Foreign Words And Phrases Flashcards

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Alma mater

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The school college or university that somebody formerly attended; a song used as the anthem of a school college or university

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Alpha and omega

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The beginning and end; the most important part

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Avant-garde

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Artistically new or a person with new ideas and methods for doing something

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Bon voyage

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Used to wish somebody an enjoyable and safe trip

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Carte Blanche

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Free license to do what one wishes; freedom of action

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Caveat emptor

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“Buyer beware” a warning to a purchaser that he or she can have no recourse to the law if due care is not exercised in making a purchase

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Cum lauds

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With academic honors or distinction; also manga cum laude (great honors) summa cum laude (highest honors)

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Déjà vu

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A feeling of having experienced something before although in fact it is the first time that it has been experienced; anything that is overly familiar or unoriginal

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Du jour

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Offered or served today being the latest in a series sequence or trend

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E pluribus unum

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One out of many ( motto of US)

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Esprit de corps

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A feeling of pride in belonging to a group and a sense of identification with it or team spirit

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Faux pas

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An embarrassing mistake that breaks a social convention

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Femme fatale

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A woman who is considered to be highly attractive and to have a destructive effect on those who succumb to her charms

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Hoi polloi

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Ordinary people as opposed to the wealthy well educated and cultivated elite the common herd or the masses

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Joie de vivre

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Exuberance energy and love of life general enthusiasm for living

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Prima Donna

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Lead female opera singer or someone who is difficult to deal with someone who is vain over sensitive or temperamental

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RSVP

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Used on an invitation to request a response to it “reply if you please”

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Status quo

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The way things are right now the existing state of affairs

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Tabula rasa

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An opportunity to make a clean break or a fresh start a blank mind or anything in a pristine state

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Verbatim

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Word for word with something else in the exact words

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Ad nauseam

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To an extreme or annoying extent