jugement de Salomon; see I Kings, III

3. Pierre Corneille (1606-1684), the creator of the French classic drama. His best-known drama is "Le Cid*\

VOCABULARY

abaisser, to lower^ s' — , to corne

down, condescend, abandon, m,j freedom.

abandonner, to abandon, give

up ; s' — , to give way, sink.

abasourdir, to stun, amaze.

abat- jour, m.y shade, blind ^

abattre, to beat down, put, eut

down, dishearten, overthrow;

s'—, to fall.

abdiquer, to resign, give up.

abîme, m., abyss, giiîf.

abîmer (s'), to fall in, fall down.

abondance,/., abondance.

abord, m.y approach, vicinity ;

d'— , first, at first; tout d'— ,

first of ail.

aborder, to approach, address.

aboyer, to bark.

abri, tn,^ shelter, covering ; mettre à 1* — , to protect.

abriter, to shelter.

absinthe,/., wormwood.

absolu, -e, absolute, arbitrary.

absolument, absolutely, posi-

tively.

absorber, to absorb.

abstenir (s'), to abstain, refrain, abstention,/., declining, refusai, abuser, to abuse, take advan-

tage; s' — , be mistaken.

acajou, m.f mahogany.

accablement, m.t déjection, accabler, to overwhelm, oppress.

accélérer, to hasten.

accent, m.» accent, tone.

accentuer, to accent, emphasize.

accepter, to accept, be willing.

accès, m., access, fit, attack.

acclamation,/, shout.

accoler, to embrace.

accommoder, to fit, adapt, ac-

commodate, fix. accompagner, to accompany.

accomplir, to accomplish.

accomplissement, m., accom-

plishment, f ulfilment.

accord, m., agreement.

accorder, to grant ; s' — , to agrée, accoster, to approach, address.

accourir, to tun, hasten.

accoutumer, to accustom.

accrocher, to hook, fasten.

accueillir, to receive, welcome.

accuser, to accuse, acharné, -e, furious, persistent, acharnement, m., fury, persist-

ence. /

acheminer, to walk, go.

achever, to finish, complète, acier, m., steel.

acquérir, to aCquire.

acquis, /n7m acquérir, acquitter, to acquit, discharge;

s' — de, to do.

ftcre, sharp, pungent, bitter.