III. In the lesson 'Rendezvous with Ray' we come across certain words /
expressions that are not from English. e.g.: en route. This means 'on
the way'. These expressions are taken from languages like Latin, Greek,
and Portuguese and so on. There are certain instances where these
expressions are used in English perhaps because of their precision in
meaning. Some of them along with their meanings are given below...
1. en masse = all together, in large numbers.
2. viva voce = a spoken exam
3. in toto = totally
4. alma mater = mother of the soul (school or university)
5. ex officio = included because of the rank or job/ by virtue of office
6. in absentia = in the absence of
7. detour = a longer route we take to avoid a danger
8. verbatim = word for word, exactly as spoken or written
9. status quo = situation as it is now
10. ad hoc = not planned in advance
11. bona fide = genuine, real or legal
12. lingua franca = link language
13. magnum opus = the greatest work
14. sine die = indefnumbers
Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks with appropriate
expressions given in the list above.
Childerns for Films
On the 14th november, on the occasion of children’s day, the children across the
state requested the officials to conduct children's film festivals more often. They submitted
a memorandum to the Secretary to the Government in Hyderabad in this regard.