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1
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Give the English for the phrase de facto

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in fact; actually

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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation prn

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pro re nata – as needed

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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation c

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cum – with

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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation sig.

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signa – write

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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation cf.

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confer – compare

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Give the English for the phrase ad infinitum

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without end

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Give the English for the phrase terra firma -

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solid ground

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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Oregon

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Alis volat propriis – He flies by his own wings

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Give the English for the phrase per annum -

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by the year

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10
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Give the English for the phrase viva voce

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by spoken word; orally

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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation non rep

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non repetatur –do not repeat

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12
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Give the English and author of the phrase festina lente.

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make haste slowly – Augustus

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13
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Give the English for the phrase per capita -

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by heads

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Give the English and author of the phrase errare humanum est.

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to err is human – Seneca

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15
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Massachusetts

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Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem – with the sword she seeks calm peace under liberty

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16
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Give the English for the phrase pro tempore -

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for the time being

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17
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Give the English for the phrase pater patriae

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father of his country

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18
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation q.s.

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quantum sufficiat – as much as needed

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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation b.i.d.

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bis in die – twice a day

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20
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Give the English for the phrase in toto -

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entirely

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21
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of Missouri

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Salus populi: The welfare of the people

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22
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Give the English for the phrase per diem -

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by the day

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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of Florida

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Civium in moribus rei publicae salus: The welfare of the states lies in the character of its citizens.

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24
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Give the English for the phrase cum grano salis

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with a grain of salt

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25
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation et al.

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et alia – and others

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26
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Give the English for the phrase status quo -

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the existing state of affairs

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27
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation s

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sine – without

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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation q.v.

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quod vide – which see

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29
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Give the English for the phrase sine qua non -

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indispensable; a necessity

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30
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation m.

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meridie – at midday, noon

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31
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Virginia

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Sic semper tyrannis – thus ever to tyrant

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32
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What was said by Caesar, as he was about to cross the Rubicon, and what does it mean?

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alea iacta est – the die is cast

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33
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of New Mexico

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Lux hominum vita: Light, the life of men

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34
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Give the English for the phrase de mortuis nil nisi bonum

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speak only good of the dead

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35
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation i.e.

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id est – that is (an explanation)

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36
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Give the English for the phrase pro and con(tra) -

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for and against

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37
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Give the English for the phrase non sequitur:

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it does not follow; an illogical inference

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38
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Give the English for the phrase quid pro quo -

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something for something

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39
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Give the English for the phrase ad hoc

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for this purpose

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40
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Give the English for the phrase vice versa

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the other way around

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41
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of modern Olympics

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citius, altius, fortius – swifter, higher, stronger

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42
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Give the English for the phrase per se -

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by itself; essentially

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43
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What was the phrase Constantine saw in the sky before the battle of the Milvian Bridge, and what does it translate as?

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in hoc signo vinces – by this sign you will conquer

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44
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Give the English for the phrase corpus delicti

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the body of the crime

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45
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of Vermont

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Studiis et rebus honestis: To honorable pursuits and deeds

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46
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Mississippi

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Virtute et armis – by valor and arms

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47
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Wyoming

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Cedant arma togae – Let arms yield to the toga (peace)

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48
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation p.c.

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post cibos – after meal

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49
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Delaware College

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Scientia sol mentis: Knowledge, the sun of the mind

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50
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of North Carolina

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Esse quam videri – to be rather than to seem

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51
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Give the English for the phrase ab ovo usque ad mala

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from the egg to the apple (like “from soup to nuts”)

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52
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps.

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semper fidelis – always faithful

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53
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Colorado

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Nil sine numine – nothing without divine guidance

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54
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Give the English for the phrase post mortem -

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after death

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55
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Harvard University

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Veritas: Truth

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56
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation a.c.

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ante cibos – before meals

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57
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Give the English and author of the phrase Audentis Fortuna iuvat

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Fortune favors the brave. Virgil

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58
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation Rx

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recipe – take as prescribed (medical term)

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59
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation P.M.

