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Foreign Expression. 1
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12th Grade
05/10/2012

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a la mode
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in the fashion; stylish; made or served in a certain style

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apropos
Definition
at the right time; opportunity; fitting the occasion
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deja vu
Definition
the illusion that one has previously had an experience although the experience is actually new
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coup d' e tat
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a sudden, forceful stroke in politics, esp. the sudden, forcible overthrow of a government
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double entendre
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a term with two meaning; one of the meaning usually has a risque or indecorous connotation
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ennui
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weariness and dissatisfaction resulting from inactivity or lack or interests; boredom
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entourage
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a group of associate or attendants; retinue
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faux pas
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a social blunder; error in etiquette; tactless act or remark
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anno domini
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literally, in the year of the Lord; in the given year since the beginning of the Christian era; A.D.
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cum laude
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with praise; a phrase used to signify graduation with honors from a school or university
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par excellence
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in the greatest degree of excellence; beyond comparison; preeminently
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vis-a-vis
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face to face with; opposite to; in comparison with or in relation to
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ersatz
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substitute or synthetic; the word usually suggests inferior quality
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kismet
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fate;destiny
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vendetta
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any bitter quarrel or feud; a feud in which both sides seek vengeance for wrong doing by the other
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alma mater
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the college or school that one attends; its official song, hym, or anthem
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caveat emptor
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let the buyer beware
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cliche
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an expression or idea that has become trite
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malapropos
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at an awkward or improper time or place; inopportune; inappropriate
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et sequens
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