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

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N.B.

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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.

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Anno Domini- in the year of our Lord

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5
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A.M.

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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)

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I point the way

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9
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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.)

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Out of many, one

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16
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Veritas (Harvard University)

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Truth

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17
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Lux et Veritas (Yale)

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Light and Truth

18
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In Deo Speramus (Brown University)

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In God we trust

19
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Lux sit (University of Washington)

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Let there be light

20
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Salus populi (University of Missouri)

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The welfare of the people

21
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ad infinitum

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without end

22
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ad nauseum

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to the point of disgust

23
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cave canem

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beware of the dog

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bona fide

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in good faith

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cum grano salis
with a grain of salt
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per annum
by the year; yearly
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per diem
by the day; daily
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verbatim
word for word
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Errare humanum est (Seneca the Younger)
To err is human
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Carpe diem (Horace)
Seize the day
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Festina Lente (Augustus)
Make haste slowly
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Veni, vidi, vici (Julius Caesar)
I came, I saw, I conquered
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ago, agere, egi, actum
to do, drive, act
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audio, audire, audivi, auditum
to hear, listen to
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cado, cadere, cecidi, casum
to fall, die
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capio, capere, cepi, captum
to take, capture
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curro, currere, cucurri, cursum
to run
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neco, necare, necavi, necatum
to kill
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peto, petere, petivi, petitum
to seek, ask, aim at, attack
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tempto, temptare, temptavi, temptatum
to try, attempt