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Latin Words for AP EURO
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Language - Latin
10th Grade
06/06/2009

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Term

Aborigine

Definition

[from the beginning]

-a member of the indigenous people of a particular region, especially Australia

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ab ovo

Definition

[from the egg]

-from the beginning

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academia
Definition

[the grove where Plato taught]

-the academic world, academic life in general

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ad hoc
Definition

[to this, for this]

-for this special purpose, in this particular case

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ad hominem
Definition

[to the person]

-appealing to a person's emotions rather than to his or her intellect, can also refer to a personal attack on someone rather than a considered criticism of his or her views

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ad infinitum
Definition

[to the infinite]

-without end, indefinitely

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ad lib
Definition

[abbreviation of ad libitum, at please]

-without restraint, spontaneously

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ad nauseam
Definition

[to sickness]

-interminably, to an excessive ot sickening degree

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agenda
Definition

[things to be done]

-a list of matters to be dealt with or an underlying plan, policy or program

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Agnus Dei
Definition

[Lamb of God]

-term referring to Jesus Christ; can also refer to the Christian symbol of the lamb and the flag

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alibi
Definition

[elsewhere, alius, other]

-a defensive plea that a person was elsewhere at the time that an offense was committed

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alma mater
Definition

[fostering mother]

-a school, college, or university where an individual has been educated

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alter ego
Definition

[another I]

-a person's second or other self, or an intimate friend

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alumnus
Definition

[alumnae (f), alumni (pl), pupil, foster son]

-a former student of a particular school, college, or university

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amor vincit omnia
Definition

-[love conquers all]

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anno Domini
Definition

[in the year of our Lord]

-used in Christian chronology, indicating the number of years that have passed since the birth of Christ

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annus horribilis
Definition

[horrible year]

-a year of misfortune and disaster

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Annuit Coeptis
Definition

[He has smiled on our undertakings]

-unofficial motto of the United States on the reverse of the dollar bill

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anonymous
Definition

[not named]

-unidentified, of unknown authorship; can also refer to anything that lacks distinctiveness, character, or originality

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ante
Definition

[before]

-a stake put up by a player in gambling, or more generally any payment made in advance

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antebellum
Definition

[before the war]

-of or realting to the period before the outbreak of a war, often in reference to the U.S. civil war

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antediluvian
Definition

[before the flood]

-of or relating to the period before the biblical flood of Noah, or more generally to something of great age

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antemeridiem
Definition

[before noon]

-before noon, in the morning, between midnight and noon (a.m.)

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aquarium
Definition

[pertaining to water]

-a water-filled tank, pond, or other container for keeping live fish, plants, and other aquatic life; can also refer to a place where a collection of such aquatic plants and animals are kept

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ars gratia artis
Definition

[art for the sake of art]

-art for the arts sake, rather than for profit, motto of the MGM film company

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auditorium
Definition

[lecuture room, a place for listening]

-the part of a theater or other public building where the audience sits

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bona fide
Definition

 

[in good faith]

-done in good faith, sincerely; also valid, legitimate, genuine

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cadaver
Definition

[from cadere, to fall]

-a corpse, a human body

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campus
Definition

[field, plain]

-the site of a university, college, or school, inculding associated buildings and grounds, or the university or college itself

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carpe diem
Definition

[to seize the day]

-seize the oppurtunity when it presents itself, no time like the present, do not waste time

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casus belli
Definition

[cause of the war]

-an event or situation that is seen as justifying or causing hostilities or is used as an excuse for declaring war

 

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caveat emptor
Definition

[let the buyer beware]

-buyer beware,at the buyer's own risk

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circa
Definition

[around]

-around, about, approximately, especially in relation to dates

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cogito ergo sum
Definition

[I think therefore I am]

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colossus
Definition

[from Greek, kolossos, huge stature]

-a giant, or thing of gigantic proportions

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condominium
Definition

[joint ownership, form dominium, domain]

-a type of apartment building ot complex in which residents own individual units of the property and pay common maintenance fees

