Vocab: Loanwords Flashcards
Ad infinitum (adv)
Endlessly; forever; without limit (from Latin)
Ad hominem (adj)
Appealing to listeners or readers prejudices, rather than to reason (from Latin)
Ad nauseam (adv)
To a sickening point; to a point of nausea or disgust (from Latin)
Alfresco (adv)
In open air; outdoors (from Italian)
Arrivederci (interj)
Till we see each other again; goodbye (from Italian)
Auf wiedersehen (interjt)
Till we see each other again; goodbye (from German)
Au revoir (interj)
Till we see each other again; goodbye (from French)
Brouhaha (n)
Noise Stir; hubbub; uproar; commotion (from French)
Chutzpah (n)
Supreme self-confidence; shameless audacity; nerve; brazenness (from Hebrew)
De rigueur (adj)
Socially obligatory; required by custom, etiquette, or fashion; proper (from friends)
Entre nous (adv)
Between us; confidentially (from French)
Ersatz (adj)
Being an inferior substitute or invitation; artificial; synthetic open (from German)
Faux pas (n)
Error; social blunder; tactless act (from French)
Hol pollol (n)
(Literally,” the many”) masses; common people (from Greek)
Honcho (n)
Person in charge; leader; chief; boss (from Japanese)
In medias res (adv)
In the middle of things, rather than at the beginning (from Latin)
Kudos (n)
Praise for achievement; glory; fame (from Greek)
Non compos mentis (adj)
Not sound of mind; not mentally competent to handle one’s affairs (from Latin)
Non sequitur (n)
Conclusion that does not logically follow from what one has just been said (from Latin)
Persona non grata (n)
Person who is unwelcome; unacceptable person (from Latin)
Postmortem (n)
(Literally, “following the death”) detailed evaluation of some event just completed (from Latin)
Salaam (v)
Bow very low, placing the right palm on the four head (from Arabic)
Sayonara
Farewell; goodbye (from Japanese)
Shalom (interj)
(Literally, “peace”) term of greeting or fair well (from Hebrew)
