ENGLISH LAB - UNIT 3

Foreign
Words &
phrases
Level 6
 Definition

1. Avatar The incarnation of a Hindu deity

An incarnation in human form.
an electronic image that represents and may be
A WORD IN HINDUISM manipulated by a computer user (as in a game)

Ex.
Her avatar on her instagram is an image with the
names of the songs from Why Don't We's
TGTATBO album.

AVATAR
 2. Hoi polloi Definition
The general populace : MASSES
IS A TRANSLITERATION OF THE GREEK People of distinction or wealth or elevated
social status : ELITE
FOR "THE MANY"

Ex.
Only few people had paid the 927 club because
they're or know someone hoi polloi

HOI POLLOI
 3. Bona
Fide Definition
Neither specious nor counterfeit : GENUINE
MEANS "IN GOOD FAITH" IN LATIN Made with earnest intent : SINCERE
Law : made in good faith without fraud or deceit

Ex.
They're a bona fide celebrities, they're so kind and
funny.

BONA FIDE
 4. HURRICANE
comes from the Taino (the indigenous people of the
Caribbean and Florida) word "Huricán," who was the Carib
Indian god of evil.

Definition Ex.
a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 Last year there were many hurricanes that
miles (119 kilometers) per hour or passed through Guatemala such as Iota
greater that is usually accompanied by and Eta
rain, thunder, and lightning, and that
sometimes moves into temperate
latitudes.
something resembling a hurricane
especially in its turmoil
5.
Definition

Espresso coffee topped with frothed hot milk or cream and often flavored with
cinnamon

Cappuccino Ex.

When I go to Italia I will buy a cappuccino

ITALIAN, LITERALLY, CAPUCHIN;
 6. Ketchup
BORROWED, DIRECTLY OR VIA MALAY KECAP "FISH SAUCE," FROM SOUTHERN MIN

Definition
A seasoned pureed condiment usually made from
tomatoes

Ex.

When i eat Mcdonald's I don't like to eat my fries with ketchup

 7. Carte blanche
FRENCH, LITERALLY, BLANK DOCUMENT

Definition Ex.

Full discretionary power We gave the decorator

carte blanche to furnish
the house.
 Comes from an early Dutch proper noun that literally
meant "turning stream.

8. Definition

Maelstrom
A powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects
within a given radius
something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence

Ex.

I think that Bermudas Triangle is a maelstrom and over it is a

hurricane
 9. CHAOS
LATIN, FROM GREEK
Definition
A state of utter confusion
a confused mass or mixture
often capitalized : a state of things in which chance is
supremeespecially : the confused unorganized state of
primordial matter before the creation of distinct forms —
compare COSMOS
the inherent unpredictability in the behavior of a complex
natural system

Ex.
In greek mythology Caos was the primordial divinety either the
primeval emptiness of the universe before things came into being
or the abyss of Tartarus, the underworld.
CHAOS
 10.
Schadenfreude
GERMAN, FROM SCHADEN DAMAGE + FREUDE JOY

Definition
Enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others

Ex.
they felt schadenfreude when the guy fell In the wet floor
SCHADENFREUDE
 11. Glasnost
RUSSIAN GLASNOST', LITERALLY, PUBLICITY

Definition Ex.
A Soviet policy While glasnost is a
permitting open well-liked philosophical
discussion of concept, I believe there
political and social are some things the
issues and freer government should not
dissemination of tell its citizens.
news and
information
 12. TSUNAMI
JAPANESE, FROM TSU HARBOR + NAMI WAVE

Definition Ex.
A great sea wave produced When I was on 5th grade I
especially by submarine earth made a model of what
movement or volcanic happens when there is a
eruption : TIDAL WAVE tsunami
Definition Ex.
They share the same "You're my leannán" -
meaning—leannán he said
means “lover,”
“darling,” or
“sweetheart.”

13. Leannán
LEANNÁN IS AN IRISH WORD, BUT YOU CAN ALSO FIND A
SIMILAR WORD IN SCOTTISH GAELIC.
 14. Déjà vu
Definition
The illusion of remembering scenes and events
when experienced for the first time
FRENCH, ADJECTIVE, LITERALLY, A feeling that one has seen or heard something
before
ALREADY SEEN
something overly or unpleasantly familiar

Ex.
There is a song name Déjà vu and the songwriter is
Olivia Rodrigo

HOI POLLOI
15. Doppelgänger
GERMAN DOPPELGÄNGER, FROM DOPPEL-
DOUBLE + -GÄNGER GOER

Definition
DOUBLE
ALTER EGO
a person who has the same name as another
a ghostly counterpart

Ex.
In the Vampire Diaries I learn what is a
doppelgänger

DOPPELGÄNGER
 16. IN CAMERA
New Latin, literally, in a chamber

Definition Ex.
In private : SECRETLY They met in camera to plan the president's
assassin
 17. A
cappella
BORROWED FROM ITALIAN A
CAPPELLA "IN CHAPEL OR CHOIR
STYLE"
Definition
Without instrumental accompaniment

Ex.
Why don't we made a cover from "Potential break
up song" and it was a cappella

A CAPELLA
 18. Dolce vita
ITALIAN, LITERALLY, SWEET LIFE

Definition
A life of indolence and self-indulgence

Ex.

La dolce vita is an italina movie from Federico Fellini

19. Bon
Definition

An expression of good wishes when someone leaves on a journey :

GOODBYE —often used interjectionally

voyage Ex.

everyone in the concert said their bon voyages as the happy boyband in their last
show
FROM FRENCH MEANING HAVE A
NICE TRIP.
 20. Per se
IS A LATIN EXPRESSION

Definition
by, of, or in itself or oneself or themselves : as such :
INTRINSICALLY

Ex.
this painting was done per se