foreign words and phrases

Question 1

mare nostrum*

Answer 1

latin

our sea

Question 2

ancien regime

Answer 2

latin

old goverment

Question 3

ancedote

Answer 3

greek

a story that explains something

Question 4

tete a tete

Answer 4

french

two people talking

Question 5

Anglican*

Answer 5

english

official church of England

Question 6

E pluribus unum*

Answer 6

latin

one out of many

Question 7

Anglophile

Answer 7

english

loves England

Question 8

Mea Culpa*

Answer 8

latin

my fault

Question 9

ergo

Answer 9

latin

therefore

Question 10

Quid pro Quo*

Answer 10

latin
equal exchage (if I do something for you then you do something for me)

Question 11

Habeas Corpus*

Answer 11

latin

brought to a judge and formally charged with a crime

Question 12

al fresco

Answer 12

italian

outside dining

Question 13

El Dorado*

Answer 13

spanish

mythical city of gold

Question 14

apropos

Answer 14

french

it makes sense

Question 15

magnum opus

Answer 15

latin

greatest achievement of an artist

Question 16

Avant garde*

Answer 16

french

current style

Question 17

modus operandi

Answer 17

latin

how someone normally does things

Question 18

beaux geste

Answer 18

french

nice thing to do for someone

Question 19

Magna Carta*

Answer 19

latin

document limiting power of English kings

Question 20

bon appetite

Answer 20

french

enjoy your food

Question 21

quasi-

Answer 21

latin

nearly; almost

Question 22

bona fide

Answer 22

latin

opinion that cant be argued

Question 23

neo*

Answer 23

greek

new

Question 24

RSVP*

Answer 24

french

please respond

Question 25

circa*

Answer 25

latin | the guess of a year

Question 26

c' est la guerre

Answer 26

french | "oh well"; "that's war"

Question 27

Anno Domini*

Answer 27

latin | year since the birth of christ

Question 28

c' est la vie

Answer 28

french | "oh well"; "that's life"

Question 29

spartan

Answer 29

having only the things that are needed

Question 30

semper fidelis*

Answer 30

latin | always faithful

Question 31

decorum*

Answer 31

latin | proper way of behaving

Question 32

magna cum laude

Answer 32

latin | graduating with honors

Question 33

Esprit de corps*

Answer 33

french | group/team spirit

Question 34

valedictorian*

Answer 34

``` latin # 1 student ```

Question 35

Ex post facto*

Answer 35

latin | after the fact

Question 36

anon

Answer 36

old english | soon

Question 37

fait accompli

Answer 37

french | it was going to happen anyway

Question 38

Au Revoir*

Answer 38

french | farewll; vaya con Dios; good bye for a long time

Question 39

nom de plume

Answer 39

french | pen or fake name

Question 40

Mazel tov*

Answer 40

Hebrew | congratulations

Question 41

eureka

Answer 41

greek | great discovery

Question 42

Veni vidi vici*

Answer 42

latin | "I came, I saw, I conquered"

Question 43

antediluvian

Answer 43

latin | before Noah's flood; ancient

Question 44

faux pas

Answer 44

french | public mistake in behavior

Question 45

hierachy

Answer 45

greek/latin | how things are ranked

Question 46

addendum*

Answer 46

latin | an addition to a document or speech

Question 47

hemisphere*

Answer 47

greek | 1/2 sphere

Question 48

laissez-faire

Answer 48

french | choosing not to get involved

Question 49

ad nauseum

Answer 49

latin | repeating something so often it gets boring

Question 50

Eina Keina Nacht Musik

Answer 50

German | " A little night music "

Question 51

ad lib

Answer 51

latin | saying or doing something unplanned

Question 52

jihad*

Answer 52

arabic | struggle with or fight for your religious beliefs

Question 53

agnostic*

Answer 53

greek | not sure about religious truth

Question 54

piece d' resistance

Answer 54

french | the best thing someone has

Question 55

akimbo

Answer 55

ME | posing with hands on hips

Question 56

pro bono public

Answer 56

latin | free service for the public

Question 57

algebra*

Answer 57

arabic | math using letters that represents numbers

Question 58

sic semper tyrannis

Answer 58

latin | bad things happen to bad rulers

Question 59

yen*

Answer 59

japanese | japanese money

Question 60

verbatim

Answer 60

latin | exact verbal or written copy