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39 Cards in this Set
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ad hoc
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"to this" for a specific purpose
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ad infinitum
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to infinity - for a long time
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ad nauseum
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to the point of nausea
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alma mater
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fostering mother - school one attended
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ars gratia artis
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art for art's sake
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au naturel
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naked
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avant-garde
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on the cutting edge
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bete noire
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black beast -
minor personal annoyance or strongly detested person or thing (differing study guides) |
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bon vivant
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someone who gets great enjoyment from life
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carpe diem
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sieze the day
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carte blanche
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white card - complete freedom
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cause celebre
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an infamous event/scandal
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comme il faut
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appropriate
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corpus delecti
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body of evidence necessary to prove a crime has been committed
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coup de grace
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the death blow
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de facto
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in fact
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deus ex machine
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god of the machine -
solution created out of desperation because no plausible one exists |
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enfant terrible
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unmanageable child
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ex cathedra
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from the chair with unquestionable authority
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fait accompli
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accomplished fact
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faux pas
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false step - breach etiquette
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flagrante delicto
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with crime blazing - caught red handed LATIN
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in vino veritas
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in wine truth
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ipso facto
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by the fact itself
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joie de vivre
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joy of living - high spirits
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lingua franca
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Frankish tongue -
common language between two people who do not speak each other's native tongue |
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mea culpa
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my fault LATIN
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noblesse oblige
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obligation of those of noble heritage FRENCH
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prima facie
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on the face of it - first glance LATIN
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quod erat demonstratum
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as has been demostrated - LATIN QED
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raison d'etre
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reason for being FRENCH
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savoir-faire
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to know what to do
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status quo
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current circumstances LATIN
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tablusa rasa
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erased tablet -
not yet affected by environment LATIN |
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tempus fugit
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time flies LATIN
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tete-a-tete
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head to head - private conversation FRENCH
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veni, vidi, vici
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I came, I saw, I conquered LATIN
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verboten
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forbidden GERMAN
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Zeitqeist
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the mood of the moment GERMAN
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