Chapter 8 Vocabulary Terms Flashcards
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(adj.) well-informed; up-to-date
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au courant
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(adj.) tired of pleasures; bored
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blasé
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(adj.) having to do with the middle class
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bourgeois
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(adj.) stylish
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chic
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(adj.) able to perceive matters beyond the ordinary senses
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clairvoyant
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(adj.) willing to please; amiable
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complaisant
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(adj,) gracious; charming; suave
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debonair
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(adj.) lacking social grace; crude; awkard
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gauche
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(adj.) unskillful; clumsy
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maladriot
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(adj.) simple in nature
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naive
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(adj.) indifferent
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nonchalant
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(n.) member of the diplomatic staff of an ambassador or minister
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attaché
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(n.) the middle class
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bourgeoisie
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(n.) temporary substitute for an ambassador
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chargé d’affaires
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(n.) doorkeeper; janitor
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concierge
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(n.) colleague; co-worker; comrade
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confrere
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(n.) expert; critical judge
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connoisseur
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(n.) clique
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cotorie
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(n.) young woman who has just had her debut
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debutante
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(n.) zealous follower; fan
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devotee
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(n.) group of individuals thought to be superior
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elite
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(n.) refugee; person who has emigrated
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émigré; émigrée
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(n.) group of attendants, assistants, or associates accompanying a person
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entourage
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(n.) one who assumes the risks and management of a business
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entrepreneur
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(n.) diplomatic agent or messenger
envoy
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(n.) person engaged to be married
fiancé; fiancée
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(n.) armed police officer
gendarme
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(n.) person excessively fond of eating and drinking; glutton
gourmand
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(n.) connoisseur in eating and drinking
gourmet
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(n.) actress playing the role of a naive young woman; naive young woman
ingenue
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(n.) headwaiter
maître d'hôtel
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(n.) person who enforces very strict discipline
martinet
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(n.) person of unequaled excellence; paragon
nonpareil
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(n.) persons newly rich
nouveaux riches
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(n.) person suddenly risen to wealth or power who lacks the proper social qualifications; upstart
parvenu; parvenue
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(n.) someone taught, protected, or advanced by a person of experience or influence
protégé; protégée
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(n.) person who excels in telling stories, anecdotes, etc.
raconteur
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(n.) manservant who attends to the personal needs of his employer, such as by taking care of his clothes
valet
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(n.) absolute confidence in oneself
aplomb
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(n.) brilliancy of achievement
éclat
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(n.) enthusiasm; eagerness for action
élan
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(n.) feeling of weariness and discontent; boredom
ennui
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(n.) feeling of union and common interest pervading a group; devotion to a group or to its deals
espirit de corps
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(n.) skill and adriotness in handling a difficult situation
finesse
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(n.) sleight of hand; artful trick
legerdemain
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(n.) principle that persons of high rank or birth are obliged to act nobly
noblesse oblige
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(n.) relationship characterized by harmony, conformity, or affinity
rapport
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(n.) coolness of mind in difficult circumstances; composure; equanimity
sangfroid
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(n.) knowledge of just what to say or do; tact
savoir faire
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(n.) good-bye; farewell
adieu
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(n.) good-bye; till we meet again
au revoir
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(n.) love letter
billet-doux
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(n.) clever saying; witty remark; witticism
bon mot
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(n.) pamphlet; booklet
brochure
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(n.) false rumor; absurd story; hoax
canard
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(n.) worn-out expression; trite phrase
cliché
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(adv.) between us; confidentially
entre nous
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(n.) exactly right word; most suitable expression
mot juste
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(n.) pen name; pseudonym
nom de plume
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(n.) brief summary
précis
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(n.) skill of replying quickly, cleverly, and humorously; witty reply
repartee
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(n.) brief account of experience and qualifications submitted by an applicant for a position; summary
résumé
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(n.) retort; witty reply; a quick thrust after a parry in fencing
riposte
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(n.) private conversation between two persons
tête-à-tête
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(n.) dreaded object or person; bugbear
bête noire
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(n.) freedom to use one's own judgment
carte blanche
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(n.) famous case in law that arouses considerable interest
cause célèbre
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(n.) inopportune occurrence; embarrassing situation; mishap
contretemps
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(n.) blind alley; dead end
cul-de-sac
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(n.) collapse; disaster; overthrow; fiasco
debacle
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(n.) thing already done
fait accompli
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(n.) misstep; blunder in conduct, manners, speech, etc.
