Semester 1 sententia Flashcards

Test Friday, Jan 12

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1
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A new life begins

A

Vita nova incipit

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2
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One’s home is the best of all

A

Propria domus omnium optima

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3
Q

to whose advantage

A

cui bono

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4
Q

the spirit of the place

A

genius loci

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5
Q

success nurtures hope

A

successus spem alit

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6
Q

he whow is silent consents

A

qui tacet consentit

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7
Q

nothing is to be despaired of

A

nil desperandum

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8
Q

at the nick of time

A

in ipso articulo

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9
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after this, therfore becasue of this

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post hoc,ergo propter hoc

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10
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willy-nilly

A

nolens volens

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11
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the course of one’s life

A

curriculum vitae

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12
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the one who teaches learn

A

qui docet discit

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13
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in (throuhg) itslef, intrinsicallly

A

per se

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14
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beneath one’s dignity

A

infra dignitatem

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15
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art for that sake of art

A

ars gratia artis

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16
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the greatest good

A

summum bonum

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17
Q

by leave of

A

pace

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18
Q

nothing is made from nothing

A

ex nihilo nihil fit

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19
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from what has been done afterwards, retrocative

A

ex post facto

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20
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a constant companion (go with me)

A

vade mecum

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21
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I know this one thing, that I know nothing

A

Hoc unum scio, me nihil scire

22
Q

argument to the point

A

argumentum ad rem

23
Q

argument to a person

A

argumentum ad hominem

24
Q

argument to the purse

A

argumentum ad crumenam

25
Q

my turn today, your tmr

A

hodie mihi, cras tibi

26
Q

he himself said

A

ipse dixit

27
Q

one holding a place

A

locum tenens

28
Q

for a letter does not blush

A

Epistula enim non erubescit

29
Q

…extends warmest greetings

A

salutem plurimam dicit (S.P.d)

30
Q

If you are well, it is well; I am well.

A

Si vales, bene est; ego valeo (S.V.B.E.E.V)

31
Q

bread and circuses

A

panem et circenses

32
Q

he has favered our beginnings

A

annuit coeptis

33
Q

the companion of my companion is not my companion

A

socii mei socius meus socius non est

34
Q

hunger is the best cook

A

fames est optimus coquus

35
Q

the belly lacks ears

A

venter caret auribus

36
Q

a horn of plenty

A

cornucopia

37
Q

the beaten path(is) the safe path

A

via trita, via tuta

38
Q

we shall finda way or make one

A

inveniemus viam aut faciemus

39
Q

vitory to us is life

A

victoria nobis vita

40
Q

things to be added

A

addenda

41
Q

things to be done

A

agenda

42
Q

things needed to be changed having been changed (the necessary changes having been made

A

multatis mutandis

43
Q

too bad! for shame!

A

pro dolor! pro pudor!

44
Q

at first sight

A

prima facie

45
Q

first amonge equals

A

primus inter pares

46
Q

a hangover (kills) more than the sword (does)

A

plures crapula quam gladius

47
Q

(those) whom jupiiter wishes to destroy he first makes mad

A

quos vult perdere Iuppiter dementat prius

48
Q

for the occasion having arisen

A

Pro Re Nata (P.R.N.)

49
Q

you hit the nail on the head

A

rem acu tetigisti

50
Q

it is foolsish to fear what cannot be avioded

A

stultum est timere quod non vitari potest

51
Q

it is pleasent at the propper time to play the fool

A

dulce est desipere in loco