Semester 1 sententia Flashcards

Test Friday, Jan 12 (51 cards)

1
Q

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

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Propria domus omnium optima

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3
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to whose advantage

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cui bono

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4
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the spirit of the place

A

genius loci

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5
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success nurtures hope

A

successus spem alit

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6
Q

he whow is silent consents

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qui tacet consentit

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7
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nothing is to be despaired of

A

nil desperandum

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8
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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

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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

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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
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by leave of

A

pace

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18
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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

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ex post facto

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20
Q

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

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Hoc unum scio, me nihil scire

22
Q

argument to the point

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argumentum ad rem

23
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argument to a person

A

argumentum ad hominem

24
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argument to the purse

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argumentum ad crumenam

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my turn today, your tmr
hodie mihi, cras tibi
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he himself said
ipse dixit
27
one holding a place
locum tenens
28
for a letter does not blush
Epistula enim non erubescit
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...extends warmest greetings
salutem plurimam dicit (S.P.d)
30
If you are well, it is well; I am well.
Si vales, bene est; ego valeo (S.V.B.E.E.V)
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bread and circuses
panem et circenses
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he has favered our beginnings
annuit coeptis
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the companion of my companion is not my companion
socii mei socius meus socius non est
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hunger is the best cook
fames est optimus coquus
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the belly lacks ears
venter caret auribus
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a horn of plenty
cornucopia
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the beaten path(is) the safe path
via trita, via tuta
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we shall finda way or make one
inveniemus viam aut faciemus
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vitory to us is life
victoria nobis vita
40
things to be added
addenda
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things to be done
agenda
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things needed to be changed having been changed (the necessary changes having been made
multatis mutandis
43
too bad! for shame!
pro dolor! pro pudor!
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at first sight
prima facie
45
first amonge equals
primus inter pares
46
a hangover (kills) more than the sword (does)
plures crapula quam gladius
47
(those) whom jupiiter wishes to destroy he first makes mad
quos vult perdere Iuppiter dementat prius
48
for the occasion having arisen
Pro Re Nata (P.R.N.)
49
you hit the nail on the head
rem acu tetigisti
50
it is foolsish to fear what cannot be avioded
stultum est timere quod non vitari potest
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it is pleasent at the propper time to play the fool
dulce est desipere in loco