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24 Cards in this Set
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ad hominem
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appealing to a listener's or readers prejudices, rather than to reason
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ad infinitum
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endlessly; forever; without limit
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ad nauseam
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to a sickening degree; to the point of nausea or disgust
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Alfresco
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in the open air; outdoors
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arrivederci
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Goodbye in Italian
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auf Wiedersehen
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Goodbye in German
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au revoir
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Goodbye in French
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brouhaha
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noisy stir; hubbub; uproar; hullabaloo; commotion
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chutzpah
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Supreme self-confidence; shamelessness audacity; nerve; brazenness
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de rigueur
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socially obligatory; required by custom; etiquette; or fashion; proper
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entre nous
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Between us; confidentially
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ersatz
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being an inferior subsitiute or imitation; artifical; synthetic
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faux pas
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error; social blunder; tactless act
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hoi polloi
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masses; common people
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honcho
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person in charge; leader; cheif; boss
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in medias res
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in the middle of things; rather than at the beginning
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kudos
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praise for an achievement; gloryl; fame
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non compos mentis
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not of sounf mind; not mentally competent to handle one's affairs
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non sequitir
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conclusion that does not logically follow from what has just been said
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persona non grata
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person who is unwelcome; unacceptable person
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postmortem
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detailed evaluation of some event just completed
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salaam
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bow very low, placing the right palm on the forehead
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sayonara
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Goodbye in Japanese
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shalom
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term of gretting or farewell
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