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72 Cards in this Set
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ad astra per aspera
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to the stars through difficulties
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motto of Kansas
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ad hoc
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for this particular purpose
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ad infinitum
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indefinitely, without limit
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ad nauseam
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to the degree of disgust
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alma mater
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foster mother
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applying to one's school or college
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alter ego
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a second self, a close friend
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annuit coeptis
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he (God) has favored our undertakings
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found on the Great Seal of the United States
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ars gratia artis
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art for the sake of art
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ars longa, vita brevis
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art is long, life is short
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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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caveat emptor
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let the buyer beware
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corpus delecti
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the body of the crime
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cum grano salis
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with a grain of salt
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de facto
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in fact, actual
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de gustibus non est disputandum
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about taste in must not be disputed, there is no accounting for taste
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everyone to his own taste
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de iure (de jure)
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by right, legally
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum
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about the dead say nothing but good
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divide et impera
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divde and rule
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Roman policy for conquest best exemplified by Caesar
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dum spiro, spero
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while I breathe, I hope
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motto of South Carolina
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e pluribus unum
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out of many, one
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motto of the United States
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errrare humanum est
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to err is human
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ex libris
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from the book collection of
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ex officio
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by virtue of office
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ex post facto
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retroactive
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ex tempore
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on the spur of the moment
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Excelsior
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Higher
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motto of NYS
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festina lente
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make haste slowly
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habeas corpus
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you have the body
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write to bring before a judge a person who is detained
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in absentia
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in the absence of
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in hoc signo vinces
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by this sign you will conquer
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in loco parentis
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in the place of a parent
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in medias res
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in the midst of things
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in memoriam
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in memory of
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in re
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in the matter of, concerning
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in toto
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all, entirely
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ipso facto
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by the fact itself, by the very nature of the case
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labor omnia vincit
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work conquers everything
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motto of Oklahoma
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lapsus linguae
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slip of the tongue
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mens sana in copore sano
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a sound mind in a sound body
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modus operandi
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method of working
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M.O.
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modus vivendi
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method of living
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multum in parvo
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much in a small space
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ne plus ultra
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nothing more beyond, perfection
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non compos mentis
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not of sound mind
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non sequitur
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it does not follow
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novus ordo seclorum
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a new order of the world
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found on the Great Seal of the United States
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pax vobiscum
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peace be with you
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per annum
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by the year
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per capita
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for each head, individual
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per diem
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by the day
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per se
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by itself, essentially
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persona non grata
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a person who is not acceptable
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post mortem
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occurring after death
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post proelium, praemium
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after battle, comes the reward
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prima facie
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on first sight
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pro and con(tra)
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for and against
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pro bono publico
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for the public welfare
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quid pro quo
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something for something
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semper fidelis (fi)
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always faithful
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motto of the United States Marines
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semper paratus
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always prepared
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motto of the Coast Guard
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sic semper tyrannis
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thus always to tyrants
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motto of Virginia
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sic transit gloria mundi
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this passes away the glory of the world
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sine die
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without a date
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sine qua non
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a necessity
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status quo
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the existing state
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stet
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let it stand
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publishing term
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tempus fugit
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times flies
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terra firma
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solid ground
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vade mecum
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something carried by a person at all times
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"go with me"
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verbatim
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word for word
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via
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by way of
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