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If you had a nom de plume, what would it be?
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Who among your friends has the most chutzpah?
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Is there ever a good reason to ostracize someone?
nom de plume
Origin: From French nom de plume meaning “pen name.”
Definition: a name used by a writer other than his/her real name.
Quick Quiz: Do you know the nom de plume for Samuel L. Clemens?
(Answer: Mark Twain)
chutzpah
Origin: From Yiddish khutspe, meaning “impudence” or “gall.”
Definition: audacity; nerve. Example: A man kills his mother and father and then throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan.
That’s chutzpah!
ostracize
Origin: From Greek
ostrakizein, meaning “to select someone for banishment by popular vote.”
Definition: to exclude; to banish.
Did You Know? In ancient Greece, citizens would often write down on a title (ostracon) the names of men they thought were dangerous. If a man’s name was written often enough, he was ostracized.
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