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to a sickening degree• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign
words and phrases• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-garde,
bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, • déjà vu, du jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, • faux pas, femme fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
to a sickening degree
ad nauseam
team spirit• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign
words and phrases• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
team spirit
esprit de corps
a social blunder or indiscretion
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
a social blunder or indiscretion
faux pas
the current existing state of affairs
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
the current existing state of affairs
status quo
A temperamental, conceited person or performer
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
A temperamental, conceited person or performer
prima donna
Using exactly the words; or word for word
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
Using exactly the words; or word for word
verbatim
good journey", or "have a good trip"
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
good journey", or "have a good trip"
bon voyage
illusion of having experienced something already
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
illusion of having experienced something already
déjà vu
The first and the last, the beginning and the ending: "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the
Lord" (Revelation 1:8).
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
The first and the last, the beginning and the ending: "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord"
(Revelation 1:8).
alpha and omega
blank or empty slate, a need or an opportunity to start from the beginning
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
blank or empty slate, a need or an opportunity to start from the beginning
tabula rasa
joy of life• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign
words and phrases• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
joy of life
joie de vivre
The school, college, or university that one has attended, or the anthem of an institution of higher learning.
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
The school, college, or university that one has attended, or the anthem of an
institution of higher learning.
alma mater
"Let the buyer beware."
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
"Let the buyer beware."
caveat emptor
The common people; the masses
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
The common people; the masses
hoi polloi
respond to an invitation
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
respond to an invitation
RSVP
of the day ; as used on restaurant menus of items that change daily
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
of the day ; as used on restaurant menus of items that change daily
du jour
unrestricted power to act at one’s own discretion, or unconditional authority
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
unrestricted power to act at one’s own discretion, or unconditional authority
carte blanche
radically original, cutting edge
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
radically original, cutting edge
avant-garde
meaning with honor or distinction
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
meaning with honor or distinction
cum laude
one out of many: the motto of the USA
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
one out of many: the motto of the USA
E pluribus unum
a woman of great seductive charm who leads men into compromising or dangerous situations
• SPI3001.1.16 Identify commonly used foreign words and phrases
• I can identify commonly used foreign words and phrases. • ad nauseam, alma mater, alpha and omega, avant-
garde, bon voyage, • carte blanche, caveat emptor, cum laude, déjà vu, du
jour, • e pluribus unum, esprit de corps, faux pas, femme
fatale, • hoi polloi, joie de vivre, prima donna, RSVP, status quo,
tabula rasa, verbatim
a woman of great seductive charm who leads men into compromising or dangerous situations
femme fatale