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27 Cards in this Set
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adieu
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noun
goodbye; farewell |
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au revoir
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noun
goodbye; till we meet again |
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billet-doux
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noun
love letter |
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bon mot
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noun
clever saying; witty remark; witticism |
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brochure
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noun
pamphlet; booklet |
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canard
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noun
false rumor; absurd story; hoax |
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cliche
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noun
worn-out expression; trite phrase |
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entre nous
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adverb
between us; confidentially |
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mot juste
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noun
exactly right word;most sutible expression |
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nom de plume
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noun
pen name; pseudonym |
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precis
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noun
brief summary |
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repartee
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nounskill of replying quickly, cleverly, and humorously; witty reply
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resume
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noun
brief account of experience and qualifications submitted by an applicant for a position; curriculum viate |
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risposte
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noun
retort;repartee in fencing, a quick return thrust after a parry |
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tete-a tete
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noun
private conversation between two persons |
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bete noire
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noun
dreaded object or person; bugbear |
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carte blanche
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noun
ful discretionary power; freedom to use one's own judgment |
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cause celebre
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noun
famous case in law that arouses considerable interest; issue, person, incident, or situation attracting much attention |
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contretempts
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noun
inoppertune occurence; embarrassing situation; mishap |
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cul-de-sac
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noun
blind ally; dead end |
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debacle
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noun
collapse; disaster; overthrow; rout; fiasco |
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fait accompli
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noun
thing already done |
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faux pas
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noun
misstep;blunderin conduct; manners, speech, ect. |
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impasse
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noun
deadlock; predicament with no obvious way out; stalemate |
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liaison
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noun
bond; linking up; coordination of activities person who establishes and maintains this connection |
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melange
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noun
mixture; medley; potpourri |
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mirage
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noun
optical illusion |
