Vocabulary Builder Course 5

Lesson 11:

Choose one of the two words provided to correctly complete each sentence.


1.	Although America was born in a revolution, it has never suffered a ______________ since its inception.
		A)	par excellence
		B)	coup d'état


2.	In high school, an embarrassing ____________ can sometimes seem to be the end of the world.
		A)	faux pas
		B)	savoir-faire


3.	Seeing that they were the last two people on Earth, Jack told Jessica, “Now you have to live with me!” “_______________,” Jessica replied as she left to live alone.
		A)	au contraire
		B)	esprit de corps


4.	Unlike Switzerland, America does not practice a _____________ foreign policy.
		A)	tête-à-tête
		B)	laissez faire


5.	At the end of the 20th century, Microsoft created many _____________ people who retired early.
		A)	nouveau riche
		B)	élan


6.	It is incredibly important that a president of the United States possess ____________ both at home and abroad.
		A)	savoir-faire
		B)	au contraire


7.	A teacher with ___________ for her work can often inspire students to become excited about education.
		A)	élan
		B)	coup d'état


8.	Such a teacher is ______________.
		A)	laissez faire
		B)	par excellence


9.	Activist groups like Greenpeace cannot succeed without a/an _______________ among its members.
		A)	nouveau riche
		B)	esprit de corps


10.	Sometimes two people can reconcile their differences by sitting down together and having a ___________.
		A)	faux pas
		B)	tête-à-tête