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Week 11 Vocabulary

Week 11 Vocabulary. au contraire [oh kaw n - t r e r ] adjective 1. on the contrary. 2. on the opposite or adverse side. . coup d’etat // [ koo de ta ] noun 1. a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.

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Week 11 Vocabulary

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  1. Week 11 Vocabulary

  2. au contraire [oh kawn-trer] adjective • 1. on the contrary. • 2. on the opposite or adverse side.

  3. coup d’etat// [koo de ta] noun • 1. a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment. • 2. the sudden unconstitutional overthrow of a government usually by the military; a quick and decisive extra-legal seizure of governmental power by a small, organized group.

  4. é·lan [ey-lahn, ey-lan] noun • 1. dash; impetuous ardor or enthusiasm: to dance with great élan.

  5. esprit de corps[e-spree duhkawr] noun • 1. a sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise, etc.

  6. faux pas[fohpah] noun • 1. a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.

  7. laissez faire [les-eyfair] noun • 1. the theory or system of government that upholds the autonomous character of the economic order, believing that government should intervene as little as possible in the direction of economic affairs. • 2. the practice or doctrine of noninterference in the affairs of others, especially with reference to individual conduct or freedom of action.

  8. nou·veau riche [noo-vohreesh] noun • 1. a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.

  9. par excellence[pahrek-suh-lahns, ek-suh-lans] noun • 1. being an example of excellence; superior; preeminent: a chef par excellence.

  10. savoir-faire [sav-wahr-fair] noun • 1. knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact.

  11. tête-à-tête [teyt-uh-teyt, tet-uh-tet; Fr.te-ta-tet] noun, adverb • 1. a private conversation or interview, usually between two people. • 2. Also called vis-à-vis. a sofa shaped like an S  so two people are able to converse face to face.

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