Lesson 23: Words from French

1. Lesson 23: Words from French Many Words from French end with -que, -gue, -et, or -age

2. Voyage voy�age [voi�ij] n. a trip or journey, especially a long trip over water. My dream vacation would be an ocean voyage to Alaska.

3. Coupon cou�pon [k(y)oo ��pon] n. a ticket or advertisement that entitles the bearer to something. If you have a coupon, our supermarket gives you credit for twice the amount.

4. League league [l g] n. a group of people or organizations that join together for a common purpose. The Rams, Jets, and Titans are all members of the National Football League.

5. Prairie prai�rie [pr�r� ] n. a large, open area of flat or hilly land that is covered with tall grasses. The prairie of the midwestern United States has been called a �sea of grass.

6. Portrait por�trait [p�r�trit or por�tr t�] n. a rather formal painting or photograph of a person. An portrait usually shows the face and upper part of the body.

7. Buffet buf�fet [boo ��f �] n. a meal at which the a� guests serve themselves from stationary platters of food. At a buffet, you can usually serve yourself as much and as often as you like.

8. Ballet bal�let [bal� � or ba�l �] n. a kind of dance characterized by flowing, graceful movement. Dancers of ballet use formal steps and positions.

9. Bouquet bou�quet [b �ka� or boo ��ka�] n. a bunch of Flowers. We sent a bouquet of roses to Grandma on Mother�s Day.

10. Dialogue di�a�logue [d � �l�g� or d � �log�] n. a conversation between two or more people. How can we have a dialogue if you won�t answer me?

11. Antique an�tique [an t k�] n. something that was made very long ago, often especially valuable because of its age. That antique is from the late 1800s.

12. Unique u�nique [yoo ��n k�] adj. like no other; being the only one of its kind: Hawaii is unique among the states of the United States because it is a group of volcanic islands located in the central Pacific Ocean.

13. Vague vague [v g] adj. not clear or definite. When the teacher asked where the state of Nevada is, Dave gave the vague answer, �in the West.�

14. Fatigue fa�tigue [f �t g�] n the condition of being very tired. The singer had to cancel his tour because he was suffering from extreme fatigue.

15. Technique tech�nique [tek�n k�] n. a particular way of doing something or dealing with a problem. The difficulty of her program showed the pianist�s mastery of technique.

16. Plaque plaque [plak] n. a flat piece of wood or metal with an inscription on it. After ten years of service, an employee at our company receives a bonus and a plaque.

17. Camouflage cam�ou�flage [kam� �fl�zh�] n. certain materials used to change the appearance of something in order to hide or protect it. The soldiers wore camouflage to protect themselves in the jungle.