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Mat Foreign Phrases

Kaplan MAT FOREIGN PHRASES

TermDefinition
a posteriori based on inductive reasoning
a priori based on deductive reasoning
ad hoc for a specific purpose
amicus curiae friend of the court
beau geste noble gesture
bete noire someone who is disliked
bon mot witty remark or comment
bona fide genuine
carpe diem seize the day
carte blanche unrestricted power
causus beli pretext for war
caveat emptor let the buyer beware
corpus delicti body of the crime; substantial fact necessary to prove the commission of a crime
de facto actual
de jure by right; technically true
deus ex machina contrived device to resolve a situation
dies irae judgement day
dolce vita the sweet life; life of indulgence
ecce homo behold the man
ex cathedra by virtue of one's office
ex parte from a partisan point of view
ex post facto after the fact, retroactively
fait accompli a done deed
faux pas false step
hoi polloi the common people
idee fixe obsession
in camera private
in extremis near death
in loco parentis in the place of a parent
in vino veritas in wine there is truth
ipso facto by the fact itself
joie de vivre joy of living
mea culpa i am to blame
memento mori a reminder that you must die
modus operandi method of operating
mot juste the appropriate word
nolo contendere no contest
non sequitur something that does not logically follow
nota bene note well
persona non grata unwelcome person
prima facie on the face of it
pro forma done as a matter of form
quid pro quo an equal exchange
quo vadis where are you going
rara avis rare bird
sangfroid self-possession
schadenfreude enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others
sic transit gloria mundi thus passes away the glory of the world
sine qua non something indispensible
sui generis one of a kind
tabula rasa a blank slate
tout le monde all the world; everyone of importance
veni, vidi, vici i came, i saw, i conquered
vox populi voice of the people
weltanschauung world view
weltschmerz world pain
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