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post meridiem – afternoon

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Give the English for the phrase vade mecum -

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a constant companion (go with me)

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61
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Maine

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Dirigo – I point the way

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62
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Amherst College

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Terras irradient: Let them illuminate the earth

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63
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Give the Latin and English for BOTH mottoes of the state of South Carolina

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Dum spiro, spero –While there’s life, there’s hope (While I breathe, I hope) AND Animis opibusque parati – Prepared in mind and resources

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64
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Hunter College

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Mihi cura futuri: My care is for the future

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65
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Give the English for the phrase pro bono public -

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for the public welfare

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66
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Arizona

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Ditat Deus – God enriches

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67
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation o.s.

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oculus sinister – left eye

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68
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Give the English for the phrase et tu, Brute!

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even you, Brutus!

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69
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Oklahoma

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Labor omnia vincit –Work conquers all

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70
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Give the English for the phrase vox populi, vox Dei:

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the voice of the people is the voice of God

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71
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Give the English and author of the phrase mens sana in corpore sano.

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a sound mind in a sound body – Juvenal

72
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Give the English for the phrase non compos mentis:

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not of sound mind

73
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of Oregon

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Mens agitat molem: Mind moves the mass

74
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Idaho

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Esto perpetua – May it last forever

75
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Give the English for the phrase alma mater

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nourishing mother – for any school/college

76
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Give the English for the phrase persona non grata -

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an unwelcome person

77
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation gtt.

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guttae – drops

78
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation t.i.d.

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ter in die – three times a day

79
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of North Dakota

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Lux et lex: Light and law

80
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Give the English for the phrase vigilantia pretium libertatis:

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vigilance is the price of liberty

81
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of Mississippi

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Virtute et armis: By valor and arms

82
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Give the English for the phrase in re -

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in the matter of; concerning

83
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Give the English for the phrase divide et impera

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divide and rule

84
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Give the English for the phrase lapsus linguae -

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a slip of the tongue

85
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation e.g.

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exempli gratia – for example

86
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of Nebraska

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Litteris dedicata et omnibus artibus: Dedicated to letters and all the arts

87
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation P.S.

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post scriptum – written afterward

88
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Give the English for the phrase ipso facto -

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by the very fact itself

89
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Give the English for the phrase exit; exeunt

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he goes out; they go out

90
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Kansas

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Ad astra per aspera – to the stars through difficultie

91
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Give the English for the phrase bona fide

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in good faith

92
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Give the English for the phrase ante bellum

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before the war

93
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Give the English for the phrase stet:

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let it stand (printing term)

94
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Dartmouth College

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Vox clamantis in deserto: The voice of one crying in the wilderness

95
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation stat.

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statim – immediately

96
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Yale University

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Lux et veritas: Light and truth

97
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Give the English for the phrase prima facie -

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on first sight or appearance

98
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Give the English for the phrase in loco parentis -

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in the place of a parent

99
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of Chicago

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Crescat scientia, vita excolatur: Let knowledge grow, let life be enriched

100
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation h.s.

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hora somni – at bedtime

101
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation viz.

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videlicet – namely

102
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of New York University

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Perstare et praestare: To persevere and surpass

103
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Give the English for the phrase ne plus ultra:

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nothing more beyond; perfection

104
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Give the Latin and English for the phrase found on a mosaic in Pompei.

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cave canem – beware of the dog

105
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation Rx.

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recipe – take

106
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation pro tem.

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pro tempore – for the time being

107
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Missouri

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Salus populi suprema lex esto – the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law

108
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Give the English and author of the phrase et tu, Brute!

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even you, Brutus – Julius Caesar

109
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Michigan

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Si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam circumspice – If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you

110
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Alabama

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Audemus iura nostra defendere – we dare defend our right

111
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Give the English for the phrase ex officio

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by virtue of office

112
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation op. cit.

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opere citato – in the work cited/mentioned

113
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation Q.E. D.

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Quod erat demonstrandum – that which must be demonstrated

114
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Give the English for the phrase de jure

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by right; legally

115
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation p.o.

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per os – by mouth

116
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Arkansas

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Regnat populus – the people rule

117
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Give the English for the phrase de gustibus non est disputandum

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there is no accounting for tastes; everyone to his own taste

118
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation A.M.

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ante meridiem – before noon

119
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Give the English for the phrase errare humanum est

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to err is human

120
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Give the English for the phrase caveat emptor

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let the buyer beware

121
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Give the Latin motto and its translation for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo.

