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2 8th Latin List 9

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Foreign Phrase
English Equivalent
Alibi   a form of defense whereby a defendant tries to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed; an excuse  
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Imperator   a supreme commander in ancient Rome  
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Monarch   a sole and absolute ruler of a state; a sovereign; one that presides over or rules; one that outdoes others in pre-eminence or power  
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Elector   a qualified voter; a member of the U.S. Electoral College  
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Patriarch   the male leader of a family or tribe  
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Insomnia   chronic inability to sleep; sleeplessness  
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Antagonist   one who opposes and actively battles with another; adversary or enemy  
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Alabaster   a dense, translucent, white or tinted fine-grained gypsum; a hard, translucent, occasionally banded calcite; a pale yellowish pink to yellowish gray  
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Matron   a married woman, especially a mature mother with established dignity and social position; a woman supervisor in a public institution, as a hospital, school, or prison  
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In Absentia   in absence; while or although not present  
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Hiatus   a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a slight pause  
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Narthex   a portico or lobby of an early Christian or Byzantine church or basilica; entrance hall leading to a church nave  
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