eval.
Mozart, (Wolfgang Amadeus), noted German composer of _Marriage of
Figaro, Don Giovanni, Requiem_; etc., (1756-1791).
muet, -te, _adj. and s._ mute, silent.
muezzin, _m._ muezzin (Mohammedan priest who announces from the
minaret the hour for prayer).
mule, _f._ mule.
mulon, _m._ great heap of salt.
Munster, Muenster (small Alsatian town).
mur, _m._ wall.
mur, -e, _adj._ ripe, mature.
muraille, _f._ wall, rampart.
murer, _v._ to wall up.
murir, _v._ to ripen, mature, develop.
murmure, _m._ murmur, murmuring.
murmurer, _v._ to murmur.
mutualite, _f._ mutuality.
muscle, _m._ muscle.
muse, _f._ muse.
musicien, _m._ musician.
musique, _f._ music; faire de la --, to play.
mystere, _m._ mystery.
mysterieux, -euse, _adj._ mysterious.
mystification, _f._ mystification, hoax.
mythologique, _adj._ mythological.

N

n', _see_ ne.
nabab, _m._ nabob.
nacre, _f._ mother-of-pearl.
nager, _v._ to swim.
naguere, _adv._ lately, but now, not long ago.
naissance, _f._ birth.
naitre, to be born; ne, -e, born.
naivement, _adv._ ingenuously, artlessly.
Nantes, important city on the lower Loire.
Napoleon III, French Emperor
from 1852 to 1870.
nappe, _f._ tablecloth, sheet (of water, light, etc.).
narguer, _v._ to defy, snap one's fingers at.
narguilhe, _m._ narghile (Oriental water pipe for smoking; usually
written narguile).
narine, _f._ nostril.
natal, -e, _adj._ natal, native.
natif, -ive, _adj. and s_. native.
national, -e, _adj._ national.
nature, _f._ nature, kind.
naturel, -le, _adj. and m._ natural, disposition, nature,
naturalness.
naturellement, _adv._ naturally.
naviguer, _v._ to sail.
navire, _m._ ship, vessel.
navrer, _v._ to break the heart of; navrant, -e, heartrending,
distressing; navre, -e, heart-broken; le coeur navre,
heart-broken.
ne, _adv._ (usually with pas, point, etc.), not
(frequently pleonastic).
neanmoins, _adv._ nevertheless, notwithstanding.
nebuieux, -euse, _adj._ nebulous, glooiny, disturbing.
necessaire, _adj._ necessary.
necessite, _f._ necessity.
necropole, _f._ necropolis (catacombs).
negliger, _v._ to neglect, slight.
negociant, _m._ merchant, trader.
negre, _adj. and m._ negro.
neige, _f._ snow; eau de --, melted snow, water chilled with
snow.
nerf, _m._ nerve, sinew (_f_ pronounced).
nerveux, -euse, _adj._ nervous.
Nesmond, noble French family prominent in the 17th and 18th centuries.
net, -te, _adj._ neat, clear, short; couper --, to cut short
or squarely off (_t_ p