Familiar English Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
Q
ad nauseum
A
to vomit
2
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ad infinitem
A
to infinity
3
Q
Alma Mater
A
foster mother
4
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alias
A
different name
5
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alter ego
A
another self
6
Q
ante bellum
A
before the war
7
Q
bona fide
A
in good faith
8
Q
carpe diem
A
seize the day
9
Q
cave canem
A
beware the dog
10
Q
caveat emptor
A
let the buyer beware
11
Q
cum laude
A
with honors
12
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magna cum laude
A
with great honors
13
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summa cum laude
A
with the highest honors
14
Q
ex libris
A
from library of
15
Q
habeas corpus
A
to have a body
16
Q
in absentia
A
in absence
17
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in loco parentis
A
in place of parents
18
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in memoriam
A
in memory
19
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In perpetuum
A
forever, inperpetuity
20
Q
magnum opus
A
great work; masterpiece
21
Q
mea culpa
A
my bad
22
Q
modus operandi
A
Mo-made of operation
23
Q
non sequitur
A
it doesn’t follow logic
24
Q
per annum
A
by the year
25
per centum
by the hunderd
26
per capita
by the head
27
per diem
per day
28
per se
by itself
29
persona non grata
person not welcome
30
post mortem
after death
31
pro bono publico
for the good of the public
32
pro et con
for and aganist
33
quid pro quo
something for something
34
semper fidelis
always faithful-marn=ines
35
status quo
current situation
36
terra firma
soild ground
37
terra incongito
unknown land
38
verbatim
word for word
39
via
by the way
40
semper paratus
always prepared- coast guard
41
semper supra
always above- air force
42
semper fortis
always brave-navy
43
Tertia semper prima
Third, always first-army
