

habillements, m. //., garments.

habiller, to dress.

habit, m., coat; //., clothes, raiment.

habiter, to dwell, inhabit.

haine, /., hatred.

haïr, to hâte, loathe.

hardi, bold, audacious.

harmonie, /., harmony.

hasarder, to risk.

haut, high, loud; du — de, from the height of.

hé, why! what! hé — ? what?

Hébreu, m., Hebrew, Jew.

hélas! alasl

Hellespont, Hellespont (the modem Dardanelles).

héraut, m., herald.

herbe, /., grass.

hérésie,/., heresy,false religions doctrine.

héritage, m., inheritance.

héritier, m., heir.

héros, m., hero.

heure, /., hour; les — s, time.

heureu-x, -se, happy, successfui.

histoire, /., story.

holà ! hère !

homicide, homicidal, murderous.

hommage, m., homage.

homme, m., man.

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honneur, /«., honor.

honorer, to honor.

honte, /., shame.

honteux, shameful.

horreur, /'., horror, awe, horrible

thing, horrible thought.

humain, human; les — s, tnan-

kind.

humilier, to humble.

ici, hère.

idée, /., thought, mind.

idole, /., idol.

Idumée, /., Idumaea.

ignominie, /., ignominy, shame.

ignorer, not to know.

illustre, illustrious.

image, /"., image, vision.

immobile, immovable.

immoler, to sacrifice.

immortel, -le, immortal.

impie, impious.

impiété, t., impiety, the impious.

impitoyable, pitiless.

implacable, implacable, unappeasable.

implorer, to implore, beseech.

important, important, weighty.

importer, to be of importance; il n'importe, no matter.

imposteur, m., impostor.

impuissant, powerless, impotent.

impur, unclean, foui.

imputer, to ascribe.

inanimé, inanimate, lifeless.

inconnu, unknown.

inconstance, /., inconstancy, restlessness, fickleness.

Inde, Indus (river).

Indien, m., Indian.

indigne, uaworthy, shameful.

indompté, wild, untamed, indomitable.

inévitable, unavoidable.

inexorable, inexorable, unmov-

able.

infecter, to pollute.

infidèle, faithless, infidel, heretic inflexible, inflexible, unbending.

infortuné, unhappy, unfortun-

ate.

ingénieux, ingenious, skilful.

ingrat, ungrateful.

injure, /"., wrong, insuit, injury innocent, innocent, pure, innombrable, innumerable.

inouï, unheard of.

inqui-et, -ète, anxious.

inquiéter, to make anxious.

inquiétude,/, anxiety.

insensé, senseless, foolish.

insipide, insipid, tasteless ; devenir — , to pall upon.

insolent, m., insolent man.

inspirer, to inspire, instrument, m., instrument,

means, musical instrument, insulter, to insuit ; — à, to mock.

interdit, confused, perplexed.

intéressé, self-seeking.

intéresser, to cause to be inter-

ested.

intérêt, m., interest, self-interest»

greed; claim, prize, need,

cause, intérieur, inner; palais — , pri-

vate apartments of a palace, interroger, to examine, 'search

the heart of. ' interrompre, to interrupt.

intestine, civil.

introduire, to introduce, show, inutile, useless.

invariable, unchanging.

inventer, to invent, irrité, angry, angered.

irriter, to anger.

Israélite, m. /., Israélite, Jew

Jewess; adj. Jewish.

issu, sprung.

ivre, drunk.

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jadis, formerly, long ago.

jalousie,/, jealousy.

jaloux, jealous.

jamais, ever; ne . . . — , never.

jardin, m., garden.

jeter, to throw, cast.

jeu, m., game, sport.

jeune, young.

jeûne, m., fast, fasting.

joie, /., joy.

jouet, m., toy, plaything, sport.

joug, »., yoke.

jouir de, to enjoy.

jour, »., day, light; voir le — ,

to be boni : mettre au — , to

give birth to; — s, life.

Jourdain, m., Jordan (river).

journée, /., day, date, juger, to judge.

Jui-f, -ve, Jew, Jewess.

jurer, to swear.

jusqu'à, jusques à, as far as,

even to.

juste, just, merciful; m., just

man.

justement, justly.

là, there; de — , hence-

laisser, to allow, leave.

lambeau, m., rag, tatter.

langage, m., language.

langue, /., tongue.

larme, /., tear.

las, -se, tired, weary.

lasser, to weary, pall upon; se

— , to tire, grow weary.

lég-er, -ère, light.

léopard, m., léopard.

leur, their; to them, them.

lever, to lift, raise; se — , to a- Liban, m., Mount Lebanon. [lise.

libation, /., libation {qffering of

wine, etc.).

libre, free.

lier, to tie, bind.

lieu, ;//., place, spot.

ligue, /., league, banded forces,

lire, to read.

lit, m., bed.

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