English 1 Foreign Words & Phrases Directions: on the handout with your word definitions, copy what I have as a pic to go with that word.

Alma Mater 1. (n) the school from which you graduate This picture is an example because… I graduated from WKU so it is my alma mater.

Alma Mater 2. (n) the official song or anthem of a school, college, or university This picture is an example because… “Rocky Top” is the official song for UT.

Bon Voyage (interjection) Have a good trip !

Cum Laude (adj & adv) with honor - used to indicate good academic performance This picture is an example because… she graduated Cum Laude as noted on her diploma

Deja Vu (n) the almost physical sensation, when one is in a place or having an experience, that one has been in that place or had the experience before. This picture is an example because… it’s a movie about deja vu Deja Vu movie trailer

Du Jour (adj) of the day – French; available or being served today This picture is an example because… it shows the day’s specials

E Pluribus Unum (n) from the many, one – Latin; the motto of the US, printed on US currency This picture is an example because… it shows the motto printed on US currency

Esprit De Corps (n) a sense of pride and honor shared by members of a group This picture is an example because… all these are groups whose members share a sense of pride

Faux Pas a tactless error in manners or behavior; social blunder view video of FL Obama and Queen This picture is an example because… it shows First Lady Michelle O’Bama with her arm around the Queen of England; it is a

R.S.V.P. abbreviation of “respondez s’il vous plait” – French; please reply This picture is an example because… on many invitations, the sender asks you to RSVP – let them know if you will be attending.

Verbatim (adj & adv) using exactly the same words; word for word This picture is an example because… the pledge is something most of us can recite verbatim.

Ad Nauseam (adv) until one is sick fo the thing being done, told, or the like This picture is an example because… (you guess) the woman is sick of watching football.

Alpha & Omega 1. The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet 2. The beginning and end; the first and the last. This picture is an example because… according to the Bible, God is the beginning and the end.

Avant Garde (n) a group that actively experiments with and applies new and unconventional techniques, especially in the arts This picture is an example because Madonna and Lady Gaga have become two of this centuries avant garde in the entertainment world. Noun

Avant-Garde (adj) of or relating to artistic experimentation and invention. This picture is an example because Lady Gaga exhibits avant-garde fashions… and this appals some conservative-minded people. ADJ

Carte Blanche unrestricted authority, freedom, or discretion This picture is an example because… mobsters take the authority to make their own laws and set their own rules.

Caveat Emptor the principle that one who buys something does so at his or her own risk. This picture is an example because… it means if you buy a fake watch…it’s on you.

Hoi Polloi the masses or common people (usually a term of contempt) This picture is an example because… sheep blindly follow other sheep; they travel in a herd.

Joie De Vivre (n) joy of living (French); the intense pleasure one takes from being alive This picture is an example because some things that give make me happy to be alive are good friends, beautiful vacations, and delicious food.

Prima Donna (n) a high-strung, vain, and temperamental person. This picture is an example because… “Alright, Paris, we get it - you're rich, vain and bored.”

Status Quo (n) the existing state; conditions as they are at a given time This picture is an example because… Atticus Finch used his skills as a lawyer to challenge the racist status quo in Maycomb, Alabama

Tabula Rasa anything, especially the mind, that is considered to be blank and without impression, until it is formed through experience This picture is an example because… it shows a baby who has not had experiences in the real world to shape him/her