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