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74 Cards in this Set
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a fortiori
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from as stronger position; all the more so
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(ab) imo pectore
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from the bottom of one's heart
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ab ovo
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from the egg; from the very beginning
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ab ovo usque ad mala
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from beginning to end
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absit invidia
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let there be no ill will
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absit omen
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let there be no evil omen
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ab uno disce omnes
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from one example learn all
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ad arbitrium
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at will
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addendum
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an addition
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ad extremum
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at last, to the last
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ad finem
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at the end, to the end
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ad hoc
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for this particular purpose
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ad hominem
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for the man; by interest of prejudice rather than truth of logic
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ad infinitum
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indefinitely; w/o limit, to eternity; endlessly
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ad interim
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in the meantime
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ad libitum
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at one's pleasure
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ad litteram
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to the letter, to the last jot, perfectly
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ad nauseam
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to the point of nausea; to the point of disgust
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ad rem
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to the point; pertinent
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ad utrumque paratus
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prepared for either outcome
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ad valorem
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according to value
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aequo animo
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with equanimity, calmly
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aere perennius
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more lasting than bronze; immortal
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agenda
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order of business at a meeting
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alias
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otherwise name; an assumed name
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alibi
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the plea of having been somewhere else at the time of the commission of an act
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alma mater
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foster (nourishing) mother
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alter ego
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a second self; a very close friend
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alumnus
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foster child; nurseling (gradute of an Alma Mater)
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amicus curiae
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friend of the court
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anguis in herba
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a snake in the grass; a traitor
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Anno Domini
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in the year of our lord
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Annuit coeptis
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He (God) had favored our undertakings
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annus mirabilis
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a year of wonder
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ante bellum
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before the war
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anter meridiem
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before noon
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a priori
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deductive reasoning
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argumentum ad hominem
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an arguement directly to the man
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argumentum ex silentio
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an argument based on silence; an attempt to prove something by the absence of evidence to the contrary
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ars artis gratia
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art for art's sake
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ars est celare artem
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it is true art to conceal art
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ars longa, vita brevis
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art is long, life is short
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aqua vitae
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applied to spirits like brandy (literally water of life)
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audentes fortuna iuvat
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fortune favors the bold
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aude sapere
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dare to be wise
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aurea mediocritas
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the golden mean
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aurora borealis
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the northern lights
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bis dat qui cito dat
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he who gives all at once, gives twice
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bona fide
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in good faith; genuine, sincerely
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brevi manu
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offhandedly
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carpe diem
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seize the day; make the most of today
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casus belli
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justification of war
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cave canem
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beware the dog
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caveat emptor
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let the buyer beware
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ceteris paribus
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the other things being
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copia verborum
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a torrent of words
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coram nobis
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in our presence
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coram populo
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in public
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corpus delicti
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the body of the crime; the basic facts necessary to the commission of the crime
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corrigenda
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to be corrected
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credo
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I believe; set of firm beliefs
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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 praise
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data
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things given
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de facto
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in fact; in reality; actual
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de gustibus non est disputandum
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there is no accounting for tastes; everyone to his own taste
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de jure
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by right; legally
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de lana caprina
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a disscussion on a matter of no importance
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de minimis non curat lex
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the law doesn't care about the smallest things
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum
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of the dead, say nothing but good
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de novo
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anew
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deo volente
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god willing
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dies faustus
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a lucky day
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Dies Irae
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Day of Wrath (Judgemet Day: hymn by Thomas of Celano)
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