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88 Cards in this Set
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causa
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because (of) + Gen.
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gratia
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for the sake (of) + Gen.
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amicus, -a, -um
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friendly/loyal/devoted (to) + Dat.
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carus, -a, -um
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dear (to) + Dat.
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similis, -is, -e
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similar (to) + Dat.
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impero
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order, command + Dat.
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pareo
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obey + Dat.
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placeo
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please, be pleasing (to) + Dat.
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praeficio
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put in charge, give command (to) + Dat.
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prosum
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be useful (to) + Dat.
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apud
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at, by, near, among, at the house of + Acc.
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praeter
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besides, except + Acc.
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super
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over, above, beyond + Acc.
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aliquis, aliquis, aliquid
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someone, something, anyone, anything
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quidam, quaedam, quoddam
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a certain or certain
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quisque, quaeque, quidque or quicque
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each person, each one
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alius, alia, aliud
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another, other
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alter, altera, alterum
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the other (of two), the second
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solus, -a, -um
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alone
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bonus, melior, optimus
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good, better, best
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facilis, facilior, facillimus
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easy, easier, easiest
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liber, liberior, liberrimus
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free, freer, freest (most free)
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idoneus, idonior, idonissimus
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fit/suitable, more suitable, most suitable (for) + Dat.
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bene, melius, optime
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well, better, very well
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diu, diutius, diutissime
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for a long time, for a longer time, for the longest time
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magnopere, plus, maxime
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greatly, more greatly, most greatly
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quam celerrime
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as quickly as possible
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si
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if
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nam
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for
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enim
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for
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igitur
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therefore
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autem
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however
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tamen
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yet, nevertheless, still
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neque
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and not, nor, neither
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ut
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in order that; how, as, when, while; even if
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sive ... sive
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whether ... or
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vel ... vel
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either ... or
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nec ... nec
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neither ... nor
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fio, fieri, factus sum
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become, be made
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malo, malle, malui
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prefer
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volo, velle, volui
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want
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nolo, nolle, nolui
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not want
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oportet
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it is right/proper/necessary; ought
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Dic! Dicite!
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Say! Tell!
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Duc! Ducite!
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Lead! Take!
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Fac! Facite!
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Do! Make!
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Fer! Ferte!
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Bring! Carry!
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vita excedere
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to leave life, die
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in matrimonium ducere
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to lead/take into marriage, marry
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consilium capere
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to take/adopt a plan
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Pyrrhus
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a Greek general who won, but with a great loss of lives
a Pyhrric victory is a win at a great loss |
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Marius
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Roman general, "novus homo", elected consul 7 times
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Sulla
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Roman general, twice consul,cruel dictator, used his armies to march on Rome
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Pompey
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Roman general, first triumvirate with Crassus and Caesar, defeated by Caesar in civil war, beheaded in Egypt
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Livia
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2nd wife of Augustus
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Tiberius
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son of Livia, adopted son and successor of Augustus
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Cannae
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site of huge defeat of Rome by Hannibal in 2nd Punic War
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Actium
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naval battle where Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra
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Perseus
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killed Medusa, rescued and married Andromeda the daughter of Cassiopeia
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Jason
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led the Argonauts to Colchis in search of the Golden Fleece, married Medea the daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis
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Mucius Scaevola
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thrust his right hand into fire as an act of bravery when caught trying to kill the Etruscan King Porsenna
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Janus
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2 faced god of beginnings and doorways; doors of his temple were open during wartime
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Vesta
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Roman goddess of the hearth (Greek = Hestia)
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Daphne
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a nymph pursued by Apollo; in answer to her prayer, she was turned into a laurel tree to escape him
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Pygmalion
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sculptor who fell in love with his statue; in answer to his prayer to Venus, the statue came to life
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Baucis and Philemon
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devout old couple; as a reward to their serving the gods, their hut was turned into a temple; when they died they were turned into intertwined trees
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Niobe
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as a punishment for bragging that her children were more beautiful than the gods, her children were killed and she was turned into stone
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pontifex maximus
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highest priest of the Roman religion
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augur
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priest who was trained to interpret flights of birds to predict the future
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Plaudite omnes!
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Everyone applaud!
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Me paenitet.
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I am sorry.
lit. It makes me sorry. |
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ut bene scis
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as you know well
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non sequitur
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a thought that does not logically follow
lit. it does not follow |
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ad hominem
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an attack on one's character
lit. to the man |
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Q.E.D.
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quod est/erat demonstrandum
what must be/had to be demonstrated (used in geometry proofs) |
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utor, uti, usus sum
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use, make use of + Abl.
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fruor, frui, fructus sum
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enjoy + Abl.
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fungor, fungi, functus sum
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perform (a duty), be engaged in + Abl.
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potior, potiri, potitus sum
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get possession of , acquire, become master of + Abl.
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vescor, vesci
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feed on, eat, enjoy + Abl.
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non modo ... sed etiam
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not only ... but also
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decet
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it is fitting/proper
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navem solvere
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to set sail
lit. to loosen the ship |
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castra ponere
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to pitch camp
lit. to put/place camp |
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Pliny the Younger
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Roman author, lawyer, and magistrate; wrote hundreds of letters
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Tacitus
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Roman historian
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Eamus!
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Let's go!
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suum cuique
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to each his own
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