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11 Cards in this Set
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Carpe Diem
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seize the day
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exeunt
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Used as a stage direction to indicate that two or more performers leave the stage
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Non sequitur
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it does not follow" The conclusion is not logical based on what has appeared so far.
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raison d'etre
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reason for being". In modern use, it is to describe the main purpose for someone's life: to be a politician, a golfer, etc.
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sine qua non
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without which, not" Something indispensable or absolutely necessary
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cogito ergo sum
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"I think therefore I am"
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per se
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In itself; for its own sake. adv. by itself'; of or in itself; essentially; by virtue of its own essence. n. self-sufficiency.
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vis-à-vis
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n] small sofa that seats two people
[n] a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another [adv] face-to-face; face-to-face with |
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Requiescat en pace
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rest in peace
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aficionado
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an ardent devotee
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carte blanche
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unrestricted power to act on one's own
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