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Foreign Words and Phrases for English I Honors

TermDefinition
Vox populi popular sentiment
Ad hoc concerned with a particular purpose
Cause celebre a notorious person, thing, or incident
Magnum opus great work
Persona non grata personally unacceptable/unwelcome
Quid pro quo expecting something in return for something
Je ne sais quoi a difficult-to-describe quality, trait, or tendency
Modus operandi common method
Nom de plume pseudonym - pen name
Haute couture high fashion
Mea culpa acknowledgement of personal fault/error
Raison d'etre reason for existence
Laissez faire opposing governmental interference in economic affairs
Bete noire a person/thing strongly detested
En masse as a whole
In absentia in absence
Sub rosa in confidence / secrecy
shadenfreude enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others
Noblesse oblige the obligation of the rich to help the poor
Sine qua non indispensable/essential
Deus ex machina person/thing w/ sudden solution
Doppelganger double-goer
Coup d'etat sudden decisive exercise of force in politics
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