Phrases of the Day

Question 1

Caveat emptor (Latin)

Answer 1

let the buyer beware

Question 2

In vino veritas

Answer 2

in wine, (there is) truth

Question 3

AD Infinitum

Answer 3

until infinite

Question 4

AD Nauseam

Answer 4

until nausea

Question 5

Ergo

Answer 5

latin word for “therefore”

Question 6

AD (anno domini)/BC (before christ)

Answer 6

in the year of our lord

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Onus

Answer 7

burden or duty (always on somebody to do something)

Question 8

Kudos

Answer 8

good for you, glory to you

Question 9

Mea Culpa

Answer 9

My fault

Question 10

An Achilles Heal

Answer 10

a personal weakness, usually metaphorical

Question 11

Mentor

Answer 11

someone who advises you

Question 12

Odyssey

Answer 12

an extended adventurous trip

Question 13

Requiescat in Pace (RIP)

Answer 13

may he/she rest in peace

Question 14

in memoriam

Answer 14

in memory (of)

Question 15

Flagante Dilecto

Answer 15

flagrante=burning

delicto=crime

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Tantalize

Answer 16

sorely tempts you; you want it, but you can’t have it

Question 17

Siren

Answer 17

(noun) dangerous, beautiful, seductive woman
Hollywood
Movie villainess

Question 18

Dramatis Personae

Answer 18

“masks of the drama”; the cast

Question 19

Cornucopia

Answer 19

horn of plenty (symbol of abundance)

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Annus Horribilis

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horrible year

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Mirabilis

Answer 21

remarkable

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Tempus Fugit

Answer 22

time flies

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Alma Mater

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“nourishing mother”; the school you graduated from

Question 24

Radix Malorum Est Cupiditas

Answer 24

greed is the root of all evil

Question 25

Amor vincit omnia

Answer 25

love conquers all

Question 26

Dyaus Pitar

Answer 26

Zeus Pater, Jupiter, Sky god

Question 27

Aegis

Answer 27

Mythological meaning: the shield that bears the face of Medusa on its front or a goatskin breast plate with Medusa’s face on it
English meaning: Protection of an organization

Question 28

Avides

Answer 28

older name of Hades, means “not seen”

Question 29

In medias res

Answer 29

in the middle of the story

Question 30

Sine Qua Non

Answer 30

‘without which not’, use as a noun that means indispensable condition