1. Foreign Words VOCAB

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3. de facto (Latin) And what of the plastic red bench, which has served as his de facto home for the last 15 years and must by now be a collector’s item? (NY Times) Cold-call

4. Definition: de facto actual or in practice; in contrast to by law

5. vis-à-vis (French) It’s going to be a huge catalyst in moving the whole process forward, and it really strengthens the U.S. position vis-a-vis our trading partners (Yahoo! News) Cold Call

6. Definition: vis-à-vis face to face; in relation to

7. status quo (Latin) Bush believes that the status quo — the presence in a sovereign country of a militant group with missiles capable of hitting a U.S. ally — is unacceptable. (Washington Post) Cold Call

8. Definition: status quo the way things are presently

9. per se (Latin) The mistake it made with the Xbox is that there is no game console market per se; there are PlayStation, GameCube, and Xbox markets. (PCMag.com) Cold Call

10. Definition: per se by itself, intrinsically, exactly

11. ad hoc (Latin) The World Bank’s board on Friday ordered an ad hoc group to discuss the fate of President Paul Wolfowitz (CNN) Cold Call

12. Definition: ad hoc formed or created with a specific purpose

13. carte blanche We gave the decorator carte blanche to furnish the house. (Merriam-Webster) Cold Call

14. Definition: carte blanche permission to do something in any way you want; literally blank or white card

15. tête-à-tête (French) She met or dined with Tony Blair at least 30 times between 1998 and 2007, including three times tete-a- tete. (Independent) Cold Call

16. Definition: tête-à-tête (French) a private conversation between two people; literally head to head

17. tabula rasa (Latin) When a child is born, he or she is considered a tabula rasa, just waiting to be filled. Cold Call

18. Definition: tabula rasa the mind in its primary blank or empty state before outside influences

19. Quid Pro Quo The pardon was a quid pro quo for their help in releasing hostages. (Oxford Dictionary) Cold Call

20. Definition: quid pro quo literally something for something, trade, exchange

21. Review Study independently for two minutes Quiz each other for two minutes

23. Next: Charades Form groups of 4 or 6 Divide each group into 2 teams Choose one person on each team to be the actor Mix and distribute cards Each team has 1 minute to go through as many cards as possible Team that completes the most cards wins