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92 Cards in this Set
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A.D.
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Anno Domini
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A.M.
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Ante Meridiem
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ad hominem
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for the man; by interest or prejudice rather than truth or logic
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ad hoc
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for this (particular purpose)
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ad infinitum
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to eternity; endlessly
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ad nauseam
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to nausea; to the point of being disgusting
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alias
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otherwse (named)
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Alma Mater
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foster mother' nurse (used for a school or college)
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alumnus
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foster child' nurseling (used as a graduate of an Alma Mater
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Anno Domini
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Year of the Lord
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ante bellum
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before the war
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ante meridiem
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before noon
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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; real without deceit
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Carpe Diem
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seize the day; live in the present
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Cui bono?
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To whose advantage
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cum grano salis
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with a grain of salt; with some allowance
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cum laude
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with prase (of academic achievements)
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data
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things given (as a basis for proof or investigation)
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de facto
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on the basis of ; in reality
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de jure
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on the basis of right; legally
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De mortuis nil nisi bonum
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(Say) nothing but good of the dead
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Deo Volente
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God willing
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Dies Irae
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Day of Wrath (Judgement Day)
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E pluribus unum
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one for many
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emeritus
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discharged; retired
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et alia
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and other things
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et cetera
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and the rest
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ex cathedra
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from the chair; with authority
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ex post facto
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on the basis of something done afterwards; retroactive
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ex tempore
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out of the moment
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exeat
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let him go out (a permission to leave)
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exeunt
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they go out (a stage direction)
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exit
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he goes out (a stage direction)
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Festina lente
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Make haste slwoly
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fiat
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let it be done (a term for an absolute command)
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habeas corpus
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that you may have the body
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ibidem
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in that same place
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id est
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that is
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in extremis
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among the last things; at the point of death
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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 middle of things ; without preamble
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In Memoriam
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in the memory of
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in toto
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in the whole; generally or entirely
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in vino veritas
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in wine there is truth
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inter alia
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among other things
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ipso facto
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by that very fact
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magna cum laude
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with great praise (in academic achievments)
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magnum opus
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a great work; a masterpiece
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materfamilias
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mother of the family' matriarch
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mea culpa
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by my fault
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Mens sana in corpore sano
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a sound mind in a sound body
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mirabile dictu
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amazing to say
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Morituri te salutamus
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We, destined to die, salute you
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Nil desperandum
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nothing is to be despaired; one must never lose hope
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non sequitur
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it does not follow
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nota bene
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note well
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O tempora! O mores!
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Oh, the times! Oh, the customs!
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opus citatum
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the work previously cited
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per annum
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by the year, annually
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per capita
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for heads; for each individual
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per diem
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by the day, each day
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per se
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in itself, intrinsically
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post meridiem
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atfer noon
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post mortem
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atfer death
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post scriptum
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written afterwards
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prima facie
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by first appearance; on the face of it
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pro bono publico
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for the people's good
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prot et contra
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for and against
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pro forma
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for form's sake, as a matter of form
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pro rata
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according to a fixed (share); in proportion
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pro tempore
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for the time being
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quasi
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as if; as it were, in a certain sense
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quid pro quo
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something for something; something in return
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Quod erat demonstrandum
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Which was to be demonstrated
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rara avis
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a rare bird; an extraordinary thing or person
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Resquiescat in pace
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May he rest in peace
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Senatus Populusque Romanus
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the senate and the Roman people
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sine qua non
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without which not; a necessity
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sub rosa
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under the rose; secretly private
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summa cum laude
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with the highest praise (of academic achievements0
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summum bonum
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with the highest good (a term in ethics)
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Tempus fugit
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Time flies
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terra firma
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solid earth
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verbatim
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word for word
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Verbum sat sapienti
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a word to the wise is sufficient
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versus
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against
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vice versa
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the order having been changed
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viva voce
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by the living voice
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vivat
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may he live
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vox populi
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the voice of the people
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