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2 8th Latin List 6
Foreign Phrase | English Equivalent |
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Syllabus | a brief outline (as a course of study) |
Vortex | a mass of whirling fluid forming a cavity in the center toward which things are drawn |
Angini | a disorder marked by sudden bursts of internal pain |
Summa Cum Laude | with highest distinction; with the greatest praise |
Dogma | something considered as an established opinion; a belief or body of beliefs concerning faith |
Papyrus | paper reed; soft part of the stem especially when cut into strips and pressed in to writing materials |
Magnus Opus | a great work, especially the greatest achievement of a writer or artists |
Post Mortem | occurring after death |
Vice Versa | with the order turned around |
Pupa | a form of an insect having a complete metamorphosis that occurs between the larva and the adult |
Manna | the food miraculously provided for the Israelites in the wilderness on the flight from Egypt; scriptural nourishment from the divine source; something valuable one receives unexpectantly |
Peninsula | a long projection of land into water, connected with the mainland by an island |