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Mrs. Emeterio's English 12 Academic word list 11-20
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Foreign Words #11-20Test on Friday, September 19!
A’ la mode (Fr)With ice cream
Al dente (Ital)To the toothFirm (not soft or soggy)
Al fresco (Ital)Dining outdoors, open air
Angst (Ger)Dread, fear, extreme anxiety
Ante-Bellum (Lat)Before the war
Low level worker (white collar) An unquestioningly loyal
subordinate.
Apparatchick (Rus) appa-raCHik
à propos (Fr)Relating to" pertinent ; to
the purpose."
Au contraire (Fr)To the
contrary
Au courant (Fr)In style or fashionable
Au naturel (Fr)Without makeup and with one's
natural hair color. (also no clothes!)
Can also refer to food with no sauce or seasonings.
The First Day of SchoolI always get nervous on the first day of
school. I spend the night before choosing just the perfect outfit to wear. I like my clothing to say I’m __________. I decided on my vintage jeans and a faded t-shirt.
When I arrived at school on the first day, some rude jerk called me _________ because my jeans had rips in them. I said, “__________, I paid $100 for these jeans! I think he was full of _________. (He was so grumpy!)
au courant
apparatchik
au contraire angst
My history class is so boring! The teacher is obsessed with the Civil War. All he talks about is the ___________ period. I tried to be funny and say, “Isn’t there a band with that name?” He told me that there were not ____________.
After school, I went out to dinner with my friends. It was such a nice night, so we decided to dine _________. I odered a house salad _________, spaghetti ________, and a cookie __________.
ante-bellum
a’ propos
au naturel
al fresco
al dente
a’ la mode
Don’t forget to study!The test is on Friday!