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57 Cards in this Set
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A POSTERIORI
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BASED ON INDUCTIVE REASONING
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A PRIORI
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BASED ON DEDUCTIVE REASONING
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AD HOC
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FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE
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ALTER EGO
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A SECOND SELF
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AMICUS CURIAE
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FRIEND OF THE COURT
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BEAU GESTE
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NOBLE GESTURE
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BETE NOIRE
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SOMETHING PARTICULARLY DISLIKED, LITERALLY, BLACK BEAST
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BON MOT
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WITTY REMARK OR COMMENT, LITERALLY , GOOD WORD
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BONA FIDE
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IN GOOD FAITH, GENUINE
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CARPE DIEM
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SEIZE THE DAY
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CARTE BLANCHE
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UNRESTRICTED POWER, LITERALLY, BLANK DOCUMENT
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CAUSUS BELI
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PRETEXT FOR WAR
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CAVEAT EMPTOR
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LET THE BUYER BEWARE
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CORPUS DELICTI
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BODY OF THE CRIME, SUBSTANTIAL FACT NECESSARY TO PROVE THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME
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DE FACTO
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ACTUAL
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DE JURE
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BY RIGHT, TECHNICALLY TRUE
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DEUS EX MACHINA
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CONTRIVED DEVICE TO RESOLVE A SITUATION, LITERALLY, GOD FROM A MACHINE
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DIES IRAE
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DAY OF WRATH, JUDGMENT DAY
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DOLCE VITA
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THE SWEET LIFE, A LIFE OF INDULGENCE
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ECCE HOMO
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BEHOLD THE MAN
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EX CATHEDRA
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BY VIRTUE OF ONE'S OFFICE
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EX PARTE
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FROM A PARTISAN POINT OF VIEW
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EX POST FACTO
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AFTER THE FACT, RETROACTIVELY
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FAIT ACCOMPLI
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AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT, A DONE DEED
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FAUX PAS
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SOCIAL BLUNDER ,LITERALLY, A FALSE STEP
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HOI POLLOI
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THE COMMON PEOPLE
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IDEE FIXE
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OBSESSION, LITERALLY, FIXED IDEA
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IN CAMERA,
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IN PRIVATE, SECRETLY
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IN EXTREMIS
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NEAR DEATH
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IN LOCO PARENTIS
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IN THE PLACE OF A PARENT
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IN VINO VERITAS
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IN WINE THERE IS TRUTH
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IPSO FACTO
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BY THE FACT ITSELF, AS AN INEVITABE RESULT
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JOIE DE VIVRE
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JOY OF LIVING, BUOYANT ENJOYMENT OF LIFE
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MEA CULPA
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I AM TO BALME
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MEMENTO MORI
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A REMINDER THAT YOU MUST DIE
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MODUS OPERANDI
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METHOD OF OPERATING
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MOT JUSTE
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THE APPROPRIATE WORD
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NOLO CONTENDERE
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NO CONTEST
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NON SEQUITOR
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SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT LOGICALLY FOLLOW
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NOTA BENE
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NOTE WELL
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PERSONA NON GRATA
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UNWELCOME PERSON
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PRIMA FACIE
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ON THE FACE OF IT
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PRO FORMA
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DONE AS A MATER OF FORM, PERFUNCTORY
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QUID PRO QUO
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AN EQUAL EXCHANGE, LITERALLY, THIS FOR THAT
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QUO VADIA
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WHERE ARE YOU DOING
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RARA AVIS
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RARE BIRD, AN UNUSUAL SPECIMEN
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SANGFROID
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SELF-POSSESSION OR EQUANIMITY, ESPECIALLY UNDER STAIN, LITERALLY, COLD BLOOD
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SHADENFREUDE
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ENJOYMENT OBTAINED FORM THE TROUBLES OF OTHERS, HARM JOY
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SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI
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THUS PASSS AWAY THE GLORY OF THE WORLD
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SINE QUA NON
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SOMETHING INDISPENSIBLE, LITERALLY, WITHOUT WHICH NOT
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SUI GENERA
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ONE OF A KIND
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TABULA RASA
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A BLANK SLATE
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TOUT LE MONDE
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ALL THE WORLD, EVERYONE OF IMPORTANCE
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VEVI, VIDI, VICI
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I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED
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VOX POPULI
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
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WELTANSCHAUUNG
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A COMPREHENSIVE APPREHENSION OF THE WORLD, WORLD VIEW
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WELSCHMERZ
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SORROW OVER THE EVILS OF THE WORLD, WORLD PAIN
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