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SAT vocab words

QuestionAnswer
avant-garde the leaders of a movement; vanguard
bete noire someone or something which is feared or disliked.
bon mot a bright saying: witticism
coup de grace the shot or blow which brings death; the finishing stroke
cul-de-sac a passage or street with only out outlet; a situation from which there is no escape; an argument which leads nowhere.
deus ex machina someone who intervenes unepectedly to solve a dilemma
falt accompli something that is already done so taht there is no use in debating it
fin de siecle referring to the last years of the 19th centrury; decadent
gauche awkard; lacking grace; without tact
junta a political group which seeks to control a govenment; a faction or cabal
laissez faire hands off policy; letting business operate without government interference.
mot juste the right word; exact phrase
non compos mentis incapable of handling ones own affairs
non sequitur in logic this is a conclusion which does not follow from the evidence; a remark which seems out of place
sine que non an essential condition; that which is indispensable
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