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102 Cards in this Set
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ad infinitum
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without end
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ad nauseam
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to the point of disgust
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alma mater
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"nourishing mother", refers to your college
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ante bellum
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before the war
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ars artis gratia
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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", genuine, sincere
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carpe diem
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"seize the day"
make good use of opportunity |
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cave canem
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beware the dog
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cum grano salis
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with a grain of salt
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de facto
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in fact
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ex libris
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"from the books (of)"
from the library of |
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exit, exeunt
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he goes out, they go out
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ex officio
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by virtue of one's office
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ex post facto
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from after the fact, retroactive
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ex tempore
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on the spur of the moment
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festina lente
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make haste slowly
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in absentia
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in absence
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in hoc signo vinces
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in this sign you will conquer
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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
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in memoriam
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in memory (of)
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in re
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in the matter of
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in toto
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entirely
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ipso facto
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by the very 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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a sound mind in a sound body
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multum in parvo
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much in little
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pater patriae
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father of (his) 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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by the year
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per capita
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by heads, per person
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per diem
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by the day
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per se
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by itself
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persona non grata
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an 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 appearance
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pro and con(tra)
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for and against
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pro bono publico
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for the public welfare
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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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something for something
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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 mundi
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thus passes the glory of the world
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sine die
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without a day, indefinitely
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sine qua non
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"without which not", a necessity
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status quo
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the existing state of affairs
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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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verbatim
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word for word
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vice versa
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"changed and turned"
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viva voce
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by spoken word (living voice)
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ad litem
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for the lawsuit
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alter idem
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another self
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ventus -i m
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wind
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saxum -i n
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rock
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quercus -i m
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oak tree
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acer aceris n
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maple tree
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formica -ae f
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ant
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fulmen fulminis n
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lightning
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imber imbris m
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shower, rainstorm
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turbo turbinis m
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tornado
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nebula -ae f
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mist, fog
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aestas aestatis f
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summer
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ros roris m
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dew
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collis collis m
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hill
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rivus -i m
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stream
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musca -ae f
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fly
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arbor arboris f
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tree
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pinus -i m pine
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tree
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sol solis m
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sun
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lilium -i n
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lily
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ab ovo usque ad mala
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from eggs to apples
from beginning to end |
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ab initio
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from the beginning
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ad hoc
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to this
for this purpose |
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ad hominem
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to the man
personal |
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ad infinitum
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to the infinite
endlessly |
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ad libitum (ad lib)
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at pleasure
without preparation |
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ad nauseam
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to seasckness
to the point of disgust |
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alibi
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elsewhere
defense of being elsewhere when a crime was committed |
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alma mater
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nourishing mother
school/college/school song |
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alumnus,alumna
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foster child
graduate |
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alter ego
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another self
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amicus curiae
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friend of the court
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annuit coeptis
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He (God) has favored our undertakings
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anno Domini
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in the year of the Lord
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ante bellum
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before the war
before the US Civil War |
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ante meridiem
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before noon
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arma virumque cano
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I sing of wars and a hero
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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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ave atque vale
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hail and farewell
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bona fide
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in good faith
genuine |
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calvo turpius est nihil comato
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nothing is uglier than a bald man with hair
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carpe diem
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seize the day
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casus belli
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an occasion of was
a cause 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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circa
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around, approximately
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cogito ergo sum
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I think, therefore I am
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confer (cf.)
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compare
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cornucopia
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horn of plenty
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