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88 Cards in this Set
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Ad infinitum
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To infinity
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Ad nauseum
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To the point of sickness
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Alma mater (2)
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Nourishing mother
School of graduation |
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Ante bellum
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Before war
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Ars artis gratis
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Art for arts sake
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Ars longa, vita brevis
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Art is long, life is short
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Bona fide (3)
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In good faith
With good intentions Genuine |
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Carpe Diem (2)
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Seize the day
Seize the opportunity |
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Cave canem
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Beware the Dog
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Corpus delicti
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Facts of the murder
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Cum grano salis (2)
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With a grain of salt
Not worth considering |
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De facto
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In fact
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De jure
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By law
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De mortuis nil nisi bonum
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Speak only well about the dead
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Errare humanum est
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To err is human
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Et tu, Brute?
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Even you, Brutus?
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Exit; exeunt
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He goes out
They go out |
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Ex libris
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From the writings
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Ex officio
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By power of the office
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Ex post facto (2)
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After the fact
Retroactive |
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Ex tempore
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Spur of the moment
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Festina lente
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Slowly but surely
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In absentia
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In absence
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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 place of a parent
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In medias res
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In the middle of things
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In memoriam
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In memory
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Re
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Regarding
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In toto
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Completely
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Ipso facto
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By the fact itself
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Lapsus linguae
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Slip of the tongue
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Mens sana in corpore sano
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Sound mind in a sound body
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Multim in parvo
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Much in little
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Pater patriae
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Father of the country
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Pax vobiscum
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Peace be with you
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Per annum
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Per year
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Per capita
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Per person
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Per diem (2)
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Per day
Expense account |
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Per se
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In itself
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Persona non grata
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Unwelcome person
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Post mortem
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After death
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Prima facie
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At first sight
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Pro and Con(tra)
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For and against
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Pro bono publico (2)
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For free
For the public good |
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Pro tempore
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For the time being
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Quid pro quo
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Shady deal
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Semper fidelis
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Always faithful
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Semper paratus
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Always prepared
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Sic transit gloria (2)
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Thus glory passes
Famous fleeting |
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Sine die
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Without a deadline
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Sine qua non (2)
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Without this, nothing
A necessity |
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Status quo
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Keeping things the same
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Te Deum laudamus
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We praise you God
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Tempus fugit
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Time flies
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Terra firma
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Solid ground
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Veni, vidi, vici
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I came, I saw, I conquered
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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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Vice versa
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The other way around
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Vox populi
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Voice of the people
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A.D.
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Anno Domini
In the year of our Lord |
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Ad lib (2)
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Spontaneous line
Not rehearsed |
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A.M.
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Ante Meridium
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cf.
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Compare
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e.g.
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For example
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Et al (2)
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Et alia
And all the others |
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Etc.
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Et cetera
And the others |
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Ibid.
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From the same source
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I.e. (2)
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Id est
That is |
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M.D
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Medical doctor
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N.B (2)
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Nota bene
Important |
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Op. Cit.
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In the work cited
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Per cent
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By the 100
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P.M
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Post meridum
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Pro tem.
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Pro tempore
For the time being |
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P.S (2)
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Post scriptum
Written afterwards |
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Rigor mortis
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Stiffness of the body
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Quorum (2)
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Of whom
Minimum attendance for an official meeting |
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Alter ego
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Alias
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Ad hominem
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Verbal, personal attack
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Mea culpa (2)
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My guilt
Apology |
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Nonsequitur (2)
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Not following
Illogical conclusion |
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Habeas corpus
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You have the body
48 hours in jail without charge |
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Q.E.D (2)
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Quad erat demonstrandum
I've proven my point |
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A caveat
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A warning
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Caveat emptor
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Buyer beware
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Magna cum laude
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With great honor
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In vino veritas
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When you are drunk, the truth comes out
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