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31 Cards in this Set
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Thallassology
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the study of the ocean
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ars longa vita brevis
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art is long, life is short
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encomium
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soothing
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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 vitae discimus
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not for school, but for life
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post prendial
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after lunch
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dum spiro, spero
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while i breath, i hope
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preamble
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precede; walk in front of
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pater patriae
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father of our country
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alula
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little wing
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sine quae non
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without which there is not
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sonority
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sound
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claudentur belli portae
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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
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Alas, the minds of the prophets are ignorant
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sapid
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tasty
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otium is reges prius et beatas perdide urbes
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leisure has destroyed first both kings and blessed cities
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minatory
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threatening
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in vito rapida scribere opportet aqua
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it is necessary to write in the wind and fast water
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truculent
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savage
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sublimi feriam sedere vertice
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I shall strike the stars with my lofty head
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amanuensis
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by hand
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gens humana ruit per vetitam nefas
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the human race runs through unspeakable sins
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gluten
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glue
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aequam memerto rebus in arduis servare mentum
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remember to save an equal mind in hard tasks
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circumflex
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to bend around
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aspere et nigris aequora ventis emirabitur
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he will marvel at the seas rough with plave winds
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retrogress
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walk back
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tu me cede malis
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you do not heed to evils
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opprobrium
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approval
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