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Foreign words 8

flagrante delicto Phonetics: fla-grahn’tee di-lik’toh Origin: Latin Meaning: in the act Usage: The detective realized that without hard evidence he had no case; he would have to catch the culprit flagrante delicto. glasnost Phonetics: glaz’nohst Origin: Russian Meaning: open and … Continue reading

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