Foreign Words We Have Assimilated

The ability to do or say the correct thing

• hasta la vista

• prima donna

• savoir faire

• bona fide

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Have a nice trip

• Bon voyage

• faux pas

• mazel tov

• adieu

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

become absorbed and integrated into a society or culture

• seized

• assimilate

• radicalize

• incarceration

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of the following words means 'a person who is fanatically committed to a cause'?

• zealot

• gourmet

• connoisseur

• aficionado

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the meaning of the word 'déjà vu'?

• A feeling of having already experienced the present situation

• A type of dance

• A culinary dish

• A style of painting

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which foreign word is used to describe a person who is a social outcast?

• pariah

• guru

• tycoon

• czar

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does the word 'faux pas' refer to?

• A social blunder

• A type of fabric

• A dance move

• A culinary technique

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which of the following words means 'a person who is an expert in matters of taste'?

• connoisseur

• zealot

• guru

• tycoon

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the meaning of the word 'bona fide'?

• Genuine

• Fake

• Temporary

• Uncertain

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which foreign word is used to describe a person who is a leader or ruler?

• czar

• pariah

• gourmet

• zealot

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E