ADVANCED VOCABULARY - WORDS OF FOREIGN ORIGIN 2

Advanced Vocabulary - Words And Expressions of Foreign Origin 2

Fill in the blanks with the words (phrases) from the box. ANSWERS

1) Despite its ever-growing population of , nearly 400 million Indians still live below the poverty line.

2) The revelation was completely bogus as it was a completely and legal transaction.

3) China, instead of being defensive about its role in pandemic's spread, has re-started its economic .

4) Helen witnessed her husband with another woman in one of the bedrooms of her home.

5) The disease has an insidious onset and presents with fever, and weakness.

6) To some extent, this reflected a standoff or even a temporary between the antagonists.

7) Excelling in many sports Greg achieved the rare distinction of being – the leading sportsman.

8) Sabrina will be in the VIP lounge where she doesn't have to mix with the .

9) Because the band played with such , everyone in the audience had a great time.

10) The country is valued as a of peace, stability, and democracy in a difficult region of the world.

1)	nouveau riche	having only recently become rich and spending a lot of money
2)	bona fide	real, legal or true, not false
3)	juggernaut	a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force
4)	in flagrante delicto	during the act of having sex
5)	malaise	a general feeling of being worried, unhappy, or not satisfied
6)	modus vivendi	a feasible arrangement or practical compromise
7)	victor ludorum	a boy or man who is the overall champion in a sports competition
8)	hoi polloi	an offensive word for ordinary people
9)	panache	a way of doing things that makes them seem easy and exciting
10)	bulwark	something that protects you from an unpleasant situation