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30 Cards in this Set
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- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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from
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ab
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Can't think of one. If you can think of a logical connection that makes it easy to remember, let me know!
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beginning
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initio
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initially, from the start
Or- Your "initials" are the __________ letters of your name. |
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from the beginning
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ab initio
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The conductor began the rehearsal __ _________.
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without preparation
or literally: "at pleasure" |
ad libitum (ad lib)
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The actress forgot her lines. She had to ____ ____ or continue ___ ___________.
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elsewhere
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alibi
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2 hints: 1. "al" is short for "alius" meaning "other" like an "alius name". 2. If you have an _____ and were somewhere else, a defendent in court couldn't have committed the crime!
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alternate, another
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alter
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self
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ego
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If someone has a "big ___", they may have an over inflated view of themselves.
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another self
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alter ego
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Clark Kent's ____ _____ is Superman. Dr. Jeckyll's ___ ____ is Mr. Hyde.
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before
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ante
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If you can think of a good hint, let me know!
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war
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bellum
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A "belligerent" person is often aggressive. To fight in a ____, one must be aggressive on the battlefield.
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before the war
Common usage: before the civil war |
ante bellum
sometimes written: antebellum |
phrase combining the 2 previous words, numbers 9 and 10
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cause
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casus
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looks a lot like the Latin
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cause of the war
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casus belli
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The invasion by the Romans was a ______ ______.
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around, approximately
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circa
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You will often see this abreviation in test books or on old objects of art "ca." or "c."
when the exact date is unkown. |
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I believe
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credo
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If something is credible, it is believable.
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from
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de
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another little preposition. Your Spanish may help.
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fact
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facto
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no hint need :)
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in fact, in reality
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de facto
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combine words 1 and 2 for this often used phrase
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from the new, anew
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de novo
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2 words in this phrase, the first one we learned in #1, the preposition meaning "from". The second word looks similar to other foreign words with the same meaning.
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merit or with merit
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emeritus (man)
emerita (woman) emeriti (plural) |
Easy logical connection, but remember often used to refer to someone retired as being deserving or retiring!
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Complete the sentence with Latin words from above:
After the science lab was rocked by the earthquake, we all had to begin our experiments __ ______. |
de novo
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no hint, the hint is in the phrasing of the sentence. It's all about logic!
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Even though the news anchor woman said travel was safe, seeing the crumble road outside my window, I knew ____ ________ it wasn't safe to drive.
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de facto
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Think "Logic", Speak "Latin"!
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The librarian ______________ often volunteered her afternoons to helping the students prepare for their presentations.
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emerita
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Is the librarian a man or woman?
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and the rest
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et cetera
etc. |
and the list goes on and on and on. Funny line in the musical, "The King and I".
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from the books
from the library |
ex libris
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phrase with 2 words/ 2 hints:
1."ex" is another Latin preposition meaning "from". 2. The Latin for "books" will be similar in other foreign languages. |
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My mother's note to me to do my weekly chores included, put clothes in laundry, take out trash, make bed, ___.
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etc
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We know the rest, but the list goes on and on, so we just say: "_____"
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When my grandfather loaned me a book from his childhood, the inside cover had a nice stamp:
"__ ________" of Mr. Smith. |
ex libris
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Logically just make sense!
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after
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post
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This word is used in English all the time meaning "after":
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fact
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facto
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seen this one before!
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from what happens after the fact
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ex post facto
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3 word phrase:
1. "ex" means from 2. after: _ _ _ _ 3. fact: _ _ _ _ _ The new grading method will begin next year and not be applied __ _____ ______. |
