Regional Study Guide Phrases Flashcards

1
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de gustibus non est disputandum

A

there is no accounting for tastes

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2
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non compos mentis

A

not of sound mind

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3
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ab ovo usque ad mala

A

from the egg to the apple

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4
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sic transit gloria mundi

A

thus passes the glory of the world

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5
Q

ad hoc

A

for this purpose

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6
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bona fide

A

in good faith

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7
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sine die

A

without setting a day

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8
Q

vade mecum

A

a constant companion

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9
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ex tempore

A

on the spur of the moment

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10
Q

festina lente

A

make haste slowly

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11
Q

ad infinitum

A

without end

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12
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in absentia

A

in absence

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13
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lapsus linguae

A

slip of the tongue

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14
Q

de mortuis nil nisi bonum

A

speak only good of the dead

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15
Q

in memoriam

A

in memory of

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16
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pax vobiscum

A

peace be with you

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17
Q

stet

A

let it stand (printing term)

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18
Q

via

A

by way of

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19
Q

quid pro quo

A

a necessity (indispensable)

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20
Q

errare humanum est

A

to err is human

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21
Q

ante bellum

A

before the war (usually the civil war)

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22
Q

pro tempore

A

for the time being

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23
Q

corpus deliciti

A

the body of the crime

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24
Q

per capita

A

by heads

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25
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pro bono publico

A

for the public welfare

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26
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exit;exeunt

A

he goes out; they go out

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27
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de jure

A

by right, legally

28
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tempus fugit

A

time flies

29
Q

ne plus ultra

A

nothing beyond (perfection)

30
Q

cum grano salis

A

with a grain of salt

31
Q

in re

A

in the matter of; concerning

32
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per se

A

essentially

33
Q

vigilantia pretium libertatis

A

vigilance is the price of liberty

34
Q

pater patriae

A

father of his country

35
Q

ex officio

A

by virtue of office

36
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ad nauseam

A

to the point of disgust

37
Q

multum in parvo

A

much in little

38
Q

non sequitur

A

an illogical inference

39
Q

per diem

A

by the day

40
Q

vice versa

A

the other way around

41
Q

habeas corpus

A

a writ to bring a detained person before a judge

42
Q

ex post facto

A

enacted after the fact; retroactive

43
Q

ex libris

A

from the books of

44
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modus operandi

A

method of working

45
Q

in medias res

A

in the middle of things

46
Q

sine qua non

A

indispensable; a necessity

47
Q

et tu, Brute?

A

even you, Brutus?

48
Q

divide et impera

A

divide and rule

49
Q

in toto

A

entirely

50
Q

prima facie

A

on first sight

51
Q

viva voce

A

by spoken word; orally

52
Q

in loco parentis

A

in the place of a parent

53
Q

caveat emptor

A

let the buyer beware

54
Q

persona non grata

A

an unwelcome person

55
Q

ipso facto

A

by the very fact itself

56
Q

status quo

A

the existing state of affairs

57
Q

verbatim

A

word for word

58
Q

modus vivendi

A

method of living

59
Q

de facto

A

in fact; actually

60
Q

per annum

A

by the year

61
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pro et contra

A

for and against

62
Q

te Deum laudamus

A

we praise you, O Lord

63
Q

post mortem

A

after death

64
Q

alma mater

A

nourishing mother (the college/school one graduated from)

65
Q

post proelium, praemium

A

after the battle, the reward

66
Q

terra firma

A

solid ground

67
Q

vox populi, vox Dei

A

the voice of the people is the voice of God