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17 Cards in this Set
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Ad hoc
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Concerned with a particular purpose; improvised (Literally, "To the thing")
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Bona Fides
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Good faith; sincere, involving no deceit of fraud
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Carpe Diem
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Seize the day, enjoy the present
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Caveat Emptor
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let the buyer beware, buy at your own risk
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In medias res
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In the midst of things
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In toto
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Altogether, entirely
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Modus operandi
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A method of procedure
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Modus Vivendi
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A way of living, getting along
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Persona non grata
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An unacceptable or unwelcome person
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Prima facie
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At first view, apparently; self-evident
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Pro bono publico
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For the public good
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Pro forma
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For the sake of form, carried out as a matter of formality
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Quid pro quo
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Something given of received in exchange for something else
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Requiscat in pace (RIP)
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May he or she rest in peace (As seen on tombstones)
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Sic transit gloria mundi
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Thus passes away the glory of the world
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Sine qua non
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Something absolutely indispensable (literally, "without which not")
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Sub rosa
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secretly
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