C.L TEST 141-160 Flashcards

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141: what is pro forma?

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Satisfying only the minimum

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141: what is the Latin meaning?

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By form

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142: what is quid pro quo?

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A fair exchange

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142: what is the Latin meaning?

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That which it has to be demonstrating

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143: how do you play Russian roulette?

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You got to get a revolver with one bullet spin the cylinder and fire at your own head

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143: what is another Russian roulette game?

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You got to drink and drive and risk your life an others

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144: what is sail under false colors?

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To behave deceptively

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144: what is another definition?

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The colors of a ship are its identifying flags

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145: what is second wind?

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A new surge of energy

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145: what does it refer to?

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The fact of a person’s metabolism changes

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146: what is semper fidelis?

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Latin for always faithful

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146: what is the motto for the US marine corps?

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Semper fidelis

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147: what is sink or swim?

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Is a situation when you are thrown in the water than you got swim or drown

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147: what is another definition?

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Save yourself or else fail

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148: what is sit on the fence?

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To remain neutral

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148: what is another definition?

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To refuse to take sides

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149: what is sitting duck?

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A very easy target

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149: where does the term comes from?

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From people that hunts down ducks

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150: what is skeleton in the closet?

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A potentially embarrassing secrets

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150: how many definition does skeleton in the closet have?

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Two definitions

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151: what is skin of one’s teeth

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To do something

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151: what is the another definition for the term?

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To accomplish something

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152: what is star crossed lovers?

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Lovers whose relationship is doomed

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152: why was this made?

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Because stars control human destiny

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153: what is status quo?

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The existing other of things

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153: what is the Latin meaning?

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The state of which

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154: what is strain at a gnat and swallow a camel?

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To take exception to a minor fault

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154: what is the example given?

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The editor was straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel

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155: what is summa cum laude?

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To graduate from collage

30
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155: what is the Latin meaning?

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Highest praise

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156: what does to take the bull by the horn?

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To take the initiative

32
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156: what is the example given?

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You’ve got to take the bull by the horn and out a few possibility

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157: what is throw the book at someone?

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to make as many charges

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157: what is the example given?

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We’re going to throw a book at someone

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158: what is thumbs up (or down)?

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Expression of approval and disapproval

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158: what is the example given?

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The two critics disagreed about the movie; one thumbs up; the other thumbs down

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159: what is N.O.W

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National organization of women

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159: what does N.O.W do?

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Try to put an end to discrimination against women

39
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160: what is FBI

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

40
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160: what is CIA

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Central Intelligence Agency