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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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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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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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.

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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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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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