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41 Cards in this Set
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RSVP
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(French) (v) to reply to an invitation
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Deja vu
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(French) (v) An impression of having seen or experienced something before
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Faux pas
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(French) (v) a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct
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Bon voyage
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(French) (interjection) (have a) pleasant trip
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Du jour
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(French) (n) as prepared on the particular day; of the kind being served today
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Alma mater
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(Latin) (n) a school, college, or university at which one has studied and, usually, from which one has graduated.
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Cum Laude
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(Latin) (n) with honor. Used to express academic distinction.
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Femme Fatale
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(French) (n) an irresistibly attractive woman, especially one who leads men into difficult, dangerous, or disastrous situations; siren
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Esprit de corps
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(French) (n) a sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise, etc.
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Verbatim
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(Latin) in exactly the same words; word for word
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E pluribus unum
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(Latin) one out of many, the motto on American coinage
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Prima donna
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(Italian) A vain and overly sensitive person who is temperamental and difficult to work with
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Avant-garde
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(French) being part of an innovative group, especially one in the arts
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Status quo
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(Latin) existing state or condition
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Joie de vivre
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(French) joy of living
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Carte Blanche
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(French) Unrestricted power to act at one's own discretion; unconditional authority
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Caveat emptor
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(Latin) Let the buyer beware
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Alpha and Omega
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(Revelation 1:8) the beginning and the end; the most important part
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Tabula rasa
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(Latin) something new, fresh, unmarked, or uninfluenced. Blank State.
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Hoi polloi
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(Greek) the masses, the ordinary folk
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Ad nauseam
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(Latin) Seize the day; enjoy the present
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Carpe diem
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(Latin) Seize the day; enjoy the present
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Tempus fugit
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(Latin) time flies
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C'est la vie
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(French) That is life.
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Bona fide
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(Latin) authentic; true
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Savoir Faire
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(French) to know how to act
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Non sequitur
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(Latin) a statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it.
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Id est
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(i.e.) (Latin) That is to say; in other words
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Enfant terrible
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(French) terrible child. A person who stirs things up in an irresponsible or indiscreet way or has unconventional ideas.
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Terra firma
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(Latin) Dry land, as opposed to the sea
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Vox populi
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(Latin) the voice of the people; popular opinion
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Ad Hoc
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For the present purpose or end presently under consideration
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Cause celebre
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any controversy that attracts public attention
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quid pro quo
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one thing in return for another
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je ne sais quoi
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an indefinable quality that makes somebody or something more attractive or interesting
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magnum opus
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a great work
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persona non grata
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an unwelcome or unacceptable person
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modus operandi
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a method or way of doing of something
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non de plume
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a naming word
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haute couture
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top fashion
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mea culpa
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expressing guilt or fault
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