| Definition | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| a coffee shop | café | 96%
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| a person engaged to be married | fiancé | 95%
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| a document used by job-hunters | résumé | 87%
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| a dish served before the main course, or in the U.S. the main course itself | entrée | 84%
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| a type of Japanese rice wine | saké | 71%
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| to fry food in a small amount of fat, and typically shaking the pan | sauté | 68%
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| an overused phrase or expression | cliché | 62%
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| to cook by covering in flaming alcohol | flambé | 62%
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| a sculpting material made of paper pulp | papier-mâché | 60%
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| a food made of liquefied vegetables | purée | 54%
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| a formal evening party | soirée | 54%
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| said by a fencer to acknowledge a hit | touché | 51%
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| a type of sword similar to a foil or rapier | épée | 47%
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| a spread made of finely chopped meat | pâté | 46%
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| a diplomatic officer, or his briefcase | attaché | 44%
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| a confused fight at close range | mêlée | 44%
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| a person supported by a mentor | protégé | 41%
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| slightly suggestive of sexual impropriety | risqué | 39%
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| a dish made of beaten egg whites, baked until puffed up | soufflé | 39%
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| a lack of experience or judgment | naïveté | 38%
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| a publication of scandalous facts | exposé | 37%
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| unimpressed due to jadedness | blasé | 29%
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