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Latin Borrowings

Match the words with their definitions.

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ad hocformed or used for a particular purpose or for immediate needs
ad homineman attack on an opponent's character
alter egoa trusted friend or personal representative; the opposite side of a personality
de factoactual, what is being used rather than what is legally true
de jureby right of law
ex post factodone, made, or formulated after the fact
modus operandia usual way of doing something
a priorirelating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions
bona fidemade in good faith, without deceit
carpe diemenjoy the pleasures or opportunities of the moment without concern about the future
caveat emptorbuyer beware
corpus delectibody of evidence; a dead body
curriculum vitaeresume; list of academic accomplishments
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak
asininefoolish, brainless
caninerelating to dogs
bovinerelating to cows: placid or unemotional
felinerelating to cats
leoninerelating to lions
porcinepiglike
vulpinefoxlike; sneaky, clever, crafty

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