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consensus
Definition

[agreement, from consentire, to assent]

-unanimity, general agreement, accord

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Corpus Christi
Definition

[body of Christ]

-A Catholic festival celebrated in honor of the Eucharist

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corpus delicti
Definition

[body of the crime]

-the physical object on which a cime has been committed, or the sum of the evidence indicating than an offense has taken place

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crux
Definition

[cross or torture]

-the main point of an arguement or theory, or a problem, difficulty

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culpa
Definition

[fault or blame]

-neglect or negligence that is punishable by law

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decorum
Definition

[seemly, from decor, beauty or grace]

-propriety, good conduct, polite behavior, or seemliness

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de facto
Definition

[from the act]

-actually, in reality

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de jure
Definition

[from right or by law]

-by right or by law

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Deo gratias
Definition

-[thanks be to God]

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dulce et decorum est propatria mori
Definition

-[it is sweet and fitting to die for your nation]

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ego
Definition

[the self]

-the self or self-respect, self-esteem, egotism, arrogance

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emeritus
Definition

[well-deserved]

-or or relating to an honorary title retained after retirement

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e pluribus unum
Definition

[out of many, one]

-one out of many, official motto of the United States

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ergo
Definition

[therefore]

-therefore, hence, consequently

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et cetera
Definition

[and others]

-and the rest, and so on, and so forth

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ex
Definition

[out of, from]

-exit, exotica

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ex post facto
Definition

[from something done afterward]

-after the fact, retroactively

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facsimile
Definition

[to make like, fax]

-a faithful replica or reproductionor something, often a copy of written material transmitted electronically

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facta non verba
Definition

[deeds, not words]

-the time has come to take action rather than simply talk about doing something

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fetus
Definition

[offspring]

-an unborn child, usually from three months after conception

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fiat
Definition

[let it be done]

-an order, decree, or authorization, typically as issued by an official organization

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Didei Defensor
Definition

-[defender of the Faith]

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finis
Definition

[limit, end, conclusion]

-the end or conclusion of something

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flora
Definition

[flowers]

-plant life, especially the range of plants typical or a given place

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gravitas
Definition

[seriousness]

-gravity, solemnity, or high seriousness

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habeas corpus
Definition

[you should have the body]

-a common law writ under which a party may be summoned to court or else protected against illegal imprisonment

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habitat
Definition

-[he, she, or it inhabits]

- a place or environment that a particular person, plant, or animal normally frequents, often referring to a person's domestic surroundings

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herculean
Definition

[after Hercules]

-of or relating to something colossal, mammoth, or daunting in scale, power, intensity, or difficulty

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hiatus
Definition

[opening, cleft gap]

-an interruption or break in continuity or time

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homo
Definition

[human being]

-the genus to which the human race belongs, or an individual member of the human race

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homo sapiens
Definition

[wise man]

-the primate species to which human beings belong

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id
Definition

[it]

-in psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche in which an individual's inherited, instictive impulses reside

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id est
Definition

[i.e.]

-that is, that is to say

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ignoramus
Definition

[we do not know]

-a stupid or foolish person

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impetus
Definition

[assault]

-forward motion or an impulse, stimulus, incentive, or driving force

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imprimatur
Definition

[let it be printed]

-in the Catholic Church, a license permitting the printing of a religious work; more generally, any expression of official approval for something

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in absentia
Definition

[in absence]

-in the absence of a person

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in flagrante delicto
Definition

[while the crime is blazing]

-to be caught out while doing something forbidden or disapproved or, typically used of a couple surprised while engaging in illicit sexual activity

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in loco parentis
Definition

[in the place of the parent]

-assuming the authority or responsibility of a parent

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innuendo
Definition

[by hinting]

-an insinuation, hint, or oblique allusion

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Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaerum

(INRI)

Definition

[Jesus, the Nazarene King of Jews]

-the words inscribed on Christ's cross on the orders of Pilate

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insomnia
Definition

[sleepless]