faux pas
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(n.) deadlock; stalemate
impasse
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(n.) coordination of activities; person who establishes and maintains this connection
liaison
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(n.) mixture
mélange
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(n.) optical illusion
mirage
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(n,) sudden violent overthrow of a government
coup d'etat
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(n.) course of action; maneuver
demarche
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(n.) relaxing, as of strained relations between nations
détente
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(n.) understanding or agreement between governments
entente
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(n.) doctrine opposing interference by governments in economic affairs
laissez-faire
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(n.) letter bearing a seal ordering the imprisonment without trial of a person
lettre de cachet
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(n.) prime minister
premier
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(n.) establishment or state of cordial relations; coming together
rapprochement
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(n.) system of government or rule
regime
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(n.) experimentalists or innovators in any art
avant-garde
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(n.) sculpture in which the figures project only slightly from the background
bas-relief
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(n.) rod a conductor uses to direct an orchestra or band
baton
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(n.) chief work; masterpiece in art, literature, etc.
chef d'oeuvre
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(n.) solution of the plot in a play, story, or complex situation; end
denouement
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(n.) audience's demand for an additional performance; repetition or additional performance in response to applause
encore
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category; style of painting depicting scenes from everyday life
genre
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(n.) social gathering with music as the featured entertainment
musicale
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(n.) thin board on which an artist lays and mixes colors
palette
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(n.) stock of plays, operas, and roles, that a company or individual is prepared to perform
repertoire
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(n.) short verbal description; small, graceful literary sketch
vignette
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(adv.) according to the menu
a la carte
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(adj.) stylish; with ice cream
a la mode
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(n.) alcoholic drink taken before a meal as an appetizer
aperifit
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(n.) piece of candy
bonbon
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(n.) broth
consommé
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(n.) rich, flaky crescent-shaped roll
croissant
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(n.) style of cooking or preparing food
cuisine
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(n.) small cup of strong black coffee
demitasse
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(n.) main dish at lunch or dinner
entrée
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(n.) slice of meat or fish without bones
filet
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(n.) light foods served as appetizers before the regular courses of a meal
hors d'oeuvres
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(n.) main dish; main item
pièce de résistance
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(n.) soup served in a restaurant on a particular day
soup du jour
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(n.) complete meal of several courses offered in a hotel or restaurant at a fixed price
table d'hôte
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(adj.) puffed out
bouffant
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(n.) small shop specializing in fashionable clothes
boutique
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(n.) loose-fitting, sacklike dress
chemise
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(n.) style of arranging the hair
coiffure
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(n.) small bouquet worn by a woman
corsage
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(n.) necktie, neckband; scarf
cravat
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(n.) complete costume of harmonious clothing and accessories
ensemble
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(adj.) flamelike; showy; vivid
flamboyant
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(n.) wig; hairpiece to cover baldness
toupee
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(n.) fashion; accepted style
vougue
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(n.) surroundings; atmosphere; environment
ambiance
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(adv.) by the way
(adj.) appropriate; relevant
apropos
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(n.) weight; heaviness
avoirdupois
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(n.) trifle
bagatelle
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(n.) decisive finishing blow
coup de grace
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(adj or adv.) on the way; along the way
en route
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(n.) required social or official usages; code of behavior
etiquette
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(n.) face or front of a building; false front
facade
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(n.) festival; entertainment; party
(v.) honor with a fete
fete
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(n.) entrance hall; lobby
foyer
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(n.) environment; setting
milieu
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(n.) umbrella for protection against the sun
parasol
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(adj.) above all others of the same sort
par excellence
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(adj.) old-fashioned
passé
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(n.) eyeglasses clipped to the nose by a spring
prince-nez
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(n.) first performance
premiere
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(n.) line of persons or vehicles waiting their turn
queue
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(n.) reason or justification for existing
raison d'être
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(n.) prearranged meeting; popular gathering place
rendezvous
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(n.) shadow; outline
silhoutte
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(n.) nickname
sobriquet
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(n.) reminder; keepsake; memento
souvenir
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(n.) feat of strength, skill, or ingenuity
tour de force
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(prep.) face-to-face with; in relation to
vis-à-vis
