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83 Cards in this Set
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Ad hoc |
For specific purpose |
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Ad infinitum |
Go on and on... |
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Ad nauseum |
To the point of making one sick |
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Ante |
Before |
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Ante-bellum |
Before civil war |
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A priori |
Innate |
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Ars gratia artis |
Art for arts sake |
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Arteum baccalaureus |
A bachelor of arts degree |
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Bona fide |
Genuine |
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Carpe diem |
Seize that day |
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Caveat |
Warning |
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Caveat emptor |
Buyer beware |
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circa |
about |
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cogito ergo sum |
I think; therefore; I am |
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compos mentis |
of sound mind |
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corpus dilicti |
the essence of the crime/ body of the offense |
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cum laude |
with honours |
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de facto |
in fact |
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de iure |
In law |
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delirium tremens |
shakes from alcohol withdrawl |
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Deo volente |
God willing |
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deus ex machina |
God from machine- outside force saves the day |
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dramatis personae |
character list |
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e pluribus unum |
from many, one |
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ergo |
therefore |
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et al. |
and all the others |
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etc. |
et cetera |
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ex post facto |
after the fact |
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exempli gratia |
for example |
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flagrante delicto |
caught red-handed |
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habeas corpus |
Body of evidence has to be there |
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ibidem |
In the same place |
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id est |
That is ... (explanation) |
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in absentia |
In the absence of |
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in loco parentis |
in the place of parents |
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in re |
in regards to |
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in toto |
in total |
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in vitro |
in glass |
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ipso facto |
by the very fact |
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literati |
intellectual |
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magna cum laude |
with great honours |
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magnum opus |
great work |
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mea culpa |
I'm at fault, blame me |
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modus operandi |
method of operation
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non compos mentis |
not of sound mind |
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non sequitor |
does not follow |
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nota bene |
note well- pay attention |
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pax |
peace |
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per diem |
per day |
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per se |
by itself |
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persona |
a person; character |
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persona grata |
welcome person |
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persona non grata |
unwelcome person |
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posse comitatus |
group of people together; squad |
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post hoc ergo propter hoc |
superstition |
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post mortem |
after death |
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post partum |
after birth |
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prima facie |
at first sight |
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pro bono |
for the good/ for free |
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pro bono publico |
for the good of the public |
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pro rata |
for the rate of (money) |
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pro tempore |
for the time |
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QED (quod erat demonstratum) |
That which is proven |
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quid pro quo |
this for that |
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quorum |
members present in order to pass |
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rara avis |
a rare bird- something odd |
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re |
in the matter of |
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reductio ad absurdum |
leading back to the absurd |
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RIP requiescat in pace |
rest in peace |
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semper fidelis |
always faithful |
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sic |
to show you're copying words exactly |
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status quo |
the way things are now |
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sub poena |
under penalty or under court order |
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sub rosa |
to do something secretly |
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summa cum laude |
with the greatest honours |
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tabula rasa |
with a clean slate |
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terra firma |
to be on solid ground |
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tu quoque |
you too |
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veni, vidi, vici |
I saw, I came, I conquered |
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versus |
in the direction of |
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vice versa |
things reversed |
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vox Deo |
voice of God |
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vox populi |
voice of the people |
