Mot juste

Mot juste: [moh zhyst] 

Here's how to remember:

Just is a synonym for right so something is mot juste, than it is just right.  

  

Which of the images above is mot juste?







Watch this short video and then place yourself on this semantic scale based on the performance that you see.  Include an explanation as to why you placed yourself where you did.

Mot Juste------1------2------3------4------5------6------7------Misusage

Which of the following words is mot juste for this sentence:  When two candidates agree on most issues, voters may find the differences between them _______________

Imperceptible

Fulsome

Flamboyant

Apocryphal

Find the synonym within the list of antonyms below.

Misnomer

Misusage

Malapropism

Aptness

Now search for the definition that best suits the word.

1. to redirect the energy of a biological or instinctual impulse into a higher or more acceptable channel
2. the most suitable or exact word or expression
3. extremely slight; incapable of being perceived by the senses or the mind
4. to hide or disguise one's true thoughts, feelings, or intentions