ab initio - from the beginning ad hoc - for a specified purpose ad infinitum - endlessly ad interim - in the meantime ad valorem - according to value aide-de-camp - military assistant alter ego - intimate friend aiumni - old students of an inistitution a propos - referring to that point bona fide - in good faith bete noire - a special object to dislike bon voyage - wish a good journey carte blanche - blank cheque, un-restricted power to act on one's own corpus delicti - the substance of the offence caveat emptor- let the buyer beware coup d'etat - change of govt by force coup de grace - finishing blow coup de main - sudden overpowering attack de facto - in fact de jure - in law detenu - prisoner de nova - afresh deus ex machine - a contrived device to resolve a situation dies non - a day on which no legal business is done Die gratia - by the grace of god Deo volente- god willing exempli gratia (e.g) - for example en masse - in a body ex gratia - as an act of grace ex officio - by virtue of one's office ex parte - one sided. faux pas - a social blunder,false step In extense-at full length in re - in the matter of in situ - in Its original position; in toto - completely inter alia - among other things inter se - among themselves lingua Franca - common language magnus opus - great work mala fide - in bad faith modus operandi - mode of operation modus vivendi - mode of living mutatis mutandis - with necessary changes nome de guerre - an assumed name nome de plume - pen name nota bebe (N.B)- not well persona non grata - un acceptable person prima facie - on the face of it pro bono - done or donated without charge sine die-without any defenite date *Tete a tete -a private interview intra vires - within one's powers ultra vires - beyond one's powers via media - a middle way volte face - opposite or face to face
FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES
1.
The speaker adjouned the House ___ (a) sine die (b) in camera (c) mota bene (d)in toto
2.
Malayalam is the___of Kerala (a) bonafide (b) lingua Franca (c) Magnus opus (d) en masse
3.
The___was put to death. (a) detenue (c) alumni (b) interse (d) de nova
4.
The meaning of 'sine die' (a)without any definite date (b)with a date, (c)in a period of time (d) death
5.
The workers went out of the factory to hold a protest rally. (a) en masse(b) en route (c)de facto (d)impasse
6.
The____of Jawaharlal Nehru is chanakya (a) nome de guerre (b) malafide (c) sine die. (d) nom de plume
7.
Renu is ___different from her mother. (a) in toto (c) in camera (b) sine die (d) de facto
8.
She is widely known her____in Literarture (a) defacto (b) nom de guerre (c) pro bono(d) dejure
9.
____ I was saved from the ship wreck (a) Deo voiente (b) Die gratia (c) mala fide (d) en masse
10.
The meaning of 'Exparte' (a) one sided (b) two sided (c) three sided (d) tour sided
Answer
1.a 2.b 3.a 4.a 5.a 6.d 7.a 8.b 9.b 10.a
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