NLE p23-24 Flashcards

1
Q

ad astra per aspera

A

To the stars through difficulties

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2
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ad hoc

A

for this particular purpose

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3
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ad infinitum

A

without limit

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4
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ad nauseam

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to the point of being sick

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5
Q

alma mater

A

kindly mother

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6
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alter ego

A

a second self

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7
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ars longa, vita brevis

A

art is long, life is short

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8
Q

bona fide

A

genuine

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9
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carpe diem

A

seize the day

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10
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caveat emptor

A

buyer beware

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11
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de facto

A

in fact

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12
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E pluribus unum

A

of many, one

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13
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errare est humanum

A

to err is human

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14
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ex tempore

A

on the spur of the moment

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15
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in absentia

A

in one’s absence

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16
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in loco parentis

A

in the place of a parent

17
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in memoriam

A

to the memory of

18
Q

modus operandi

A

a particular way of doing something

19
Q

non sequitur

A

an inference that does not follow logically from original statement

20
Q

per annum

A

for each year

21
Q

per capita

A

for each person

22
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per diem

A

for each day

23
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per se

24
Q

persona non grata

A

person who is not acceptable

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post mortem
after death
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prima facie
on the surface
27
pro and con(tra)
for and against
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quid pro quo
this for that
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sine die
without appointing a date
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sine qua non
something indispensable
31
status quo
existing state or arrangement
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tempus fugit
time flies
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terra firma
solid ground
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verbatim
word for word