Chapter 10 vocab

Question 1

ad hominem

Answer 1

appealing to a listeners or readers prejudices, rather than to reason (latin)

Question 2

ad infinitum

Answer 2

endlessly; forever; without limit (latin)

Question 3

ad nauseam

Answer 3

to a sickening degree; to the point of nausea or disgust (latin)

Question 4

alfresco

Answer 4

in the open air; outdoors (italian)

Question 5

arrivederci

Answer 5

till wee see each other again; good-bye (italian(

Question 6

auf Wiedersehen

Answer 6

till wee see each other again; good-bye (german)

Question 7

au revoir

Answer 7

till wee see each other again; good-bye (french)

Question 8

brouhaha

Answer 8

noisy stir; hubbub; uproar; hullabaloo; commotion (french)

Question 9

chutzpah

Answer 9

supreme self-confidence; shameless audacity; nerve; brazenness (hebrew)

Question 10

de rigueur

Answer 10

socially obligatory; required by custom, etiquette, or fashion; proper (french)

Question 11

entre nous

Answer 11

between us; confidentially (french)

Question 12

ersatz

Answer 12

being an inferior substitute or imitation; artificial; synthetic (german)

Question 13

faux pas

Answer 13

error; social blunder; tactless act (french)

Question 14

hoi polloi

Answer 14

masses; common people (greek)

Question 15

honcho

Answer 15

person in charge; leader; chief; boss (Japanese)

Question 16

in medias res

Answer 16

in the middle of things, rather than at the beginning (latin)

Question 17

kudos

Answer 17

praise for an achievement; glory; fame (Greek)

Question 18

non compos mentis

Answer 18

not of sound mind; not mentally come tenet to handle one’s affairs (latin)

Question 19

non sequitur

Answer 19

conclusion that does not logically follow from what has just been said (latin)

Question 20

persona non grata

Answer 20

person who is unwelcome; unacceptable person (latin)

Question 21

postmortem

Answer 21

detailed evaluation of some event just completed (latin)

Question 22

salaam

Answer 22

bow very low, placing the right palm on the forehead (arabic)

Question 23

sayonara

Answer 23

farewell; good-bye (Japanese)

Question 24

shalom

Answer 24

term of greeting or farewell (hebrew)