Unit 3 Lesson 23

Question 0

Bête noire

Answer 0

Someone or something which is feared or disliked

Question 1

Avant-garde

Answer 1

The leader of a movement; vanguard

Question 2

Bon mot

Answer 2

A bright saying; witticism

Question 3

Coup de grace

Answer 3

The shot or blow which brings death; the finishing stroke

Question 4

Cul-de-sac

Answer 4

A passage or street with only one outlet; a situation from which there is no escape; an argument which leads nowhere

Question 5

Dues ex machina

Answer 5

Someone who intervenes unexpectedly to solve a dilemma

Question 6

Fait accompli

Answer 6

Something that is already done so that there is no use in debating it

Question 7

Fin de siècle

Answer 7

Referring to the last years of the 19th century; decadent

Question 8

Gauche

Answer 8

Awkward; lacking grace; without tact

Question 9

Junta

Answer 9

A political group which seeks to control a government; a faction or cabal

Question 10

Laissez-faire

Answer 10

Hands-off policy; letting business operate without government interference

Question 11

Mot juste

Answer 11

The right word; exact phrase

Question 12

Non compos mentis

Answer 12

Incapable of handling one’s own affairs; insane.

Question 13

Non sequitur

Answer 13

In logic this is a conclusion which does not follow from the evidence; a remark which seems out of place

Question 14

Sine qua non

Answer 14

An essential condition; that which is indispensable