Foreign Words #11-20Test on Friday, September 19!

A’ la mode (Fr)With ice cream

Al dente (Ital)To the toothFirm (not soft or soggy)

Al fresco (Ital)Dining outdoors, open air

Angst (Ger)Dread, fear, extreme anxiety

Ante-Bellum (Lat)Before the war

Low level worker (white collar) An unquestioningly loyal

subordinate.

Apparatchick (Rus) appa-raCHik

à propos (Fr)Relating to" pertinent ; to

the purpose."

Au contraire (Fr)To the

contrary

Au courant (Fr)In style or fashionable

Au naturel (Fr)Without makeup and with one's

natural hair color. (also no clothes!)

Can also refer to food with no sauce or seasonings.

The First Day of SchoolI always get nervous on the first day of

school. I spend the night before choosing just the perfect outfit to wear. I like my clothing to say I’m __________. I decided on my vintage jeans and a faded t-shirt.

When I arrived at school on the first day, some rude jerk called me _________ because my jeans had rips in them. I said, “__________, I paid $100 for these jeans! I think he was full of _________. (He was so grumpy!)

au courant

apparatchik

au contraire angst

My history class is so boring! The teacher is obsessed with the Civil War. All he talks about is the ___________ period. I tried to be funny and say, “Isn’t there a band with that name?” He told me that there were not ____________.

After school, I went out to dinner with my friends. It was such a nice night, so we decided to dine _________. I odered a house salad _________, spaghetti ________, and a cookie __________.

ante-bellum

a’ propos

au naturel

al fresco

al dente

a’ la mode

Don’t forget to study!The test is on Friday!