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Literature
9th Grade
09/04/2011

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Glasnost
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a soviet policy permitting open disscussion of political and social issues and freer dissemination of news and information
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Caveat
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an additional explaination or detail to prevent misunderstanding, or to be considered
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Avant-Garde
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represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo primarily in the cultural realm
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Coup d'etat
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sudden decisive exercise of force in polotics , especially : violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group
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ad nauseam
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to a sickening degree
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bona fide
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in good faith; genuine
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carpe diem
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seize the day
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dopplegänger
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a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person
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faux pas
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a social blunder
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mano a mano
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directly or face-to-face in a confrontation or conflict
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nom de plume
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pen name
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pro bono
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done or donated without charge; free
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Hors d'oeurve
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also known as an appetizer, are the food served before the main course
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ad lib
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without rehersal or preporation; improvision
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alma mater
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one's old university or school
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cordon bleu
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to the highest quality
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haiku
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a seventeen syllable poem
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magnum opus
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great work
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post mortem
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after death can refer to an autopsy of a courpse or a work, analysis or review published after the author's death or the end of a particular event
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rigor mortis
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stiffining of the body after death
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schadenfreude
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pleasure in the misfortune of others
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shtick
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characteristic gimmick or comical routine
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visa versa
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the other way around
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