Vocab: Loanwords

Question 0

Ad infinitum (adv)

Answer 0

Endlessly; forever; without limit (from Latin)

Question 1

Ad hominem (adj)

Answer 1

Appealing to listeners or readers prejudices, rather than to reason (from Latin)

Question 2

Ad nauseam (adv)

Answer 2

To a sickening point; to a point of nausea or disgust (from Latin)

Question 3

Alfresco (adv)

Answer 3

In open air; outdoors (from Italian)

Question 4

Arrivederci (interj)

Answer 4

Till we see each other again; goodbye (from Italian)

Question 5

Auf wiedersehen (interjt)

Answer 5

Till we see each other again; goodbye (from German)

Question 6

Au revoir (interj)

Answer 6

Till we see each other again; goodbye (from French)

Question 7

Brouhaha (n)

Answer 7

Noise Stir; hubbub; uproar; commotion (from French)

Question 8

Chutzpah (n)

Answer 8

Supreme self-confidence; shameless audacity; nerve; brazenness (from Hebrew)

Question 9

De rigueur (adj)

Answer 9

Socially obligatory; required by custom, etiquette, or fashion; proper (from friends)

Question 10

Entre nous (adv)

Answer 10

Between us; confidentially (from French)

Question 11

Ersatz (adj)

Answer 11

Being an inferior substitute or invitation; artificial; synthetic open (from German)

Question 12

Faux pas (n)

Answer 12

Error; social blunder; tactless act (from French)

Question 13

Hol pollol (n)

Answer 13

(Literally,” the many”) masses; common people (from Greek)

Question 14

Honcho (n)

Answer 14

Person in charge; leader; chief; boss (from Japanese)

Question 15

In medias res (adv)

Answer 15

In the middle of things, rather than at the beginning (from Latin)

Question 16

Kudos (n)

Answer 16

Praise for achievement; glory; fame (from Greek)

Question 17

Non compos mentis (adj)

Answer 17

Not sound of mind; not mentally competent to handle one’s affairs (from Latin)

Question 18

Non sequitur (n)

Answer 18

Conclusion that does not logically follow from what one has just been said (from Latin)

Question 19

Persona non grata (n)

Answer 19

Person who is unwelcome; unacceptable person (from Latin)

Question 20

Postmortem (n)

Answer 20

(Literally, “following the death”) detailed evaluation of some event just completed (from Latin)

Question 21

Salaam (v)

Answer 21

Bow very low, placing the right palm on the four head (from Arabic)

Question 22

Sayonara

Answer 22

Farewell; goodbye (from Japanese)

Question 23

Shalom (interj)

Answer 23

(Literally, “peace”) term of greeting or fair well (from Hebrew)