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Title: Foreign Phrases

Description: English 2 Honors Adams

Total Flash Cards: 30

Created: 11/03/2010 11:07:56

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Term
alma mater
 Definition
school
Term
cum laude
 Definition
with honor
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E pluribus unum
 Definition
out of many, one
Term
Avante-garde
 Definition
new and unusual
Term
Carte blanche
 Definition
license
Term
tabula rasa
 Definition
empty state
Term
carpe diem
 Definition
seize the day
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bonafide
 Definition
genuine
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vox populi
 Definition
voice of the people
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id est
 Definition
that is
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deja vu
 Definition
previous feeling
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bon voyage
 Definition
have a good trip
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femme fatale
 Definition
dangerous woman
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du jour
 Definition
of the moment
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status quo
 Definition
existing state
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caveat emptor
 Definition
buyer beware
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hoi polloi
 Definition
common people
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tempus fugit
 Definition
time flies
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alpha and omega
 Definition
beginning and end
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enfont terrible
 Definition
prodigy(extraordinary)
Term
prima donna
 Definition
chief female/self-important
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verbatim
 Definition
word for word
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esprit de corps
 Definition
fellowship
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faux pas
 Definition
social blunder
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joie de vivre
 Definition
love of life
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savior faire
 Definition
savy/courtesy
Term
ad nauseam
 Definition
to extreme degree
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c'est la vie
 Definition
that's life
Term
terra firma
 Definition
earth
Term
non sequitur
 Definition
it does not follow