Foreign Words #7 Mrs. Emeterio

Test on Friday, November 15!

A god introduced into a play to resolve the entanglements of the plot

Literally means “God out of a machine” and it harkens back ancient Greek and Roman plays.

When the plot would become too tangled or confusing, the writers would simply bring in God, lowered in via a pulley system (the machine) and he would wrap it all up.

double meaning; usually sexual

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People in the drama

(characters in a play)

Energy, style, and enthusiasm.

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The band played a rousing march! They played with great élan!

Retired with an honorary title from an office or position especially in a university.

Male Female

They are often asked to speak at graduation ceremonies.

“terrible child” (on-font ter-reeb-bla)

A child who causes embarrassment. A person known

for shocking remarks or outrageous behavior .

All together (as a group)

The people rushed to the gate en masse.

Boredom, a lack of spirit

(On-we)

“Enchanted” nice to meet you!

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Cheap substitute

(Air-sautz)(Sautz rhymes with “lots”)

The ersatz Coach purse was sold on-line as the real thing…but it was NOT cheap. Caveat emptor!

Remember, we will be having a test on Friday! Have you started studying

yet?

Thanksgiving is a time to spend with my dysfunctional family. My mom finds it necessary to make us perform the play “The First Thanksgiving” (complete with a _____________, so my great grandmother can tell which characters we are). The issue is that when my Uncle (the pilgrim) and my aunt (the Indian) meet in the play he greets her by saying, “__________ Mademoiselle.” They are way too mushy for me! My grandmother enjoys directing this because she has very little to do during the day since she used to be a professor-we call her professor _________.

dramatis personae

emeritus

Enchante

Okay, the stupid play is about to begin. My stupid cousin is late (again!). He pulls up in a new car which is _________. I think he is going through a midlife crisis. I can’t stand him because he always tells dirty jokes, full of _______________ which my grandparents don’t get. They just laugh along with him when the rest of us are disgusted. My sister is ad-libbing her part and being very rude (I don’t think she wants to be here). What an _____________! My dad hates this whole play and is sitting there with __________, impatiently waiting for it to be over.

double entendres

elan

enfant terrible

ennui

My aunt just passed the gravy to my uncle (I didn’t know pilgrims ate gravy), but he refused to eat it calling it ____________. Evidently he only eats homemade gravy. This is a disaster! Finally, my grandfather steps in (like a _________________) and wraps up this stupid play! We leave the living room ___________ to get some grub!

Deus ex machina

en masse

ersatz