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Foreign Phrases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a posteriori | based on inductive reasoning |
| a priori | based on deductive reasoning |
| ad hoc | for a specific purpose |
| alter ego | a second self |
| amicus curiae | friend of the court |
| beau geste | noble gesture |
| bete noire | something particularly disliked; literally, black beast |
| bon mot | witty remark or comment; literally, good word |
| bona fide | in good faith; genuine |
| carpe diem | seize the day |
| carte blanche | unrestricted power; literally, blank document |
| 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; literally, god from a machine |
| dies irae | day of wrath; Judgment Day |
| dolce vita | the sweet life; a 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 | an accomplished fact; a done deed |
| faux pas | social blunder; literally, a false step |
| hoi polloi | the common people |
| idee fixe | obsession; literally, fixed idea |
| in camera | in private; secretly |
| 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; as an inevitable result |
| joie de vivre | joy of living; buoyant enjoyment of life |
| mea culpa | I am to blame |
| memento mori | a reminder that you must de |
| modus operandi | method of operating |
| mot juste | the appropriate word |
| nolo contendere | no contest |
| non sequitor | something that does not logically follow |
| nota bene | note well |
| persona non grata | unwelcome person |
| prima facie | on the face of it |
| pro bono | free of charge; literally, for good |
| po forma | done as a matter of form; perfunctory |
| quid pro quo | an equal exchange; literally, this for that |
| quo vadis | where are you going |
| rara avis | rare bird; an unusual specimen |
| sangfroid | self-possession or equanimity, especially under strain; literally, cold blood |
| shadenfreude | enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others; literally, "harm joy" |
| sic transit gloria mundi | thus passes away the glory of the world |
| sine qua non | something indispensable; literally, without which not |
| sui genera | 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 | a comprehensive apprehension of the world; literally, world view |
| weltschmerz | sorrow over the evils of the world; literally, world pain |
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