1 50 Common Latin Word Cards Must-Learn Terms
50 Common Latin Word Cards
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Per se
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Vice versa:
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Alma mater
"by itself"
to change" or "turn "dear/bountiful
around
mother"
Use it to say that you
don't find something
boring per se (by itself,
intrinsically), but that it is
To reverse the order of something.
Denote the college or university from which one
has graduated.
really boring.
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Magnum opus
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Bona fide
"a true masterpiece" "good faith"
Something that is presented
The greatest work done by an without deception or fraud;
artist.
the real deal or truly
authentic.
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Quasi "as if or as though"
Something that resembles something else but doesn't
quite have all the same features.
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02/2014
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Alter ego
Verbatim
Status quo
"a second self" or "another I"
"repeat it in exactly the same words"
"the state in which"
Many people have an alter ego, or another, perhaps
hidden aspect of themselves.
Word for word with no changes and no improvisation.
Designate the existing state or condition of
things.
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02/2014
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Writing
Sic "in brackets like this: [sic] when quoting a statement or writing"
Writing
Id est
"that is"
It indicates that there is a spelling or grammar error (or
just something out of the ordinary) in the original
quotation.
When the speaker or writer wants to give an example or explanation that specifies a
statement.
Writing
Deus ex machina
"God out of a machine"
In ancient Greek and Roman plays, when plots became
too confusing, writers brought in God, lowered in via a pulley (the machine) &
wrap it all up. Today, it describes a plot where an
improbable means of resolving a conflict is used.
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02/2014
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Writing
Exempli gratia
Writing
Et cetera
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Writing
Et alii
"for the sake of example"
Term abbreviated to e.g. in writing.
"in the same place"
Commonly seen in research writing in footnotes and
bibliographies to designate that the same source has been cited twice in succession as "ibid."
see it as "et al"
Found in footnotes and bibliographies where writers
refer to a large number of authors without having to
write each name out.
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Everyday Talk
Ad infinitum "to infinity"
Describe something that goes on, seemingly endlessly.
Everyday Talk
Ipso facto "by the fact itself"
Something is true by its very nature.
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De facto "from the fact"
To be the case from what is actually the reality.
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In toto "in all or entirely"
Saying "in total"
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Everyday Talk
Tabula rasa
Terra firma
"clean slate"
"firm ground"
Denotes someone (like a child) not affected by any
experiences and impressions.
To be back on firm ground after a trip through the air
or rough waters.
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