Vocab. #7
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- A man or woman engaged to be married.
- Finace/Fiancee
- A nonprofessional or someone unskilled in an art.
- Amateur
- A fixed idea, singular preoccupation or obsession.
- Idee fixe
- All together, in a mass.
- En masse
- Appropriate, to the point, opportune, or with regard to.
- Apropos
- An appetizer, side dish or relish.
- Hors d'oeuvre
- False step or blunder
- Faux pas
- Literally, "I don't know what," used to mean an indescribable thing or feeling.
- Je ne sais quoi
- Incomparable, or best of all.
- Par excellence
- Sharp, strong or provocative
- Piquant
- Literally, "know how to do". In English, the ability to do, say, and know the right and proper thing without efforts.
- Savoir faire
- Mixture, medley; hodgepodge
- Potpourri
- Local dialect; rustic speech; Jargon
- Patois
- Outrageous; extravagant; bizarre; extreme; eccentic
- Outre
- Literally, "nobility obligates." In english, rank imposes responsibilities
- Noblesse oblige
- a feat of strength; work of great skill, or cleverness.
- Tour de force
- main dish at a meal; main event
- Plece de resistance
- after death or autopsy
- Post mortem
- a collection of remembrances or mementos; things to be remembered
- Memorabilla
- Literally, "it does not follow". In English, an illogical conclusion or unconnected, irrelevant remark.
- Non sequitur
- something for something; tit for tat; a trade
- Quid pro quo
- confidential, confidentially; secret, or secretly.
- sub rosa
- condition or provision of an agreement
- Proviso
- Literally, "state in which". In English present condition or state; prevalent position.
- Status quo
- Let the buyer beware!
- caveat emptor
- almost; halfway; partly; seemingly
- quasi
- in an undertone; aside; whispered
- sotto voce
- leading lady; principal female opera lead; a woman who overestimates her value and demands undue attention. (the phrase is sometimes used to describe a man)
- Prima donna
- The sweet life, the beautiful life; a life of pleasure
- La dolce vita
- without accompaniment
- a capella
- surrounding atmosphere
- ambiance
- state or quality of being majestic or imposing
- grandeur
- a huge sea monster, usually thought to be a whale
- leviathan
- one who hates marriage
- misogamist
- in regard to; in relation to
- vis-a-vis
- Literally, head to head. A private, or intimate, conversation between two people.
- tete-a-tete
- an evening party or reception
- soiree
- suggeting the horror and gruesomeness associated with DEATH.
- macabre
- belonging to the middle class
- bourgeoise
- tending to fade or pass away; likely to vanish
- evanescent