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Latin Phrases
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Refers to someones usual style of doing tasks
per capita
modus operandi
errare humanum est
pro bono
2. Something measured on a yearly basis
emeritus/emerita
per annum
pro bono
de facto
3. List of plays performers
tempus fugit
de facto
ex post facto
dramatis personae
4. Reason for commencing hostilities
in vitro
casus belli
quid pro quo
ibidem
5. In reality
ex tempore
de facto
post scriptum
non sequitur
6. Out of each hundred
per centum
ars gratia artis
casus belli
quod vide
7. Don't waste time
per centum
carpe diem
per annum
Nota Bene
8. By virtue of one's position
ex tempore
errare humanum est
ex offico
recipe
9. Obvious on the face of it
prima facie
errare humanum est
dramatis personae
Nota Bene
10. Unswamplike ground
deus ex machina
terra firma
ex tempore
et alii
11. Afterthought added to a complete letter
emeritus/emerita
de jure
modus operandi
post scriptum
12. Examination of a corpse
emeritus/emerita
et cetera
post mortem
homo sapiens
13. Shows teams - etc pitted against each other
versus
terra incognita
ex tempore
Nota Bene
14. Right of citizens to avoid unlawful imprisonment
caveat emptor
habeas corpus
homo sapiens
sic
15. Refer to
quod vide
dramatis personae
versus
homo sapiens
16. Unwelcome person
de facto
modus operandi
persona no grata
per diem
17. Last in a list of people
et alii
ex offico
caveat emptor
ex tempore
18. Verifiable in its context
ipso facto
de jure
post mortem
homo sapiens
19. Undiscovered territory
de jure
terra incognita
sic
carpe diem
20. Everybody makes mistakes
terra incognita
errare humanum est
sic
tabula rasa
21. In a test tube
non sequitur
id est
in vitro
placebo
22. Motto of MGM Studios
ex post facto
per annum
ars gratia artis
ex libris
23. The crucial element
post mortem
ars gratia artis
per diem
sine qua none
24. An illogical statement
id est
caveat emptor
placebo
non sequitur
25. Last in a list of inanimate objects
placebo
et cetera
recipe
in toto
26. Attempts to explain something in other words
placebo
sine qua none
id est
in toto
27. From the library of
ars gratia artis
ex tempore
ex libris
et cetera
28. Pound of measurement
terra firma
de facto
libra
post scriptum
29. Subsequently/later
per diem
in vitro
ipso facto
ex post facto
30. On the spur of the moment
ex tempore
modus operandi
terra incognita
persona no grata
31. Free
non sequitur
per capita
pro bono
Nota Bene
32. Refers to something that should be considered either innate or intrinsic/natural
ex tempore
Nota Bene
mea culpa
per se
33. Artificial or improbable device used to resolve the difficulties of a plot
deus ex machina
dramatis personae
versus
ex tempore
34. Individually
quod vide
ex tempore
per capita
versus
35. Pay close attention
post mortem
Nota Bene
per annum
sine qua none
36. Appears on tombstones
homo sapiens
ibidem
requiescat in pace
terra incognita
37. Established by legal procedures
de facto
libra
de jure
post scriptum
38. Inactive medicine given merely to satisfy a patient
et cetera
per capita
placebo
tempus fugit
39. Citations-exact location of something previously sited
ibidem
tabula rasa
post mortem
carpe diem
40. Genus/species of man
homo sapiens
deus ex machina
dramatis personae
errare humanum est
41. Daily allowence
deus ex machina
per diem
ibidem
placebo
42. Used in direct quotations to show a grammatical mistake in the original source
sic
ex offico
per se
quid pro quo
43. Retired
emeritus/emerita
homo sapiens
ars gratia artis
per se
44. In its entirety
placebo
in vitro
tempus fugit
in toto
45. To describe the speed at which time flies
recipe
quid pro quo
tempus fugit
deus ex machina
46. Tit for tat (payback for someone)
quid pro quo
de jure
et alii
Nota Bene
47. Starting point
ex offico
prima facie
tabula rasa
homo sapiens
48. An apology
post scriptum
mea culpa
carpe diem
recipe
49. Be cautious when purchasing items
in vitro
post mortem
mea culpa
caveat emptor
50. Cooking direction/symbol for a prescription
ex libris
per capita
tabula rasa
recipe