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Joy of Vocabulary Chapter 10
from the Joy of Vocabulary book
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English
11th Grade
10/31/2010

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ad hominem
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appealing to a listener's or reader's prejudices, rather than to reason (from Latin)
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ad infinitum
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endlessly; forever; without limit (from Latin)
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ad nauseam
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to a sickening degree; to the point of nausea or disgust (from Latin)
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alfresco
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in the open air; outdoors (from Italian)
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arrivederci
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till we see each other again; good-bye (from Italian)
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au revoir
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till we see each other again; good-bye (from French)
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auf Wiedersehen
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till we see each other again; good-bye (from German)
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chutzpah
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supreme self-confidence; shameless audacity; nerve; brazenness (from Hebrew)
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de rigueur
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socially obligatory; required by custom, etiquette, or fashion; proper (from French)
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entre nous
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between us; confidentially (from French)
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faux pas
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error; social blunder; tactless act (from French)
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hoi polloi
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(literally, "the many") masses; common people (from ancient Greek)
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in medias res
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in the middle of things, rather than at the beginning (from Latin)
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kudos
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praise for an achievement; glory; fame (from ancient Greek)
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non compos mentis
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not of sound mind; not mentally competent to handle one's affairs
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non sequitur
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comment bearing no relevance to what has just been said (from Latin)
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persona non grata
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person who is unwelcome; unacceptable person (from Latin)
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post mortem
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(literally, "following the death") detailed evaluation of some event just completed (from Latin)
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salaam
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bow very low, placing the right palm on the forehead (from Aramaic)
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