2.
A fortiori - “from the stronger,” with greater reason or more
convincing force —used in drawing a conclusion that is inferred to be even more
certain than another
4.
A la carte – with a separate price for each
item on the menu
5.
A la mode – topped with ice cream, in a
fashionable mode
8.
Ab initio – “from the beginning”
9.
Accoutrement -a piece of clothing
or equipment that is used in a particular place or for a particular activity
10.
Achilles heel – physical vulnerability,
fault or weakness that causes someone to fail
11.
Ad hoc- “for this,” signifies a solution
designed for a specific problem or task, for a specific purpose
12.
Ad hominem (usage)-
“to the man,” “to the person,” appealing
to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect, marked by or being an attack on an
opponent's character rather than by an answer to the contentions made
13.
Ad infinitum –
“to infinity,” “forevermore,” “to
continue forever without limit,” without an end or limit
14.
Ad lib(itum) – “at one’s pleasure,” at
liberty, To improvise and deliver extemporaneously
15.
Ad nauseam -erm for a discussion
that has continued so long that it has continued "to [the point of]
nausea,” to a sickening or excessive degree
16.
Adonis - handsome
17.
Aegis -he protection, backing, or support of a
particular person or organization.
18.
Affidavit -is a written sworn statement of fact voluntarily
made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation administered by a
person authorized to do so by law
19.
Aficionado -a person who is very knowledgeable and
enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime
20.
Agent provocateur - a person who induces others to break the law so that they can be
convicted.
22.
Aide
memoire - an aid to the memory, a mnemonic device, proposed agreement or negotiating text circulated informally
among delegations for discussion without committing the originating
delegation's country to the contents
23.
Alfresco – open air, outdoors
24.
Alibi – excuse, reason, form of defense used
in procedure wherein the accused attempts to prove that he or she was in some
other place at the time the alleged offense was committed
25.
Alpha and omega – the beginning and end
28.
Amour proper - a sense of one's own worth;
self-respect.
29.
Anathema - something or someone that one vehemently
dislikes, a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating
a person or denouncing a doctrine
30.
Ancien regime - a political or social system that has
been displaced, typically by one more modern.
31.
Annus horribilis – a year of disaster or
misfortune
32.
Annus mirabilis – a remarkable or auspicious
year
33.
Ante - a stake put up by a player in poker
and similar games before receiving cards.
put up an amount as an ante in poker
and similar games.
34.
Ante
bellum - occurring or
existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.
35.
Aphrodisiac
- a food, drink, or
drug that stimulates sexual desire, a thing that causes excitement
36.
Apropos –
with reference to, meaning, used to state a speaker's belief that someone's comments or
acts are unrelated to any previous discussion or situation,
37.
Attaché - person who is assigned ('attached') to the diplomatic or
administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency.
39.
Au courant – well informed, up-to-date
40.
Au fait - having a good or detailed knowledge of something
41.
Au naturel with no elaborate treatment, dressing,
or preparation
42.
Avant-garde - an artist or group associated with the
use of new techniques in their field, of or pertaining to such an artist or
group or (cutting edge, radically new) approach
43.
Bar mitzvah the religious
initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13 and is
regarded as ready to observe religious precepts and eligible to take part in
public worship.
44.
Bat
mitzvah -a religious initiation ceremony for a Jewish
girl aged twelve years and one day, regarded as the age of religious maturity.
46.
Beau
– a woman’s male lover or friend, handsome
47.
Berserk –
one whose actions are recklessly defiant, an ancient Scandinavian warrior
frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
49.
Blitz- an intensive or sudden military attack.
53.
Bourgeoisie –
a woman of the middle class
54.
Caesar’s wife - a person who is required to be above
suspicion.
58.
Casus belli – an event or action that
justifies a war or conflict
59.
Cause célèbre
–a legal case that excites widespread interest, a notorious person thing,
incident or episode
60.
Caveat- explanation or warning that should be
remembered when you are doing or thinking about something
62.
Ceteris paribus- with other conditions remaining the same
66.
Confidante
– a female confidant
67.
Cordon sanitaire –a protective barrier against
a potentially aggressive nation or a dangerous influence
68.
