Familiar English Flashcards by Aruna Pellani

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ad nauseum

A

to vomit

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ad infinitem

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to infinity

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Alma Mater

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foster mother

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alias

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different name

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alter ego

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another self

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ante bellum

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before the war

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bona fide

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in good faith

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carpe diem

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seize the day

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cave canem

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beware the dog

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caveat emptor

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let the buyer beware

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cum laude

A

with honors

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magna cum laude

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with great honors

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summa cum laude

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with the highest honors

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ex libris

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from library of

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habeas corpus

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to have a body

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in absentia

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in absence

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in loco parentis

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in place of parents

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in memoriam

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in memory

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In perpetuum

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forever, inperpetuity

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magnum opus

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great work; masterpiece

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mea culpa

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my bad

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modus operandi

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Mo-made of operation

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non sequitur

A

it doesn’t follow logic

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per annum

A

by the year

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per centum

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by the hunderd

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per capita

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by the head

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per diem

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per day

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per se

A

by itself

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persona non grata

A

person not welcome

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post mortem

A

after death

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pro bono publico

A

for the good of the public

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pro et con

A

for and aganist

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quid pro quo

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something for something

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semper fidelis

A

always faithful-marn=ines

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status quo

A

current situation

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terra firma

A

soild ground

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terra incongito

A

unknown land

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verbatim

A

word for word

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via

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by the way

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semper paratus

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always prepared- coast guard

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semper supra

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always above- air force

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semper fortis

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always brave-navy

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Tertia semper prima

A

Third, always first-army