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3rd Six Weeks Vocabulary
de-
• down, away from
• Decend
fer-
• to bring; carry; bear; produce
• Ferry
gam-
• united; joined as in marriage
• Gamete
custom-
• habit or usage
• Customary
art-
• skill; craft
• artistic
ant-
• against
• antagonist
dem
• people; population
• demographic
cent-
• one hundreth
• cent or century
dur-
• hard
• durable
dent-
• tooth-like thing, tooth
• dentures
carte blanche
• complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best
pas de deux
• a dance for two people, typically a man and a woman
bon appétit
• used as a salutation to a person about to eat
caveat emptor
• the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made; literally buyer beware
tête-à-tête
• a private conversation between two people
quid pro quo
• a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something
fiasco• a thing that is a complete failure, especially in
a ludicrous or humiliating way
carpe diem
• used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future; literally seize the day
en pace requiescat
• rest in peace
deja vu
• a feeling of having already experienced the present situation