Corpus delicti –the substantial and
fundamental fact necessary to prove the commission of a crime
69.
Coup
d’état –a sudden decisive exercise of force in the politics
70.
Coup
de foudre - love at first sight
71.
Coup de grace – “stroke of grace,”
a blow by which a mortally wounded person or thing is mercifully killed
72.
Crème de la crème – the very best
73.
Cri
de Coeur - “cry from the
heart,” passionate appeal or protest
74.
Crise de conscience - agonizing period of
moral uncertainty.
75.
Cui
bono? -who stands to
gain?
76.
Cul
de sac – a street designed to connect at another street only at one end
78.
Danse macabre
80.
De
jure – “of law,”
rightful; by right
81.
De
mortuis nil nisi bonum -
83.
Debacle – a great disaster or complete failure
84.
Déjà
vu -the sensation of having
previously experienced something that one is experiencing
86.
Deo
volente – God being willing
87.
Dictum – a statement or well know remark that
expresses an important idea or rule
91.
divorcee
–both men and women have divorced
92.
Dolce vita a life of indolence and
self-indulgence
94.
Double entendre
–a word of expression that can be understood in two different ways with one way
usually referring to sex
96.
Drivel
– to talk in a very foolish way
97.
Du jour
–served in a restaurant as a special item on a particular day, happening or
popular at a particular time
99.
i.e. – that is
100.
En masse- as a single group all together
103. in vogue – in the current fashion
or in style
104.
Entente cordiale – a friendly agreement or
working relationship
105.
Ergo
– therefore, hence
106.
Erratum - error
108.
Esprit de corps –
feelings of loyalty, enthusiasm and devotion to a group among people who are
members of the group
111.
Ex
officio – “out of duty,” by virtue of one's position or status
113.
Fabian tactics - military strategy where
pitched battles and frontal assaults are avoided in favor of wearing down an
opponent through a war of attrition and indirection.
114.
Fait accompli – “accomplished
fact,” a thing that has been done or decided and cannot now be altered
115.
Fatwah – a legal opinion or decree handed down
by an islamic religious leader
117.
Femme fatale – “disastrous woman,” a seductive woman
119. fiancée- wife tobe
120.
Floreat
- may flourish
122.
Forte-
the par of a sword or foil blade that is between the misled and the hilt that
is the strongest par of the blade, one’s strong point
124.
Putz - a stupid or worthless person
125.
Gaudeamus - a university students' gathering or merry-making
128.
Gordian knot – a complicated and difficult
problem
130.
Habeas corpus –
an order to bring a jailed person before a judge or court to find out if that
person should really be in jail
131.
Halcyon days –period of peace and happines
132.
Hara-kiri-
ritual suicide by disembowelment practiced by the Japanese samurai or formerly
decreed by a court in lieu of death penalty
133.
Hippocratic oath –an oath embodying a code
of medical ethincs usually taken by those about to begin medical practice
134.
Hoi polloi - he common people.
135.
Honoris causa -as a mark of esteem
137. Idem-
same as something previously mentioned
139.
Impasse – a situation in which no progress
seems possible
140.
Imprimatur –official approval
141.
In absentia –without being present
142.
In extremis – at the point of death, in a
very difficult situation
143.
In memoriam –in memory of
144.
In toto - as a whole
145.
In vino veritas - in wine there is truth.
146.
Incognito –with your true identity kept
secret
147.
Inter alia- among other things
148.
Interim – a period of time between evernts
149.
Iota –a very small amount
152.
Kamikaze –group of Japanese pilot in World
War ii who were assigned to crash their planes into their targets
154.
Kowtow-
to kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in token of homage, worship or
deep respect
156.
Lingua franca – common language
158.
Mandamus – a writ issued by a superior
court commanding the performance or a specified official act or duty
161.
Mens sana in corpora sano- "A sound mind in a sound body."
163.
Midas touch – an uncanny ability for making
money in every venture
164.
Milieu –
the physical or social setting in which people live or in which something
happens or develops
165.
Modus operandi (m.o, MO) –
a usual way of doing something, the usual way that a particular criminal
performs a crime
166.
