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23 Cards in this Set
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Thalassology
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the study of the sea.
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ars longa vita brevis
(elipsus) |
Art is long, life is short.
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Encomium
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words of comfort.
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cogito ergo sum.
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I think therefore I am.
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Autodidact
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self-taught.
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non scholae sed vita discimus.
(from Seneca) |
we learn not for school but for life.
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Post prandial
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after lunch.
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dum spiro, spero.
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while I breathe, I hope.
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preamble
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the paragraph(s) before or beginning something something written.
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pater partiae.
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father of the country.
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allula
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little wing.
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sine qua non.
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without which not.
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Sonority
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having to do with sound.
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claudentur Belli portae. (Virgil)
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the gates of war will be closed.
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marmorated
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marble-like.
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heu, vatum ignare mentes! (Virgil)
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hey, the minds of the prophets are ignorant.
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retrogress
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to regress or relapse.
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tolne cede malis. (Virgil)
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you do not yeild to evils.
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amanuensis
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someone employed to work with his/her hand(s).
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gens humana ruit per vetitum nefas. (Horus)
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The human race rushes through unspeakable crimes.
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sapid
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tasty.
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otium et reges prius et beatas perdidit urbes.
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leisure has destroyed first both kings and blessed city.
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opprobrium
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approval.
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