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géant, —, gigantic.
gêner, to hinder, disturb; se —, to be disturbed: sans se —;, without difficulty.
génie, »., genius.
genou, ., knee.
genre, »., kind, sort, species.
gens, ”. f. pl., people.
gerbe, j., sheaf.
geste, m”., gesture.
gibier, »1., game.
gigantesque, gigantic.
gisant, —e, lying.
gite, J. list.
glace, j. ice.
glacer, to chill, freeze.
glisser, to glide, slide, slip, roll down (of tears); 8e —, to slip in, slide in.
glorieu-x, -se, glorious.
goëlette, j., schooner.
golfe, »., gulf.
gond, #1, hinge.
gonfler, to inflate, swell, swell up; se —, to be filled up.
gouffre, »., abyss, gulf.
goût, #., taste.
goûter, to taste.
goutte, j., drop.
goutte, in the least, at all.
gouvernail, m., rudder, helm.
gouvernement, »., government.
gouverner, to steer.
grâce, f., grace; — à, thanks to.
grand, —e, great, large, tail.
grandiose, grand, imposing.
grandir, to grow, grow large.
VOCABULARY
gravement, gravely.
gravir, to climb.
gravité, /., gravity.
gré, m., will, wish; bon — mal —, willing or unwilling.
gréement, »., rigging.
grêle, f., hail.
grêler, to hail.
grève, /., beach.
grillade, /., broiled meat.
griller, to broil.
grincer, to grate, grind.
gros, -se, big, large, high (of the sea).
grosseur, /., size.
grossièrement, roughly.
grotte, /., grotto.
groupe, »., cluster, group.
guère, hardly.
guérir, to cure.
guerre, f., war.
guetter, to watch for, wait for.
gueu-x, -se, rascal.
guirlande, j., garland.
H ‘ designates 4 aspirate.
habile, skilful.
habilement, skilfully, cleverly.
habiller, to dress.
habit, "”., garment, coat, dress.
habitant, —, inhabitant.
habiter, to inhabit.
habitude, /., habit; que d’—, than usually.
habitué, —e, accustomed.
habituel, -le, habitual, usual.
VOCABULARY
habituellement, usually.
habituer, accustom; s’—, to get accustomed.
‘hagard, —e, haggard, wild.
‘haine, f., hatred.
‘haïr, to hate.
‘haler, to haul.
‘haleter, to pant for breath.
hallucination, j., hallucination.
‘halte, ., halt, stop.
‘hanche, j., quarter (of ships).
‘happer, to snap up, catch.
‘harassé, —, tired out.
‘hardi, —, bold, audacious.
‘hardiment, boldiy.
harmonieu-x, -se, harmonious.
‘harpon, »., harpoon.
‘harponner, to harpoon, spear.
‘harponneur, "., harpooner,
‘hasard, ”., hazard, chance; au —, at random.
‘hasarder (se), to venture, hazard.
‘hâte, j., haste,
‘hâter, to hasten, push on; se —, to make haste,
‘haubans, »1. #2, shrouds.
‘hausser, to elevate, lift; — les épaules, to shrug one’s shoulders.
‘haut, +, top, upper part.
‘haut, up.
‘haut, —e, high, tall.
‘hauteur, f., height.
hécatombe, j., hecatomb.
hélice, j., screw, propeller.
herbe, j., herb, weed.
herboriser, to herborize,
hercule, »., Hercules.
‘hérisser, to bristle up, bristle, stand on end (of hair).
héroïque, heroic.
hésiter, to hesitate.
heure, /., hour, o'clock; à 1, an hour,
heureusement, happily, luckily.
heureu-x, -se, happy, fortunate, lucky.
‘heurt, »., knock, collision.
‘heurter, to strike, knock, hit; se —., to collide, strike,
hier, yesterday.
hispanique, Spanish.
‘hisser, to hoist, hoist up; se—, to raise one self up, climb up.
histoire, #. history, story.
homme, »1., man.
honnête, honest.
honneur, »., honor.
horizontalement, horizontally
horloge, ., clock.
horreur, j., horror.
‘hors, out, outside,
‘hors-d’œuvre, »., side dish.
hospitali-er, -ère, hospitable.
hospitalité, f., hospitality.
hôte, »., host, guest.
hôtel, #., mansion, hotel.
‘houleu-x, -se, swelling, rolling (of the sea).
“hublot, »., porthole,
huître, f., oyster.
humain, -e, human.
humanité, f., mankind, humanity.
‘humer, to inhale.
humeur, /., humor.
humide, watery, wet.
‘hune, j., top (of boats).
‘hurler, to howl, yell.
“hurrab, »., hurrah.
hydrogène, »., hydrogen.
hygromètre, »., hygrometer.
hypothèse, j., hypothesis, sup-
position,
ici, here; jusqu'—, so far.
idée, j., idea.
identique, identical.
identité, j., identity.
idiome, »., language, idiom.
ignorer, not to know, be ignorant of.
Île, j., island.
illuminer, to illuminate, light, enlighten.
îlot, r., islet.
immédiatement, immediately.
immensité, /., immensity.
immerger, to immerge, immerse.
immobile, motionless.
immobilité, /., immobility.
impassibilité, /., impassibility, impassibleness.
impassible, impassible, unmoved.
impatiemment, impatiently.
impénétrable, impenetrable, unscrutable.
impérieusement, imperiously.
impérieu-x, -se, imperious.
impéritie, /., incapacity.
imperméable, waterproof, impermeable
importance, /., importance, size.
importer, to natter, import:
peu importe, no matter.
imprégner, to impregnate.
impression, /. impression, sen sation.
impressionner, to impress, move
imprévu, -e, unforeseen.
imprimer, to give, impress.
imprudemment, imprudently.
impulsion, /., impulsion, impetus.
impunément, with impunity.
inaccoutumé, —e, unusual.
inanition, /., inanition, starvation.
inattendu, -e, unexpected.
incessamment, incessantly.
incliner, to incline; 8’ —, to bow down.
imcompl-et, -ète, incomplete.
imcompréhensible, imcomprehensible, unintelligible.
inconnu, —e, unknown.
incrédulité, j., incredulity, unbelief.
Indes, j. p1., India.
indescriptible, indescribable.
indicateur, indicating, indicator.
indice, #7., indication.
Indien, -ne, Indian.
indifféremment, indifferently.
indigène, #1. ., native.
indigo, indigo.
indiquer, to designate, indicate, show, point out.
VOCABULARY
indiscr-et, -ète, indiscreet.
inébranlable, immovable, firm, unshaken, inépuisable, inexhaustible.
inévaluable, unfathomable.
inévitablement, inevitably, unavcidably.
inexpliqué, —e, unexplained.
inexploré, —e, unexplored.
infatigable, indefatigable.
inférieur, —e, lower, inferior.
infinirsenc, infinitely.
infléchir (s’), to be inflected.
infranchissable, insurmountaingénieur, "., engineer. [ble.
inintelligent, —, unintelligent.
initiae, /., initial.
innombrable, innumerable.
inonder, to flood.
inopinément, pectedly.
in-quarto, quarto.
inqui-et, -ète, unquiet, uneasy, anxious, restless,
inquiétant, —, alarming, causing uneasiness.
inquiétude, /., anxiety, uneasiness, disquietude,
insensé, —, foolish, ins.
insinuant, —e, insinuating
unawares, unex-
insinuation, /., insinuation, in-
nuendo.
instant, »., instant, moment.
instruire, to instruct, teach.
insupportable, unbearable, in-
supportable, insurmontable, insurmountable, insuperable,