Modus Vivendi – an arrangement that helps
people, groups or countries work together peacefully even though they do not
agree with each other
167.
Omnibus -a volume containing several novels or other items previously published
separately.
171.
Noblese oblige – the idea that people who
have high social rank or wealth should be
helpful and generous to people of lower rank or to people who are poor
172.
Noel- a Christmas carol
173.
Nowel- shout of joy for Chirstmas
174.
Nom de plume- a name used by a writer
instead of the writer’s real name
175.
Non sequitur –
a statement that is not connected in a logical or clear wy to anything said
before it
176.
Nota bene – used to call attention to
something important
177.
Nouveau riche – “New Rich,” people who have recently become rich and who
display their wealth ostentatiously
179.
Omerta - a code of silence about
criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to authorities.
180.
Pandora’s box – a prolific source of
troubles
181.
Papabile - worthy of being or eligible to be pope.
185.
Persona non grata –personally unacceptable
or unwelcome
187.
Prima facie- at first view, on first
appearance
188.
Primus inter pares – first among equals
189.
Pro bono –law, involving or doing legal
work for free
190.
Pro forma –done or existing as something
that is usual or required but that has little true meaning or importance
191.
Pro patria – for one’s country
192.
Pros and cons – strengths and weakness,
advantages and disadantages
193.
Protégé-one
who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of
experience, prominence or imfluence
194.
Proviso-
a condition that must be accepted in order for someone to agree to do something,
an article or clause that introduces a condition
195.
Quasi –
having some resemblance usually by possession of certain attributes, having a
legal status only by operation or construction of law and without reference to
intent
196.
Quid pro quo –
something that is given to you or done for you in return for something you have
given to or done for someone elsse
197.
Quorum – a select group. Number of officers
of members of a body that when duly assembled is legally competent to transact
business
198.
RAIP/requiescat in pace –“Rest in Peace”
199.
Raison d’être – a reason or justification
for existence
200.
Realpolitik – a system of politics based on
a country’s situation and its needs rather than on ideas about what is morally
right and wrong
201.
Repertoire - all plays songs, dances that a performer or
group of performers know and can perform
202.
Repertory- an organized group of actors
that performs many kinds of plays with each play being performed for only a
short time
203.
Requiem – a Christian religious ceremony
for a dead person
205.
Résumé - a
brief account of a person’s education, qualifications, and previous experience,
typically sent with a job application.
206.
Rite de passage – rite of passage, a ritual
associated with a crisis or a change of status (marriage, illness, death) of an
individual
207.
Sang froid - composure or coolness, sometimes excessive,
as shown in danger or under trying circumstances.
210.
Schadenfreude -a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing
or hearing about the troubles of other people
212.
Shtick-
a usual way of performing, behaving speaking, something that a person likes to
do or does well
215.
Sine die – without any future date being
designated, indefinitely
218.
Smorgasbord –
a meal with many different foods that are placed on a large table so that
people can serve themselves, large mixture of heterogenous mixture
219.
Spartan – inhabitant of Sparta, a person of
great courage and self-discipline
221.
Stet – to direct retention of a
word/passage previously ordered to be deleted or omitted from a manuscript or
printer’s proof by annotating usually with the word stet, let it stand
222.
Sub judice – before a judge or court, not yet
judicially decided
223.
Sub rosa- secretive, private, in confidence
224.
Subpoena –a written order that commands
someone to appear in court to give evidence
227. Magna cum
laude –with great honor
228.
Tabula rasa
–the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving
outside impressions
231.
Tete-a-tete –
a private conversation between two persons, a short piece of furniture intended
to seat two persons especially facing each other
233.
Touché –used
to acknowledge a hit in fencing or the success or appropriateness of an
argument, an accusation or a witty point
234.
Tour de force –
a very skillful and successful effort or performance, a feat display of
strength, skill or ingenuity
236.
Trojan horse –someone or something that is
used to hide what is true or real in order to trick or harm an enemy
238.
Ultra vires-beyond the scope or in excess
of legal power or authority
240.
Verbatim –in the exact words
244.
Viva voce-spoken rather than written
248.
Whirling dervish –
a member of a Muslim religious
order who has taken vows of poverty and austerity.