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7648020317quid pro quoan equal exchange or substitution0
7648020318terra firmasolid ground; dry land1
7648020319Semper FidelisAlways faithful2
7648020320ergoconsequently; therefore3
7648020321persona non grataan unacceptable or unwelcome person.4
7648020322mea culpamy fault5
7648020323memorandumA form on which a brief message is written describing a transaction6
7648020324ipso factoby the fact itself; by that very fact7
7648020325pro bonofor the public good8
7648020326Tabula Rasablank slate; clean slate9
7648020327de factoin fact or in reality10
7648020328ibidem (always used in the abbreviated form ibid)in the same place11
7648020329deus ex machinaan unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel.12
7648020330et al. (et alii)"and other people"13
7648020331et cetera (etc.)and other things of the same class; and so forth14
7648020332exempli gratia (e.g.)for example15
7648020333ad nauseamTo a sickening or excessive degree16
7648020334Per se (adv)Of, In, or by itself or oneself; intrinsically17
7648020335Vice versa (adv)With the order or meaning reversed; conversely18
7648020336magnum opus (n)a great work, especially a literary or artistic masterpiece19
7648020337bona fide (adj/adv)genuine; real; sincere20
7648020338Modus Operandi (MO)A method of operating or functioning way of operating21
7648020339status quo (n)The existing state of affairs22
7648020340verbatim (adj)Using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word23
7648020342in medias res (adv)In or into the middle of a sequence of events, as in a literary narrative24

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