Latin Flashcards

1
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ceteris paribus

A

all other things equal

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2
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circulus vitiosus

A

viscious circle

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3
Q

magister dixit

A

the teacher has said it

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4
Q

per annum (pa.)

A

each year

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5
Q

reductio ad absurdum

A

leading back to the absurd (philosophy)

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6
Q

carpe diem

A

seize the day

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7
Q

caveat emptor

A

let the buyer beware

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8
Q

modus operandi

A

method of operating

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9
Q

scientia ipsa potentia est

A

knowledge itself is power

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10
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tabula rasa

A

scraped tablet

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11
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de omnibus dubitandum

A

be suspicious of everything

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12
Q

ex post

A

from after

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13
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Id est (i.e.)

A

that is

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14
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mala tempora currunt

A

bad times are upon us

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15
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pari passu

A

with equal step

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16
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ab absurdo

A

from the absurd

17
Q

ergo

A

therefore

18
Q

magnum vectigal est parsimonia

A

economy is a great revenue

19
Q

non qui parum habet, set qui plus cupit, pauper est

A

it is not he who has little, but he who wants more, who is the pauper

20
Q

ex ante

A

from before

21
Q

libra (lb)

A

balance; scales

22
Q

nihil in intellectu nisi prius in sensu

A

nothing in the intellect unless first in sense

23
Q

pro tempore

A

for the time being

24
Q

punctum saliens

A

leaping point: the essential or most notable point

25
Q

ab uno disce omnes

A

from one, learn all

26
Q

ad infinitum

A

to infinity

27
Q

ad nauseam

A

to seasikcness

28
Q

ipso facto

A

by the fact itself

29
Q

quae non prosunt singula multa iuvant

A

what alone is not useful helps when accumulated

30
Q

quod periit, periit

A

what is gone is gone

31
Q

ad valorem

A

according to value

32
Q

felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas

A

happy is he who can ascertain the causes of things

33
Q

mala fide

A

bad faith

34
Q

sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas

A

use (what is) yours so as not to harm (what is) of others

35
Q

simplex sigillum veri

A

simplicity is the sign of truth