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- ARTESIANOf a water supply, rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
- ATAVISMThe reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
- CABERNETCabernet Sauvignon, a wine.
- DORMITIVECausing sleep.
- ENFILADEA line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
- FABULISEAlternative form of fabulize.
- FAUVISMAn artistic movement of the first decade of the 20th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.
- FLANEUROne who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.
- FONDUEA dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.
- GRILLADEA piece of slow-cooked meat (usually beef, veal, or pork) traditionally served with grits in New Orleans cuisine.
- KETONEA homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.
- LAVAGEA washing.
- LEVANTA disappearing or absconding after losing a bet.
- LOUCHEOf questionable taste or morality; decadent.
- MALADROITNot adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.
- MANDATEAn official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
- NARCOLEPSYA disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.
- PATOISA regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).
- POSEUROne who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
- TAXONOMICOf or relating to taxonomy.
- TELEPHONYThe act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.
- VARIOLEAlternative form of variola; smallpox
- VIRULENTOf animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.