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