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