Greek and Latin roots

Question 1

bona fide

Answer 1

genuine; sincere; in good faith

Question 2

carpe diem

Answer 2

seize the day; enjoy the moment

Question 3

data

Answer 3

facts or pieces of information

Question 4

de facto

Answer 4

from the fact; in reality; actually

Question 5

e pluribus unum

Answer 5

(the motto of the United States) one out of many

Question 6

ergo

Answer 6

therefore; hence

Question 7

et. al.

Answer 7

and others

Question 8

et cetera (etc.)

Answer 8

and so forth; and others; and so on

Question 9

eureka

Answer 9

I have found it

Question 10

excelsior

Answer 10

higher

Question 11

ex libris

Answer 11

from the books

Question 12

ex post facto

Answer 12

arising or enacted after the fact; retroactive; after the deed (An ex post facto law is one which sets a penalty for an act that was not illegal at the time it was performed. Such laws are forbidden by the US Constitution.)

Question 13

gladiator

Answer 13

from the word gladius which means sword; a person who engages in a fight

Question 14

habeas corpus

Answer 14

the right of a citizen to have a document that prevents unlawful imprisonment

Question 15

in absentia

Answer 15

in one’s absence

Question 16

ncognito

Answer 16

without one’s name, character, and rank; concealed

Question 17

in excelsis

Answer 17

in the highest

Question 18

innuendo

Answer 18

by hinting; to nod to; meaning; an indirect

or subtle, usually derogatory, implication; insinuation

Question 19

magnus opus

Answer 19

a masterpiece

Question 20

memorabilia

Answer 20

remembrances; worthy of being remembered

Question 21

miscellaneous

Answer 21

a mixture

Question 22

modus operandi

Answer 22

method or way of working

Question 23

nemesis

Answer 23

an opponent or rival whom someone cannot

overcome; enemy

Question 24

veni, vidi, vici

Answer 24

I came, I saw, I conquered

Question 25

verbatim

Answer 25

word for word

Question 26

versus

Answer 26

against

Question 27

via

Answer 27

by way of; used to show routes or roads in Rome