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Foreign Phrases 2
Mrs. R.
Question | Answer |
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deus ex machina | contrived device to resolve a situation |
doppelgänger | German: ghostly double or counterpart of a living person |
faux pas | a social blunder |
glasnost | open and frank discussion |
hoi polloi | common people |
mea culpa | I am to blame |
nom de plume | pen name |
verboten | forbidden, as by law, prohibited |
quid pro quo | something for something; an equal exchange |
fait accompli | an accomplished fact, presumably irreversible |