foreign words in English quiz

Foreign Words in English Quiz

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1. Smorgasbord is in common usage these days for a wide variety of choice, but which language does it come from?
2. A persona non grata is a person who isn't:
3. If someone has chutzpah they have:
4. Carpe diem means:
5. What is the literal meaning of tsunami?
6. Schadenfreude seems to be the word of the year lately. What is the exact translation from German?
7. Baksheesh derives from the Persian word meaning:
8. We all know fiasco means failure, but what is the literal original Italian meaning of "far fiasco"?
9. We use la dolce vita to talk about the good life, but what does dolce literally mean?
10. If you're guilty of a faux pas you've:

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