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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