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FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES

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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