Unit 8-Sounds Foreign to Me Flashcards
Vocab
1
Q
alma mater
A
former school; official school song
2
Q
attaché
A
a person attached to an embassy
3
Q
au pair
A
a foreigner who does domestic chores for room and board
4
Q
au revoir
A
goodbye; until we see each other again
5
Q
avant-garde
A
on the leading edge of trends
6
Q
blasé
A
apathetic; bored; indifferent
7
Q
bon voyage
A
have a good trip
8
Q
bric-a-brac
A
small ornaments, less valuable than antiques
9
Q
cliché
A
overused, lost its flair
10
Q
hasta la vista
A
until I see you; until we meet again; so long
11
Q
in memoriam
A
in memory of
12
Q
macho
A
he-man
13
Q
modus operandi
A
method or procedure followed by someone
14
Q
nom de plume
A
pen name
15
Q
non sequitur
A
an illogical or irrelevant statement
