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3728816171ad hominemappealing to a listener's or reader's prejudices, rather than to reason0
3728816172ad infinitumendlessly; forever; without limit1
3728816173ad nauseamto a sickening degree; to the point of nausea or disgust2
3728816174alfrescoin the open air; outdoors3
3728816175arrivedercitill we see each other again; goodbye (Italian)4
3728816176au revoirtill we see each other again; goodbye (French)5
3728816177auf Wiedersehentill we see each other again; goodbye (German)6
3728816178brouhahanoisy stir; hubbub; uproar; hullabaloo; commotion7
3728816179chutzpahsupreme self-confidence; shameless audacity; nerve; brazenness8
3728816180de rigueursocially obligatory; required by custom, etiquette, or fashion; proper9
3728816181entre nousbetween us; confidentiality10
3728816182ersatzbeing an inferior substitute of imitation; artificial; synthetic11
3728816183faux paserror; social blunder; tactless act12
3728816184hoi polloi("the many") masses; common people13
3728816185honchoperson in charge; leader; chief; boss14
3728816186in medias resin the middle of things, rather than at the beginning15
3728816187kudospraise for an achievement; glory; fame16
3728816188non compos mentisnot of sound mind; not mentally competent to handle one's affairs17
3728816189non sequiturconclusion that does not logically follow from what has just been said18
3728816190persona non grataperson who is unwelcome; unacceptable person19
3728816191postmortem("following the death") detailed evaluation of some event just completed20
3728816192salaambow very low, placing the right palm on the forehead21
3728816193sayonarafarewell; goodbye22
3728816194shalom("peace") term of greeting or farewell23
3728816195Hebrewshalom24
3728816196Japanesesayonara25
3728816197Arabicsalaam26
3728816198Latinpostmortem27
3728816199Latinpersona non grata28
3728816200Latinnon sequitur29
3728816201Latinnon compos mentis30
3728816202Greekkudos31
3728816203Latinin medias res32
3728816204Japanesehoncho33
3728816205Greekhoi polloi34
3728816206Frenchfaux pas35
3728816207Germanersatz36
3728816208Frenchentre nous37
3728816209Frenchde rigueur38
3728816210Hebrewchutzpah39
3728816211Frenchbrouhaha40
3728816212Frenchau tevoir41
3728816213Germanauf Widersehen42
3728816214Italianarrivederci43
3728816215Italianalfresco44
3728816216Latinad nauseam45
3728816217Latinad infinitum46
3728816218Latinad hominem47
3728816219adj.ad hominem48
3728816220adv.ad infinitum49
3728816221adv.ad nauseam50
3728816222adv.alfresco51
3728816223interj.arriverderci52
3728816224interj.auf Wiedersehen53
3728816225interj.au revoir54
3728816226n.brouhaha55
3728816227n.chutzpah56
3728816228adj.de rigueur57
3728816229adv.entre nous58
3728816230adj.ersatz59
3728816231n.faux pas60
3728816232n. pl.hoi polloi61
3728816233n.honcho62
3728816234adv.in medias res63
3728816235n.kudos64
3728816236adj.non compos mentis65
3728816237n.non sequitur66
3728816238n.persona non grata67
3728816239n.postmortem68
3728816240v.salaam69
3728816241interj.sayonara70
3728816242interj.shalom71
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