C.l Exam 141-160 Flashcards

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Is to deceiving into thinking that things are what then they actually are?

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Easier

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141- what is pro-forma?

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Satisfying only the minimum requirements of a task and doing it in a short way.

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142- what is quid pro quo??

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A fair exchange

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What is the Latin meaning?

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That which was to be demonstrated

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143- what is to play Russian roulette?

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To gamble foolishly.

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144- what is sail in day false colors?

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To behave deceptively

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It was actually what?

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A swindler

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145- what is semper Fidelis?

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Latin for always faithful.

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What is the motto?

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Always be prepared.

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146- what is Second wind?

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A new surge of energy

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The marathon got her second what?

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Second wind award

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147- what is sink or swim?

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A sink or swim situation in which we must save ourselves by our own means or else fail.

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What is the image?

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If the person is thrown in the water without a life preserver he or see must swim or drown

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148- wha t is sit on the France?

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To remain natural to refuse to take sides in dispite

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Afraid he will one what?

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He’ll Lose votes

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149- what is sitting ducks?

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A very easy target

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How is it easier to hit ducks when they are sitting?

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Because they aren’t moving at all.

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150- what is skeleton in the closet.?

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A potentially embarrassing secret

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the committee asked what?

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If he had any skeletons in the closet

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152-What is Star crossed lovers?

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Lovers whose relationship is doomed to fail are said to be star crossed

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Becaus those believe in what?

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153- what is staus quo?

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The existing order of things

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What is the latin phrase?

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The state in which

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154- what is strain at a gnat a s swallow camel?

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To take exception to a minor

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What as he doing?!
The editor was straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel
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155- what is Summa cum laude?
To graduate from college
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What is the Latin phrase?
With highest price
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156- what is to take the bull by the horns?
Take the Initiative on confronting a difficult.
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You will never decide what?
You want in life,
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157- what is Throw the book at someone?
To make many charges as possible.
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What is the example?
You may think you have gotten off lightly I. The past, muggy, but this time were going to throw the book
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158- what is thumps up(or down?) ?
Expression is approval and disapproval respectively
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What is the example?
The top critics disagreed about the movie
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159- what is N.O.W?
National organ action doe women
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It favors what?
Liberation of abortion.
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160- what is the FBI?
Federal bureau of investigation and the central intelligence
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Charged with protecting the what?
Security of the United States