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ars artis gratia – art for the sake of art

122
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation q.i.d

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quater in die – four times a day

123
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Give the Latin and English for the the motto of the United States that is found on all coins.

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e pluribus unum –from many, one (one out of many)

124
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Brooklyn College

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Nil sine magno labore: Nothing without great labor

125
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Give the English for the phrase sine die -

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indefinitely; without setting a day

126
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Connecticut

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Qui transtulit sustinet – He who transplanted, sustains

127
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Trinity College

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Pro ecclesia et patria: For church and country

128
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Give the English for the phrase modus operandi

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a method of working

129
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation o.d.

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oculus dexter – right eye

130
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of New Mexico

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Crescit eundo – it grows as it goes

131
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation per cent

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per centum – by the hundred

132
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Give the English for the phrase multum in parvo:

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much in little

133
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the City College of New York

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Respice, adspice, prospice: Look to the past, look to the present, look to the future

134
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of Washington

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Lux sit: Let there be light

135
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Brown University

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In Deo speramus: In God we trust

136
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Give the English for the phrase in medias res -

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in the middle of things

137
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation N.B.

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nota bene – note well (pay attention to this)

138
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of New York

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Excelsior – Ever upward/higher

139
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Give the Latin and English for the mottoes found on $1 bill.

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Annuit Coeptis – he (God) looks with favor on our undertakings AND Novus Ordo Seclorum – A new order of the ages

140
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Maryland

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Scuto bonae voluntatis Tuae coronasti nos – with the shield of Thy goodwill Thou has covered us

141
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Give the English and author of the phrase veni, vidi, vici.

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I came, I saw, I conquered – Julius Caesar

142
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Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation aq.

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aqua – water

143
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Johns Hopkins University

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Veritas vos liberabit: The truth will set you free

144
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of West Virginia

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Montani semper liberi – Mountaineers are always free

145
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Give the English for the phrase pax vobiscum -

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peace be with you

146
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of Texas

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Disciplina praesidium civitatis: Training, the defense of the state

147
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Give the English for the phrase habeas corpus:

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a writ to bring a detained person before a judge (lit. you must have the body)

148
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Give the English for the phrase in absentia -

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in absence

149
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation vs.

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versus – against

150
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of Michigan

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Artes, scientia, veritas: Arts, knowledge, truth

151
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation ad lib.

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ad libitum – at pleasure

152
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Give the English for the phrase ex post facto -

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enacted after the fact; retroactive

153
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Give the English for the phrase festina lente:

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make haste slowly

154
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Give the English and author of the phrase ars longa, vita brevis.

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art is long, life is short – Horace

155
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Give the English for the phrase ex libris

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from the books of

156
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation id.

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idem – the same (author)

157
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Give the English and author of the phrase carpe diem.

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seize the day – Horace

158
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Columbia University

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In lumine tuo videbimus lumen: In your light, we shall see the light

159
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Tulane University

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Non sibi, sed suis: Not for herself, but for her own

160
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard.

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semper paratus – always prepared

161
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Give the English for the phrase modus vivendi:

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a method of living

162
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of the South (Sewanee)

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Ecce quam bonum: Behold how good

163
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Give the English for the phrase te Deum laudamus:

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we praise you, O Lord

164
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Give the English for the phrase tempus fugit -

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time flies

165
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Give the English for the phrase verbatim –

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word for word

166
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Give the Latin and English for the National motto of Canada

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A mari usque ad mare – from sea to sea

167
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Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation ibid.

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ibidem – in the same place

168
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Fordham University

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Sapientia et doctrina: Wisdom and knowledge

169
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Give the English for the phrase post proelium, praemium:

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after the battle, the reward

170
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Give the English for the phrase via -

A

by way of

171
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Give the English for the phrase in memoriam -

A

in memory of

172
Q

Give the English for the phrase ex tempore -

A

on the spur of the moment

173
Q

Give the English for the phrase sic transit gloria mundi -

A

thus passes the glory of the world

174
Q

Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of District of Columbia

A

Iustitia omnibus – Justice for all

175
Q

Give the English for the phrase ad nauseam

A

to the point of disgust

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