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15 Cards in this Set
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avant-garde
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the leaders of a movement
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bete noire
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something/someone hateful
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bon mot
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a bright saying
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coup de grace
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finishing stroke
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cul-de-sac
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a passage or street with only one outlet; a situation with no escape.
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deus ex machina
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one who changes course of events
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fait accompli
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completed deed
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fin de siecle
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end of the century
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gauche
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awkward; lacking grace; without tact
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junta
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a political group that seeks to control a government;a faction or cabal
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laissez-faire
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hands-off
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mot juste
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the right word; exact phrase
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non compos mentis
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insane
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non sequitur
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a remark that seems out of place.
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sine qua non
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an essential condition
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