Vocabulary

Find out the correct pronunciation, meaning and language origins of the following foreign borrowings:

1. Atelier -a workshop for artist or designers

2. Billet Doux -love letter

3. Coup de Grace -the final, fatal blow

4. Denouement -the climax or conclusion of a play or movie in which the loose ends are tied and addressed

5. Elan -style, enthusiasm and energy

6. Faux Pas -an embarrassing act in a social situation

7. Gestalt -a whole which is perceived to be more than the sum of its parts

8. Hasta la Vista -till we meet again

9. Incognito -to conceal one's identity

10. Je ne sais quoi -an indefinable, elusive quality

11. Kosher (Jewish)- Diet consisting of 'clean' animals for food. eg: fish with scales only, no dogs or pigs, animlas with four hooves only.

12. Largesse -generosity in the bestowal of money and gifts

13. Maven -an expert or connoisseur

14. Nonpareil -unrivaled

15. Oeuvre -works of a painter or artist regarded collectively

16. Piece de resistance -the most important or remarkable feature of a meal or art piece

17. Quid Pro Quo -a favour granted in return for something

18. Raison D'etre -reason or justification for existence

19. Schmooze -gossip, idle chat

20. Tabula Rasa -an absence of preconceived goals or ideas; a clean slate

21. Uber -the supreme example of a particular kind of person or thing

22. Viz -short form of videlicet, which means namely

23. Weltanschauung -the worldview of a particular group of people

24. Zeitgeist -the spirit of the times