-inability to get adequate sleep

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inter
Definition

-[between, or among]

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interregnum
Definition

[between reigns]

-the period between two successive reigns or regimes

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in vitro
Definition

[in glass]

-in a test tube, outside the living body, in an artificial environment

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ipso facto
Definition

[by the fact itself]

-by the very fact, thereby

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lex
Definition

[law]

-law, statute

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magna cum laude
Definition

[with great praise]

-with great distinction, usually in reference to academic honors at graduation

 

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magnum
Definition

[great]

-a large wine bottle

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magnum opus
Definition

[great work]

-a masterpiece, the greatest work of a particular artist

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mater
Definition

-[mother]

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maximum
Definition

[greatest, largest]

-the greatest value, amount, or quality, or the highest point or upper limit

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mea culpa
Definition

[my fault]

-it is my fault, I am to blame

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mens rea
Definition

[guilty mind]

-criminal intent

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mens sana in corpore sano
Definition

-[a sound mind in a sound body]

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millennium
Definition

[a thousand years]

-a period of a thousand years, or the 1,000th anniversary of something

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modus operandi
Definition

[mode of operating] (m.o.)

-a method or procedure, a way of doing things

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non sequitur
Definition

[it does not follow]

-a statement or conclusion that does not follow logically on from what preceded it

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pater
Definition

-[father]

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pax
Definition

[peace]

-peace, especially peace in international relations

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Pax Romana
Definition

[Roman Peace]

-the period of peace and prosperity that existed under the Roman Empire

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per annum
Definition

[through the year]

-anually, yearly, every year, for each year

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percent
Definition

[by hundred]

-in the hundred for or in every hundred

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per diem
Definition

[by the day]

-daily, each day, day by day

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persona non grata
Definition

[an unacceptable, unwelcome person]

-an individual who is considered personally unacceptable or inadmissible

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placebo
Definition

[I shall please]

-a medication or other treatment that psychologically soothes a patient without having any real effect on any actual physical complaint

 

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posthumous
Definition

[late-born, last]

-after the death of the person concerned

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post meridiem
Definition

[after noon]

-after the hour of noon, in the afternoon or evening, between midday and midnight

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postmortem
Definition

[after death]

-an autopsy, may also refer more generally to any analyis of an event after it has ended

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pyrrhic
Definition

[after King Phyrrus]

-at too great a cost

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quasi
Definition

[as it were, just as if]

-resembling, virtual

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quid pro quo
Definition

[what for what]

-something for something, one thing in return for another, a deal in which somehthing is given or recieved in exchange for something else

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requiescat in pace
Definition

[R.I.P.] [may he or she rest in peace]

-rest in peace

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rex
Definition

[king]

-a ruling monarch

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sanatorium
Definition

[healing place]

-an insititution where the sick may recieve therapy or medical treatment

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semper fidelis
Definition

[always faithful]

-motto of the U.S. Marine Corps

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status quo
Definition

[state in which]

-an exisiting state of affairs

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summa cum laude
Definition

[with highest praise]

-with the highest praise, usually referring to a degree, diploma, or other academic qualification

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tabula rasa
Definition

[scrapped table]

-a tablet from which written symbols have been scraped away and thus, by extension, a blank mind, or anything in a pristine state

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tempus fugit
Definition

[time flees]

-time flies, time passes quickly

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terra firma
Definition

[solid ground]

-dry land, firm ground

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urbi et orbi
Definition

[for the city and the world]

-relating to proclamations issued by the Catholic Church to be observed by Roman Catholics around the world

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veni vidi vici
Definition

[I came, I saw, I conquered]

-as quoted by Julius Caesar on his victory over Pharnaces, the King of Pontus in 47 B.C.

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verbatim
Definition

[word for word]

-word for word, in the exact words, precisely

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vox populi
Definition

[voice of the people]

-popular sentiment, general opinion

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ante Christum
Definition

[before Christ]

-sometimes used as an alternative to B.C. in Christian Chronology

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