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45 Cards in this Set
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musicus
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musical
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maybe you play an instrument or sing
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hilaris
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funny, hilarious
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silly
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destruo
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destroy
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break apart
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gladius
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sword
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gladiators might have used this weapon
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odoratus
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smell
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use your nose to _________
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rediculus
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funny, rediculous
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silly
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robustus
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strong, robust
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lots of strength
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piscis
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fish
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might remind you of the Spanish word for this, too-or the zodiac
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tropicus
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tropical
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hot, humid area
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festivas
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amusing, festive
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happy occasions, the mood is ?
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centum
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100
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a number
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arbor
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tree
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arbors have a lot of __________
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pluribus
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plural, many
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verbs can be singular or __________ .
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unum/unus
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one
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a number, reminds you of Spanish maybe.
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ignis
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fire
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The _________ was ignited by a faulty lighter.
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exit
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exit
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to leave
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finis
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finish, the end
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Looks like it should, too easy!
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humanum
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human
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you and me are _______________.
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errare
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to make an error
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to not get it right, you make an ___________.
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est
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is
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a short little verb we use often, passive tense
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errare humanum est
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to err is human, everybody makes mistakes
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a little phrase combining flash cards 3, 4, and 5
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homo
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human
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another word meaning the same as our species, we are ___________
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sapiens
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wise
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homo _______________ , our species. We've heard it before. Now we know it is Latin!
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ignoramous
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ignorant
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not smart, but ______________
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in
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in
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a little preposition we use, too.
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memorum
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memory
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I reflect back, I hold something in my ____________________.
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in memorum
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in memory
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The library was built __ _________ for George Washington.
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in toto
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in total
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The burned down building had to be reconstructed, ___ ________.
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abstentia
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absent
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not here, but _____________.
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facto
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fact
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not opinion, but ______
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post
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after
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not before, but _______
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ante
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before
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not after, but __________
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meridiem
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middle or highest point of something
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don't cut the pie into little pieces. Cut it right down the _______________.
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P.M. or Post Meridiem
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after noon
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Telling time, not before noon, but _____________. Noon is when the sun is at its highest point, or the middle of the day, right?
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A.M. or Ante Meridiem
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before noon
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Not in the afternoon, but in the morning, ________ __________.
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Requiescat In Pace
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Rest in Peace
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Found on tombstones
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Rx
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Latin abreviation for recipe or in common English means to take
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Doctor gives it to you. Doctors used to make their own medicine or have someone help make it.
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versus
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against
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We see the Latin abreviation "vs" for "versus" used to announce sports games. Did you know it was actually Latin? What is the translation?
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exempli
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example
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I love butterflies. I will name several _________________ of differnt ones I've seen.
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medicina
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heal
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We can understand where the word medicine comes from. Medicine __________s us when we're sick.
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lumen
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illumenate, light
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not dark, but __________
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morbus
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sickness
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not healthy, but _________
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vomitus
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vomit
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when you're really sick, you may ___________
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calor
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hot, heat
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If you've had Spanish: not cold, but __________
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herbosus
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grassy, herbs
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sometimes we cook with these little plants called _____________
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