Foreign Words

Compiled by : B Sampath Kumar

<ques> a Japanese system of fighting
<ans> karate

<ques> a Japanese sport

<ans> judo

<ques> zero
<ans> cipher

<ques> a wild animal like a dog

<ans> jackal

<ques> a poisonous snake

<ans> cobra

<ques> a boat
<ans> yacht

<ques> a small shop

<ans> boutique

<ques> the educated

<ans> elite

<ques> meeting of an expert and a group of people

<ans> seminar

<ques> a musical instrument

<ans> piano

<ques> an armed thief

<ans> bandit

<ques> a violent argument

<ans> vendetta

<ques> a Soviet Astronaut

<ans> cosmonaut

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 <ques> very large
<ans> mammoth

<ques> also known as

<ans> alias

<ques> have a good journey

<ans> bon voyage

<ques> a professional cook in restaurant

<ans> chef

<ques> arranged for a particular purpose

<ans> adhoc

<ques> good-bye
<ans> adieu

<ques> without
<ans> sans

<ques> a big house that is all on one level, without stairs.

<ans> bungalow

<ques> a boat or raft

<ans> catamaran

<ques> hot, spicy dish

<ans> curry

<ques> a detailed list

<ans> menu

<ques> a play
<ans> drama

<ques> booklet
<ans> brochure

<ques> genuine
<ans> bonafide

<ques> on the way

<ans> en route

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 <ques> per individual
<ans> per capita

<ques> in opposed ways

<ans> vice versa

<ques> oral test

<ans> viva voce

<ques> blunder
<ans> faux pas

<ques> the people's voice

<ans> vox populi

<ques> before noon

<ans> ante meridiem

<ques> after noon

<ans> post meridiem

<ques> after death

<ans> post mortem

<ques> for and against

<ans> pros and cons

<ques> against
<ans> versus

<ques> by way of
<ans> via

<ques> namely
<ans> viz

<ques> beginning and end

<ans> alpha and omega

<ques> the soft part of the bed

<ans> mattress

<ques> a small shop

<ans> kiosk

<ques> a group of people with vehicles travelling together

<ans> caravan

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 <ques> all area of small shops
<ans> bazaar

<ques> a circular house made of snow

<ans> igloo

<ques> move over snow

<ans> ski

<ques> a journey on a large ship

<ans> cruise

<ques> style of cooking

<ans> cuisine

<ques> a driver
<ans> chauffeur

<ques> a place where young children are cared

<ans> creche

<ques> an unexpectedly successful achievement

<ans> coup

<ques> the first year of a primary school

<ans> kindergarten

<ques> a fast violent attack

<ans> blitz

<ques> a dog with curly hair

<ans> poodle

<ques> a tube used by a swimmer

<ans> snorkel

<ques> a Russian ruler

<ans> tsar

<ques> a belief to be accepted as truth

<ans> dogma

<ques> in disguise
<ans> incognito

<ques> dishes of food arranged on a table for self service

<ans> buffet

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 <ques> a large vehicle
<ans> juggernaut

<ques> the study of human mind and feelings

<ans> psychology

<ques> a large animal with a thick skin

<ans> hippopotamus

<ques> a name used by a writer instead of his/her real name

<ans> pseudonym

<ques> official communication

<ans> communique

<ques> the first appearance in society

<ans> debut

<ques> outward behaviour

<ans> demeanour

<ques> word for word

<ans> verbatim

<ques> ex-students of a college

<ans> alumini

<ques> in the same book

<ans> ibid

<ques> officer acting as confidential assistant to senior officers

<ans> aide-de-camp

<ques> as much as you please

<ans> ad libitum

<ques> in the year of our lord (A.D)

<ans> anno domini

<ques> existing as a fact although not accepted legally

<ans> de facto

<ques> by the grace of God

<ans> dei gratia

<ques> in a mass
<ans> en masse

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 <ques> that is to say
<ans> id est

<ques> by the very fact

<ans> ipso facto

<ques> take notice (NB)

<ans> nota bene

<ques> very rare and unique

<ans> par excellence

<ques> based on the first impression

<ans> prima facie

<ques> among other things

<ans> inter alia

<ques> without assigning a date

<ans> sine die

<ques> according to value

<ans> ad valorem

<ques> errors in printing corrected

<ans> errata

<ques> in secret
<ans> in camera

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