MEANING: Complete freedom

PRONUNCIATION:cart blanch

French

MEANING:empty slate or clean slate

PRONUNCIATION:ta bu -la ras –a

Latin

MEANING: a feeling of having experienced something previously

PRONUNCIATION:de ja vu

French

MEANING: have a good trip

PRONUNCIATION: Bon - voy - azh

French

MEANING: disastrous or dangerous woman

PRONUNCIATION: fem - fa –tal

French

MEANING: One out of many ( U.S. motto)

PRONUNCIATION: e plu·ri·bus u·num

Latin

MEANING: the way things are now

PRONUNCIATION: sta tus kwohLatin

MEANING: buyer beware

the principle that the seller of a product cannot be held responsible for its quality unless it is guaranteed in a warranty.

PRONUNCIATION: kav-ee-aht emp-tawr Latin

MEANING: the ordinary people or the masses of people

PRONUNCIATION: hoi puh-loi

Greek

MEANING: 1. The lead female operatic singer2. self-important, difficult person, self-absorbed

PRONUNCIATION: pree-muh don-uh

Italian

MEANING: the school one attended

PRONUNCIATION: ahl-muh mah-ter

Latin

MEANING: fellowship, camaraderie

PRONUNCIATION: e-spree duh kawrFrench

MEANING: a social blunder, something absurd or socially unacceptable

PRONUNCIATION: foh pahFrench

Fashion Faux Pas

MEANING: Exuberance, love of life

PRONUNCIATION: zhwaduh vee-vruh

French

MEANING: the beginning and the end

PRONUNCIATION: al fa and o may guh

MEANING: to the extreme

PRONUNCIATION: ad naw-zee-uhm, -am

Latin

MEANING: please respond or please reply

PRONUNCIATION:

French

MEANING: of the moment “The soup du jour is tomato basil.”

PRONUNCIATION: duh zhoor

French

MEANING: with honor

PRONUNCIATION: koom lou-dey

Latin

MEANING: word for word or exactly like the original

PRONUNCIATION: ver-bey-tim

Latin

MEANING: new and unusual

PRONUNCIATION: uh-vahnt-gahrd

MEANING: “seize the day,” enjoying the pleasures of the moment without having concern for the future.

PRONUNCIATION: car-pay dee- im

MEANING: Time flies

PRONUNCIATION: Latin tem-pus fu-get

MEANING: That’s life; such is life

PRONUNCIATION: French Say-la-vee

MEANING: 1.made, done, presented, etc., in good faith;

without deception or fraud: a bona fide statement of intent to sell.

2.authentic; true: a bona fide sample of Lincoln's handwriting.

PRONUNCIATION: Latin Pronounced like it looks

MEANING: Instinctive knowledge of the right course of action in any circumstance.

PRONUNCIATION: French sav-wire-fair

MEANING: a statement having little or no relevance to what preceded it

Example: Someone saying something extremely random that has nothing to do with the current topic of conversation. You could say, “Wow, that was non sequitur.”

PRONUNCIATION: Latin non sec-wit-ur

MEANING: the full form of i.e. i.e. means : “that is to say”

It indicates that an explanation or paraphrase is about to follow: “Many workers expect to put in a forty-hour week — i.e., to work eight hours a day.”

PRONUNCIATION: Latin Like it looks

MEANING: 1.an incorrigible child, as one whose

behavior is embarrassing. 2.an outrageously outspoken or bold person

who says and does indiscreet or irresponsible things.

PRONUNCIATION: an-fant- ter-ree-bluh French

MEANING: firm or solid earth; dry land (as opposed to water or air).

PRONUNCIATION: Latin ter-uh fir-muh

MEANING: the voice of the people; popular opinion.

PRONUNCIATION: vox pop-u-lie Latin

Now, practice quizzing a buddy.

Give the definition and have them give you the word, or you may tell them the word and have them give you the definition.