Foreign words Flashcards
1
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a priori
A
based a deduction, not fact
2
Q
ad hoc
A
for a definite purpose
3
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ad nauseum
A
continuing to a disgusting degree
4
Q
alfresco
A
outdoors
5
Q
alter ego
A
an alternate identity
6
Q
bête noire
A
something disliked
7
Q
bona fide
A
the real thing
8
Q
carpe diem
A
seize the day
9
Q
carte blanche
A
blank check, freedom; having discretion and authority
10
Q
casus belli
A
justification for war
11
Q
caveat emptor
A
buyer beware
12
Q
comme il faut
A
like it should be
13
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corpus delicti
A
evidence of a crime
14
Q
coup de grace
A
a deathblow
15
Q
de facto
A
actual reality
16
Q
de jure
A
truth by technicality
17
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déjà vu
A
a feeling that a new experience has happened before
18
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deus ex machina
A
implausible answer to a problem
19
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doplegänger
A
the ghostly or physical double of a person
20
Q
enfant terrible
A
misbehaving child
21
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ex cathedra
A
absolute authority
22
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fait accompli
A
completed deed
