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Foreign Phrases 2
Mrs. R.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| deus ex machina | contrived device to resolve a situation |
| doppelgänger | German: ghostly double or counterpart of a living person |
| faux pas | a social blunder |
| glasnost | open and frank discussion |
| hoi polloi | common people |
| mea culpa | I am to blame |
| nom de plume | pen name |
| verboten | forbidden, as by law, prohibited |
| quid pro quo | something for something; an equal exchange |
| fait accompli | an accomplished fact, presumably irreversible |