Question	Answer
ad hoc	“for this purpose”; for the present matter or situation; temporary
au courant	up-to-date; contemporary
beau geste	noble gesture
bona fide	“in good faith”; sincere, genuine
bon mot	clever turn of phrase
caveat emptor	“let the buyer beware”; buyer takes the risk; no warranty
chef d'oeuvre	masterpiece
chutzpah	gall; daring
circa	about; approximately
coup de'etat	a sudden, decisive exercise of force in politics; overthrow of government
cum laude	“with praise”; with honor
declasse	fallen in social standing
de facto	functioning or existing in fact, or in reality, but not in accordance with the usual legal process
de jure	legally, according to the law
detente	easing of strained relations
esprit de corps	common spirit within a group
ex post facto	after the fact or event; retroactive
fiat	“let it be done”; a command; a decree
glasnost	“publicity”; openness
haute couture	high fashion
kvetch	complain; gripe
magna cum laude	with great honor
noblesse oblige	honorable behavior that is considered to be the obligation of people of noble birth or rank
nom de plume	pen name
nonpareil	having no equal
non sequitur	“it does not follow”; a response that doesn’t follow logically from a previous statement; fallacy
par excellence	above all; superior
per capita	“by heads”; for each one
per se	“by, of, or in itself, oneself, or themselves”; of its own accord
pro rata	proportionately
quid pro quo	“something for something”; something given for something received
raison d'etre	reason for being
reduction ad absurdum	“reduction to absurdity”; disproving an argument by showing its absurd direction
savoir faire	“knowing how to do”; ability to say and do the right thing
summa cum laude	with highest honor
verbatim	“word for word”; exactly as said or written
Weltschmerz	“world pain”; world weariness

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