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Kuhn Lesson 23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| avant-garde | vanguard |
| bete noire | something hateful |
| bon mot | bright saying |
| coup de grace | finishing stroke |
| cul-de-sac | blind alley |
| deus ex machina | one who changes the course of events |
| fait accompli | completed deed |
| fin de siecle | end of century |
| gauche | clumsy |
| junta | political faction |
| laissez-faire | hands off |
| mot juste | right word |
| non compos mentis | insane |
| non sequitur | out of place remark |
| sine qua non | absolute requirement |