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RSVP
respondez sill vous plait (please reply)
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Deja Vu
the illusion of having already experienced something actually being experienced for the first time
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Faux Pas
A social blunder
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Du Jour
prepared for a given day; current or most recent
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Bon Voyage
used to express farewell & good wishes to a departing traveler
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Alma Mater
anthem of an institution of higher learning; college; high school; university
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cum laude
with honor; used in diplomas
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femme fatale
a woman of great seductive charm who leads men into compromising or dangerous situations
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Alpha & Omega
the beginning & the end
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Tabula Rasa
a mind not yet affected by experiences, impressions, etc.
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esprit de corps
a sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task
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Verbatim
in exactly the same words; word for word
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E Pluribus Unum (money)
out of many, one (motto of the U.S.)
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Prima Dona
A temperamental, conceited person
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Avant Garde
the advance group in any field, esp. in the visual, literary, or musical arts
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Status Quo
the existing condition or state of affairs
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Voi de vivre (joy)
hearty or carefree enjoyment of life
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carte blanche
unrestricted power to act at one's own discretion; unconditional authority
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caveat emptar (Buyer Beware)
let the buyer beware: the principle that the seller of a product cannot be held responsible for its quality unless it is guaranteed in a warranty.
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Hoi Polloi
the masses (common people)
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Bona fide
authentic, genuine
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savoir faire
ability to do right or graceful thing
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non sequitur
a statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it
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enfant terrible
an incorrigible child, terrible child
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terra firma
firm or sold earth, dry land
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vox popul
voice of the people; popular opinion
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ad hoc
specific purpose or situation at hand
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cause celebre
any controversy that attracts great public attention, like a celebrated legal case
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magnum opus
a great work, chief work of a writer or artist
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Persona non grata
a person who is not welcome
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quid pro quo
one thing in return for another
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je ne sais quois
an indefinable, elusive quality (pleasing)
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Modus Operandi
mode of operating or working
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haute couture
high fashion; the most fashionable and influential dressmaking and designing.
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mea culpa
an acknowledgement of a personal error or fault
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raison d'etre
reason or justification for existing
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laissez faire
believing that government should intervene as little as possible in the direction of economic affairs
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bete noire
a person or thing especially disliked or dreaded
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sub rosa
confidentially; secretly; privately
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schadenfreude
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune
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noblesse oblige
the moral obligation of those of high birth, social position, to act with honor, kindliness, generosity
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sine qua non
an indispensable condition, element, or factor; something essential
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deus ex machina
any artificial or improbable device resolving difficulties of a plot
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doppelganger
ghostly double or counterpart of a living person
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coup d'etat
a sudden and decisive action in politics, one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force
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bon mot
a witty remark or comment; clever
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denouement
the final resolution of a plot, as of a drama or novel
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