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Ad hoc
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Committee
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The main committee appointed an ____________ sub-committee to gather more data.
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ad libitum
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at pleasure
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ad lib
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Annuit Coeptis
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God Bless
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He has favored our undertaking
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Amor vincit omnia
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Love conquers all
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her brooch was engraved with the motto "________________", attesting to the invincible power of love
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Anno Domini
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year of our Lord
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i dunno... just memorize
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A posteriori
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from what comes after
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inductive reasoning
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A priori
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from what comes before
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logical reasoning
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Ars gratia artis
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art for arts sake
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use common sense
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Ars longa, vita brevis
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art is long, life is short
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use common sense
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bona fide
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good faith
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common sense
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Casus Belli
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cause of war
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justification for military action
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Caveat*
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warning
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memorize
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Caveat emptor
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let the buyer beware
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Warn the buyer to be on guard against fraud
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Cogito ergo sum*
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I think, therefore I am
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memorize
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Curriculum Vitae
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resume
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common sense
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de facto
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from the fact
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The written confession was a __________ admission of guilt.
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Deus ex machina*
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unexpected intervention
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memorize
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dramatis personae
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people of the play
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common sense
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exempli gratia
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for the sake of example
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e.g
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e pluribus unum*
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one out of many
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memorize
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et al.*
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and others
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none
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et cetera
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and the rest
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etc.
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ex cathedra
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from the chair (with authority)
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common sense
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excelsior
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higher, onward, upward
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common sense
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ex libris
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from the books
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ex = from/out
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fiat lux
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let there be light
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lux = light
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Hic et nunc****
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now
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not finished!!!
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hic et ubique*
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here and everywhere
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dunno
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id est
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that is
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i.e
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in toto
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in all, entirety
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common sense
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In Vino Veritas
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in wine, the truth
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common sense
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ipse dixit
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human based evidense
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"he himself said so"
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ipso facto
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by the very fact
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facto = fact
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lapsus linguae
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slip of the tongue
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paraphraxis
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lupus est homo homini
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man is a wolf to man
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lupus = lupin= werewolf...
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mea culpa
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my fault
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culpa = culprit = fault
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momento mori
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remember to die
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more = death
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mens sana in corpore sano
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sound mind in a sound body
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common sense
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mirabile dictu/visu
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wonderful to tell/see
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common sense
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ne plus ultra
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no more beyond
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common sense
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nihil obstat
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nothing inhibits it from being published
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nihil= nothing
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non compos mentis
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not in full posession of mental powers
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mentis=mental
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non sequitur
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does not follow
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common sense
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nota bene
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mark this well
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nota = mark bene = good
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Pax*
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peace
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memorize
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post hoc, ergo prpter hoc
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after this, therefore because of this
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dunno
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post scriptum
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after writing
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P.S
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pro bono
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for good
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pro = for
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pro forma
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going through the motions
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dunno
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quid pro quo
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equal
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something for something
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quorum
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simple majority
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of whom
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rara avis
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rare bird
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rara = rare avis = bird/fly
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requiescat in pace
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may he/she rest in peace
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R.I.P
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sanctum sanctorum
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place of privacy
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holy of holys
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semper fidelis
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always faithful
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duh!
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semper paratus
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always prepared
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duh!
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sic*
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thus
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memorize
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sic semper tyrannis
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thus ever to tyrants
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duh!
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sic transit gloria muni
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so passes the glory of the world
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common sense!
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sie qua non*
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the absolute necessity
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memorize
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sui generis*
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unique
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memorize
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summum bonum
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highest good
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bon=good summ= highest
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tabula rasa
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clean slate
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tabula = slate
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tempus fugit
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time flies
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tempus= time
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tera firma
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solid land
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duh!
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terra incognita
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unknown land
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duh
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verso
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left
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not R
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recto
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right
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R
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vale*
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farewell
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memorize
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Novus ordo seclorum*
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new order of the ages
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memorize
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