The foreign words which are found in different books. If we do not understand that words than its creates anxious to us. So have a look:
Some important
foreign words with their meaning
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Ad hoc
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For this
special purpose.
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Ad infinitum
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Forever,
without limit.
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Ad nauseam
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Excessively (Latin
to the point of sickness)
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Ad valorem
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According to
value.
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Au revoir
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Good bye
(exclamation), A farewell (noun); [French: until next seeing].
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Bete noire
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A person or
thing that specially bothers or annoys someone. [French: Black beast].
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Bona fide
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Genuine
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Carte blanche
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Complete
freedom of action.[French: blank paper].
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Chef-d oeuvre
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A writer or an
artist’s masterpiece. [French: chief work].
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Coups
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A successful
move. [French: blow with the fist].
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Coups de grace
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A final blow
or shot given to kill.
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Coups de main
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A sudden/ surprise attack
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De facto
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Actual, real.
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De ja veu
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[French- already seen].
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De jure
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According to law
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De luxe
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Luxurious, of a superior kind.
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De rigueur
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Required by fashion
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De trop
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Unwanted
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En bloc
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As a whole, all together
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En brosse
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Cut in a short
and bristly style
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En core
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An additional
performed item. [French-again].
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En masse
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Collectively
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Esprit de
corps
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Loyalty to
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Ex officio
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By virtue of one’s
official position
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Fiance
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A man or women
to whom one is engaged
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Impasse
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Deadlock
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In camera
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In secret.
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In toto
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Entirely
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Hors de combat
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Unfit to fight
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Laissaze faire
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Free
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Mala fide
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In bad faith
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Nom de plume
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A pen name
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Nota bene
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Take notice
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Par excellence
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Eminently
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Per capita
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Per head
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Per diem
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Per day.
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Persona grata
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An acceptable
person
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Post mortem
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In order to
determine the cause of death
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Pro rata
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In portion to.
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Raison d etre
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A reason that
justifies one`s existence.
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Sine die
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Indefinitely
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Sotto voce
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Not to be
overhead
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Status quo
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The existing
condition.
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Tete-a-tete
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A private conversation
between two people.
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Ultra vires
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Beyond one`s
power
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Versus
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Against
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Vice versa
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The other way
round.
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Vis-à-vis
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Opposite
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Viva voce
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Oral testimony
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