Veni ,vidi ,vici – I came, I saw, I conquered
Locus standi – Right to interfere
Nom de plume – Pen name(pseudonym)
Faux pass – a social blunder
In camera , camera ra – keep in secret
Ad hoc – special purpose, temporarily
Bonafide – genuine, in good faith ,real
Sine die – adjourned without date
De nova – starting again
g. – exampli gratia(for example)
Ab initio – from the beginning
Ad infinitum – to infinity without limit
Ad valorem – according to value
Aficionado – an ardent devotee
Agenda – of the things to be done , plan
e. – (id est) that is , to say
modus operandi – method of working
prima facie – first sight
post prandial – after dinner
status quo – former state
dies non – a day without work
opus magnum/magnum opus – a great work
alma mater – mother institution
carte blanche – full freedom of action
ad nausea am – to offensive limit
ala mode – in the fashion , on vogue (നിലവിലുള്ള രീതി)
inter alia – among other things (മറ്റ് പലതിന്റെയും കൂട്ടത്തില്)
en masse – in a body, all together
modus vivendi – life style , temporary agreement
par excellence – superb, without comparison
D Anno Domini – in the year of our lord
Annas mirabilis – wonderful year
De jure – according to law
Felo de se – suicide
Aide-de-camp – military assistant
Alter ego – intimate friend
Alumni – old students of an institution
Au courant – up to date
Beau geste – a fine or noble gesture
Beau monde – high society
Caveat emptor – let the buyer beware
Coup de grace – finishing blow
De facto – in fact, whether by right or wrong
De jure – according to law
Detenu – prisoner
Coup d’état – an abrupt change of government by force
Deus ex Machina – a contrived device to resolve a situation
A fortiori – for the strong person
A la carte – items in a menu
Au revoir – good bye
Lingua franca – common language(adopted from local communication)
Ad libitum – at pleasure
officio – by the virtue of one’s office
Ipso facto – virtually
Vis-à-vis – face to face , opposite
Bête noire – something that is particularly disliked
Bon voyage – a good journey to you
Fait accompli – established fact (ചെയ്തു കഴിഞ്ഞ കാര്യം)
In toto , en bloc – wholly , entirely
Impasse – dead lock
Matinee – morning performance
B. (Nota bene) – take notice (noted carefully and important)
Obiter dictum – remarks, incidental opinion
Resume – summary
Paripassu – with equal place(തുല്യസ്ഥാനം)
Sub judices’ – before the judge or court
Summum bonum – of supreme good
Tour – de – force – remarkable deed, a feat of strength (ശക്തി കാണിക്കല്)
Ultra vires – illegal , beyond one’s powers
A souvenir – memento (സ്മാരകം)
Viva voce – Oral
Volte face – Reversal of attitude (മലക്കം മറിച്ചില്)
Vox populi – Voice of the people
Vox dei – Voice of god
Glassnost – Open and frank discussion
Honoris causa – As an honor
Propria persona – In person
Melee – Confused scuffle (അടിപിടി)
Laissez faire – A policy of noninterference by state
Impromptu – Without previous experience
Betenoir – One who most dislikes
Terracotta – Baked earth
Octroi – Duties paid at the gate of a city
Perdiem – Perday
Tout le monde – Everybody
Parse – By itself
Mutatis Mutatis – With necessary changes
Tete – a -Tete – A private interview
Quivive – Vigilant
Vivacious – Vibrant
Noel – Christmas
Verboten – Forbidden
Al fresco -In the open air
