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Déjá vuDéjá vu

the experience of feeling sure the experience of feeling sure that one has witnessed or that one has witnessed or

experienced a new situation experienced a new situation previously previously

faux pasfaux pas

A social blunderA social blunder

faux pasfaux pas

du jourdu jour

Made for a particular dayMade for a particular day

bon voyagebon voyage

Have a nice tripHave a nice trip

Alma materAlma mater

the school, college, or the school, college, or university that one has university that one has

attendedattended

Cum laudeCum laude

with with praise; an honor added ; an honor added to a diploma or degree for to a diploma or degree for

work above average. work above average.

Femme fataleFemme fatalefem fa talfem fa tal

an alluring and seductive woman an alluring and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her whose charms ensnare her

lovers in bonds of irresistible lovers in bonds of irresistible desiredesire

Esprit de corpsEsprit de corpsespree decorespree decor

group spirit; sense of pride, group spirit; sense of pride, honor, etc. shared by those honor, etc. shared by those

in the same group or in the same group or undertakingundertaking

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E pluribus unumE pluribus unume plura bus u nume plura bus u num

out of many, oneout of many, one

out of many, oneout of many, one

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Prima donnaPrima donna

first ladyfirst lady

Avant-gardeAvant-garde

a pushing of the boundaries of a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the what is accepted as the norm or the or the status quo, primarily in , primarily in

the cultural realm. the cultural realm.

Avant-gardeAvant-garde

Status quoStatus quo

status quo--the present, status quo--the present, existing state of affairsexisting state of affairs

Joie de vivreJoie de vivrejuwah de vivjuwah de viv

a cheerful enjoyment of a cheerful enjoyment of life

Joie de vivreJoie de vivre

Carte blancheCarte blanchekärt blänch

unconditional authorityunconditional authority

Caveat emptorCaveat emptorcav e ot emp torcav e ot emp tor

““let the buyer beware;” the buyer let the buyer beware;” the buyer is responsible for assessing the is responsible for assessing the value of what is purchased at value of what is purchased at

the time of the purchasethe time of the purchase

Alpha and omegaAlpha and omega

the beginning and the end:the beginning and the end:alpha and omega are respectively the

first and last letters of the Greek alphabet

Tabula rasaTabula rasa

The premise that individual human beings are The premise that individual human beings are born with no innate or built-in mental born with no innate or built-in mental

content, in a word, "blank", and that their content, in a word, "blank", and that their entire resource of knowledge is built up entire resource of knowledge is built up gradually from their experiences and gradually from their experiences and

sensory perceptions.sensory perceptions.

Hoi polloiHoi polloihoy poloyhoy poloy

the masses; the peoplethe masses; the people

Ad nauseamAd nauseam

continuing "to the point of continuing "to the point of nausea.“nausea.“

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