Ch. 1-4 (and ch. 9 vocab) Flashcards

1
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N.B.

A

Notā Bene- note well

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2
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e.g.

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exempli gratia- for the sake of an example

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3
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i.e.

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id est- that is

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4
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A.D.

A

Anno Domini- in the year of our Lord

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5
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A.M.

A

Ante Meridiem- before noon

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6
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P.M.

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Post Meridiem- after noon

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7
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S.P.Q.R

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Senatus Populusque Romanus- for the senate and the Roman people

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8
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Dirigo (Maine)

A

I point the way

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9
Q

Excelsior (New York)

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Higher / Ever Upward

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10
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Eureka (California)

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I have found it

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11
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Regnat Populus (Arkansas)

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The people rule

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12
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Esto Perpetua (Idaho)

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May it last forever

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13
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Crescit Eundo (New Mexico)

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It grows as it goes

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14
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Cedant Arma Togae (Wyoming)

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Let arms yield to the toga

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15
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E Pluribus Unum (U.S.A.)

A

Out of many, one

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16
Q

Veritas (Harvard University)

A

Truth

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17
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Lux et Veritas (Yale)

A

Light and Truth

18
Q

In Deo Speramus (Brown University)

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In God we trust

19
Q

Lux sit (University of Washington)

A

Let there be light

20
Q

Salus populi (University of Missouri)

A

The welfare of the people

21
Q

ad infinitum

A

without end

22
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ad nauseum

A

to the point of disgust

23
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cave canem

A

beware of the dog

24
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bona fide

A

in good faith

25
Q

cum grano salis

A

with a grain of salt

26
Q

per annum

A

by the year; yearly

27
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per diem

A

by the day; daily

28
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verbatim

A

word for word

29
Q

Errare humanum est (Seneca the Younger)

A

To err is human

30
Q

Carpe diem (Horace)

A

Seize the day

31
Q

Festina Lente (Augustus)

A

Make haste slowly

32
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Veni, vidi, vici (Julius Caesar)

A

I came, I saw, I conquered

33
Q

ago, agere, egi, actum

A

to do, drive, act

34
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audio, audire, audivi, auditum

A

to hear, listen to

35
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cado, cadere, cecidi, casum

A

to fall, die

36
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capio, capere, cepi, captum

A

to take, capture

37
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curro, currere, cucurri, cursum

A

to run

38
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neco, necare, necavi, necatum

A

to kill

39
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peto, petere, petivi, petitum

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to seek, ask, aim at, attack

40
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tempto, temptare, temptavi, temptatum

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to try, attempt