Foreign Words List 3

Question 1

Mutatis mudandis

Answer 1

The necessary changes having been made

Question 2

Sine die

Answer 2

Without a fixed future date; indefinitely

Question 3

Nom de guerre

Answer 3

False name (often used when a person is in combat)

Question 4

Nom de plume

Answer 4

Pen name

Question 5

Raison d’etre

Answer 5

Reason for living

Question 6

Ciao

Answer 6

Goodbye

Question 7

Honoris causa

Answer 7

For the sake of honour; award (such as a degree) given to a person as a sign of respect

Question 8

Noblesse oblige

Answer 8

The responsibility of wealthy, powerful, or influential people to help others who lack such privilege

Question 9

Tabula rasa

Answer 9

Clean slate; the mind in its empty state (such as at birth)

Question 10

In medias res

Answer 10

Into the middle of a narrative; without introduction

Question 11

Per diem

Answer 11

For each day; daily; daily allowance

Question 12

Viva voce

Answer 12

An oral examination; orally

Question 13

Cause célèbre

Answer 13

A person, thing, or event (such as a trial) that attracts widespread public attention

Question 14

Per se

Answer 14

By itself or in itself

Question 15

Sine qua non

Answer 15

“without which, not;” something essential

Question 16

Carpe diem

Answer 16

Seize the day; enjoy the present without worrying about the future

Question 17

Je ne sais quoi

Answer 17

An appealing quality that is hard to describe

Question 18

In loco parentis

Answer 18

In the place of a parent (e.g., a teacher acting in loco parentis while the child is in school)

Question 19

Sotto voce

Answer 19

In a soft voice