Foreign Words and Their Meanings Quiz

Foreign Words and Their Meanings

• Ultra vires: Beyond the powers
• Bona fide: In good faith
• Innuendo: Indirect reference
• Quid pro quo: Something in return
• De facto: Actual
• Pro rata: In proportion
• Sine die: Without setting a fixed day
• Ab initio: From the very beginning
• Intra vires: Within the powers
• Vice versa: The other way round
• Status quo: Present condition
• Prima facie: At first view
• Ipso facto: By reason of that fact
• Ex gratia: Payment made out of generosity
• Ad Valorem: According to value
• Status quo: The state in which things are
• Ad interim: In the meantime
• Quasi: As if it were
• Volte face: To face about
• Ex post facto: By a subsequent act
• Caveat: A warning
• Exempli gratia: By way of example
• Vis-à-vis: Face-to-face
• Force majeure: Superior power
• De Jure: Concerning law
• Per jure: To lie
• Amicus curiae: Friend of court or lawyer appointed by a court
• Alibi: Else where
• Vox populi: Popular opinion
• Subpoena: Summons
• Lextallienis: Unwritten law
• Tour-de-force: Masterpiece
• Sub judice: Under consideration of court of law
• Force majeure: An inevitable event
• Ex facie: In the light of what is apparent
• In curia: In open court
• Tete-a-tete: A private conversation
• Fait Accompli: Accomplished fact
• Lexfori: The law of the forum or court
• Lalfeasance: Wrong doing
• Modus operandi: Way of doing something
• Inter alia: Among other things
• Inter vivos: Between living persons
• Coup d'etat: An abrupt change of government by force
• Mala fide: Bad intention
• Vini, Vidi, Vice: I came, I saw, I conquered
• El Dorado: An imaginary place
• Tabula rasa: Clean slate
• Raison d'etre: Reason for existence
• In toto: On the whole

Test your knowledge of foreign terms and their meanings in this engaging quiz. From legal phrases to common expressions, discover how these words enrich the English language. Challenge yourself to match the phrase with its correct definition!