AP Language Week Seventeen Flashcards

5647661900	Ad Hoc	adj; created or done for a particular purpose as necessary	0
5647669761	Alter Ego	n; a person's secondary or alternative personality	1
5647672637	Bona Fide	adj; genuine or real	2
5647675330	Caveat Emptor	n; the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and sustainability of goods before a purchase is made	3
5647685484	Corpus Delicti	n; the facts and circumstances constituting a crime	4
5647690310	Expost Facto	adj; with retrospective action or force	5
5647694220	Extempore	adj; spoken or done without preparation	6
5647697062	Habeas Corpus	n; a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court	7
5647702952	In Extremis	adv; in an extremely difficult fashion	8
5647705978	Magnum Opis	n; a work of art, music, or literature that is regarded as the most important or best work that an artist, composer, or writer has produced	9
5647714652	Non Sequitur	n; a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement	10
5647723350	Persona Non Grata	n; an unacceptable or unwelcome person	11
5647729141	Quid Pro Quo	n; a favor or advantage granted in return for something	12
5647731150	Sine Qua Non	n; an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary	13
5647736394	Subpoena	n; a writ ordering a person to attend court	14