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Joy Of Vocabulary 26
Vocab 26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Caveat emptor. | "Let the buyer beware." |
| Cherchez la femme. | "Look for the woman." (a woman is always the key to a problem/mystery) |
| Cogito, ergo sum. | "I think, therefore I exist." |
| De gustibus non est disputandum. | "There is no disputing about tastes." |
| E pluribus unum. | "Out of many, one." (motto of the United States) |
| Eureka. | "I have found (it)." (expression of triumph) |
| Gaudeamus igitur. | "Then let us be merry (while we are young)." |
| Habeas corpus. | "You shall have the body (in court)." (summons to a court; protection from unlawful imprisonment) |
| Honi soit qui mal y pense. | "Shame to anyone who thinks ill of this." or "Evil to anyone who evil thinks." |
| Laissez-faire. | "Let (people) do (as they choose)." (Noninterference in the affairs of others) |
| Mens sana in corpore sano. | "A sound mind in a sound body." (ideal education should strive for) |
| O tempora! O mores! | "Oh the times! Oh the customs!" (complaining that times have changed for the worse) |
| Tempus fugit. | "Time flies." |
| Tout comprendre, c'est tout pardonner. | "To understand all is to forgive all." |
| Verbum sat sapienti est. | "A word to the wise is sufficient." |