Foreign Words Flashcards
Adieu
Goodbye
Ad Hominem
Arising from or appealing to the emotions
Au Contraire
On the contrary
Au Revoir
Goodbye until we meet again
Belle
Beautiful girl or women
Bildungsroman
A novel dealing with ones formative years
Blasé
Unimpressed or indifferent because it’s so common
C’est la vie
Such is life
Cachet
The state of being admired or respected
Carte Blanche
Complete freedom to act as one wishes
Charlatan
A person falsely claiming to have special knowledge
Doppelgänger
A double of a living person
Double Entendre
A word or phrase open to two meanings
Élan
Energy style and enthusiasm
Ennui
A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from the lack of excitement
Ergo
Therefore
Fait Accompli
Something happened before those affected have a say
Gauche
Lacking ease or grace
In Medias Res
Into the middle of a narrative
Je Ne Sais Quoi
A quality that cannot be described
Joie De Vivre
Exuberant enjoyment of life
N.B.
Nota bene, observe carefully
Persona Non Grata
An unwelcome person
Post Hoc Ergo Prompter Hoc
Used to indicate that a casual relationship has been assumed from a merely sequential one
Quid Pro Quo
A favor or advantage granted or expected in return
Re
In matter of
Red Herring
Something esp. Active that is or is intended to be misleading
tête-à-tête
A private convo. Between two people
Vis-a-vis
Counterpart, face to face
Zeitgeist
The defining spirit or mood of particular period of history shown by ideas or beliefs of the time
