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7th Grade
05/07/2011

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ad hoc
Definition
Concerned with a particular purpose;improvised
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bona fides
Definition
good faith;sincere, involving no deceit or fraud
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carpe diem
Definition
seize the day, enjoy the present
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caveat emptor
Definition
let the buyer beware;buy at your own risk
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de facto
Definition
In reality, actually existing
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in extremis
Definition
in extreme circumstances, especially at the point of death
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in medias res
Definition
in the midst of things
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in toto
Definition
altogether, entirely
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modus operandi
Definition
a method of procedure
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modus vivendi
Definition
a way of living, getting along
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persona non grata
Definition
an unacceptable or unwelcome person
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prima facie
Definition
at first view, apparently; self-evident
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pro bono publico
Definition
for the public good
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pro forma
Definition
for the sake of form, carried out as a matter of formality
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quid pro quo
Definition
something given or received in exchange for something else
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RIP
Definition
rest in piece
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sic transit gloria mundi
Definition
thus passed away the gloria of the world
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sine qua non
Definition
something indispensable
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sub rosa
Definition
secretly 
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