Foreign Words

Question 0

adieu

Answer 0

another term for goodbye

Question 1

Ad hominem

Answer 1

arising from or appealing to the emotions and not reason or logic

Question 2

Au contraire

Answer 2

on the contrary

Question 3

Au revoir

Answer 3

goodbye until we meet again

Question 4

Belle

Answer 4

Belle

Question 5

Bildungsroman

Answer 5

a novel dealing with one person’s formative years or education

Question 6

blasé

Answer 6

unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before

Question 7

c’est la vie

Answer 7

that’s life; such is life

Question 8

cachet

Answer 8

the state of being respected or admired; prestige

Question 9

carte blanche

Answer 9

complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best

Question 10

charlatan

Answer 10

a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge of skill

Question 11

doppelgänger

Answer 11

an apparition or double of a living person

Question 12

double entendre

Answer 12

a word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent

Question 13

Élan

Answer 13

energy, style, and enthusiasm

Question 14

ennui

Answer 14

a feeling of dissatisfaction and listlessness arising from a lack of occupation or excitement

Question 15

ergo

Answer 15

therefore

Question 16

et al

Answer 16

and others

Question 17

fait accompli

Answer 17

a thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept

Question 18

gauche

Answer 18

lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward

Question 19

in medias res

Answer 19

into the middle of a narrative; without preamble

Question 20

je ne sais quoi

Answer 20

a quality that cannot be described or named easily

Question 21

joie de vivre

Answer 21

exuberant enjoyment of life

Question 22

n.b. nota bene

Answer 22

observe carefully or take special notes

Question 23

persona non grata

Answer 23

an unacceptable or unwelcome person

Question 24

post hoc ergo propter hoc

Answer 24

after this, therefore resulting from it: used to indicate that a causal relationship has erroneously been assumed from a merely sequential one.

Question 25

quid pro quo

Answer 25

a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something

Question 26

re

Answer 26

rhenium

Question 27

red herring

Answer 27

something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting

Question 28

tête-a-tête

Answer 28

a private conversation between 2 people

Question 29

vis-á-vis

Answer 29

in relation to; with regard to

Question 30

zeitgeist

Answer 30

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time