Common foreign words

e.......

Ecce Homo  - artistic representation of Christ crowned  with thorns(L)

echt - real, authentic (Ger) 

effendi  - mister or  master(Turk)

emeritus  -honourably  retired(L)

ersatz - replacement ,substitute (Ger) 

esprit de corps - pride  in belonging  to a group

eureka  - I have  found  it ((Gr) 

ex -officio - by  virtue  of his office (L) 

f........

fabricati  diem

  - make  my day  (L)

fac  ut  gaudeam  - make my day(L)

fait  accompli  - thing  already  done (Fr)

flagrante  delicto  - in the act  of crime (L) 

floreat  - let  it flourish  ( L) 

Fuhrer   - leader((Ger)  

G .. ..... .

Gesundheit  - your  health (Ger) 

glasnost  - openness(Rus)

Gotterdammerung  - in German  mythology  the final destruction  of the world. (Ger) 

gout  -  taste( Fr) 

gulag - labour  camp (Rus) 

Some more foreign words and phrases

C.... 

carpe  diem - seize the day(Fr)

carte  blanche  - freedom  of action (Dr) 

caveat  emptor  -  let the buyer  beware (L) 

cave canem - beware  of the dog (L) 

c'est la  vie - that's  life  (Fr) 

coup  de fodder - love  at first  sight(Fr) 

coup  de grace  - action that puts an end to something  (Fr)

Coup  d'etat -  sudden and violent  change of government (Fr)

Cru - French  vineyard (Fr)

cui  bono  - to whose  benefit  (L) 

cuz grano  salis  - with a grain of salt(L)

curriculum  vitae  - course  of life  (L) 

d.. .. 

dacha  - Russian country  villa (Rus )

de fecto  - in fact (L) 

deja vu - already  seen(Fr)

Dei  - Gratia  by God's grace  (L)

de - trop - superfluous (Fr)

dos -a - dos  - a seat  in which  the users sit  back to back (Fr)

duce -   leader( It)

duende  - goblin, ghost (Sp) 

Dummkopf  - dumb-head(Ger)

SOME FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES

a..... 

an initio - from the beginning (L)

a bon marche  - a good  bargain, cheap(Fr)

a cheval  - on horseback  (Fr)  

as astra  - to the stars (L) 

ad hoc  - for the special  purpose  (L) 

al dente -  firm when bitten  ( relating  to the teeth) 

a la mode -  according  to custom or fashion

al fresco - in the open air  

alma  mater  - applied  to former  school ,university  or college  

alter  ego  - other  self ( L) 

au revoir  - till we meet  again(Fr)

a priori  - from cause  to effect (L) 

auto -da-fe  - act of faith  (port)

avant -  garde  - progressive  or radical  artists  and thinkers

b. . .

brain -marie   a double  saucepan 

Banzai  - a Japanese  battle  cry (Jap) 

barrio-  district , suburb(sp)

batik  - method of cloth  dyeing(malay)

bete  noire - a bugbear, pet  aversion (Fr)

billet -  doux - a love letter,a sweet Note(Fr)

Blitzkrieg  - intense  military  attack  (Ger)

bona  - fide - with good faith(L)

bonhomie  - good nature, a  good  man(Fr)

bonsai  - miniature  tree in a pot (Jap) 

bourgeois  - middle  class  person(Fr) 

Trending word - xenophobia

Xenophobia  - a deep  rooted fear towards  foreigners or people  from different  cultures  or strangers,an intense  or irrational dislike  or fear from other  countries. 

The word  has its origin  from Greek word (Xenos)  meaning " strange", foreigner and (phobus) meaning  "fear"

Adjective of the word - xenophobic 

PABULAM - LET'S FIND ITS MEANING

What is pabulum - noun (pab  - yuh  -luhm)

Literally  the words meaning is  - material for intellectual  nourishment.  It is derived from the Latin term," food" or fodder  taken by plants or animals 

Plural of pabulum  - Pabula or pabulums 

FIND THE DIFFERENCE

precedent -  a previous  case, or occurrence,  taken as a rule

president  -  the head of a society, company, republic,  etc. 

Precocious  - forward,  prematurely  developed

He is a precocious  child. 

precautious - taking care in advance, to avoid risk

It is wiser to be precautious,during rainy  season,against diseases. 

regenerate  - to reform spiritually, to give new strength, or life

rejuvenate  - to make, or become  young  or vigorous  again,  to renew

sheath   - a close -fitting cover, for a knife or sword

sheathe - (verb)  put into a sheath,  protect with a covering

They will soon sheathe their swords ( stop fighting) 

Difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

Difference between  intrinsic  and extrinsic  motivation 

intrinsic  motivation  is motivation  coming from within,it is   when you do something  because  you enjoy  it, or  find it interesting. 

Danny  is intrinsically  motivated  to  win the award. 

extrinsic  motivation   is doing something for external  rewards,  or for an obligation. It can be,  to avoid  negative  consequences.

The challenge  to the game was extrinsically  motivated.

Teachers  reward children to perform  better in classroom is an example  of extrinsic  motivation.