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41 Cards in this Set
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Ad hominem
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An argument that makes personal attack upon an opponent instead of addressing itself to the issue; Latin "to the person"
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animus
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1. A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
2. motivation to do something: Latin "spirit, mind" |
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apres
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prefix- coming in after in time (French): ___ ski- after skiing
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au gratin
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Sprinkled with breadcrumbs and or grated cheese and browned (french)
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blithe
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1. Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper
2. Happy or joyous |
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coterie
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A small, often exclusive circle of people unified by common interests
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craven
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1. An abject coward
2. Lacking even the least amount of courage. |
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crudites
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assorted raw vegetables severed as an hors d'oeuvre, typically with a sauce into which they might be dipped.
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de riguer
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Prescribed or required by fashion, etiquette or custom
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defray
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provide money to pay (a cost or expence): the proceeds from the raffle help to ______ the expenses of the evening
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emeritus
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Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title '_____' as in "professor ____"
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enmity
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animosity; feelings enemies have for each other
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errant
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Straying from the proper course or standards
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Extant
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still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
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faux pas
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1. false step (exact meaning in French)
2. A social blunder; an error or slip in manners |
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gratis
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without charge or payment
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gravitas
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dignity, seriousness or solemnity of manner
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hors doeuvre
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appitizer, usually served before a meal
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implicit
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1. being without doubt or reserve; absolute; his belief in his God is ____
2. Understood but not plainly stated |
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incognito
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With your identity concealed; disguised
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inculcate
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to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
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inexorably
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impossible to stop or prevent; of a person impossible to persuade by request or entreaty
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ipso facto
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by the very fact itself
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magnum opus
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the greatest achievement of an artist or writer. Eg Macbeth was Shakespeare's ______
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mea culpa
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an acknowledgement of one's fault or error
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milieu
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a person's social environment
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nihilism
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1. The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless
2. A revolutionary doctrine that advocates destrucion of the social system for its own sake. |
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onus
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something that is burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility) blame
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paramigiana
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cooked or served with Parmesan cheese; Parma - city in Italy
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per se
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Of, in, or by itself or oneself; intrinsically
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prix fixe
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A meal consisting of several courses served at a total fixed price.
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rues
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bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen)
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ruse
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A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
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sine qua non
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something absolutely indispensable(literally without which not)
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sobriquet
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A familiar name (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
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soiree
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an evening party or gathering, typically in a private house for conversation or music.
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sub rosa
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happening or done in secret; Latin - under the rose
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tabula rasa
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1. a clean slate; an absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals
2. John Locke's idea that our mind is a blank slate |
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terra incognita
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unknown or explored territory
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verisimilitude
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The appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
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xenophobia
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An irrational fear of foreigners or strangers
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