| A | B |
| addendum | it must be added |
| ad hoc | “to this (situation/need)” |
| ad hominem | to the man/person |
| ad infinitum | to infinity |
| ad nauseum | to sickness |
| alias | “others alternate (names)” |
| alibi | elsewhere |
| alma mater | dear mother |
| alter ego | other I |
| annuit coeptis | he nods to (our) beginnings |
| ante bellum | before the war |
| a posteriori | from later |
| a priori | from before |
| bona fide | in good faith |
| carpe diem | seize the day |
| caveat emptor | Buyer beware |
| cui bono | to whose good |
| cum laude | with praise |
| curriculum vitae | course of life |
| de facto | from fact |
| De gustibus non est disputandum | Of tastes it is not to be disputed. |
| de novo | from new |
| deo volente | god willing |
| deus ex machina | god from the machine |
| dramatis personae | persons of the play |
| emeritus | out of merit |
| ergo | therefore |
| e pluribus unum | “out of many |
| ex post facto | later, out of the deed |
| genius loci | spirit of the place |
| gratis | with gratitude |
| habeas corpus | “(writ of…) you may have the body” |
| in absentia | in absence |
| in extremis | in extreme situation |
| in flagrante delicto | in a crime being committed |
| in loco parentis | in place of parents |
| in memoriam | into memory |
| in situ | on site |
| in toto | in its entirety |
| in utero | in the womb |
| in vitro | in glass |
| ipso facto | by the deed itself |
| magna cum laude | with great praise |
| magnum opus | “great(-est) work/deed” |
| mea culpa | my blame/fault |
| mens sana in corpore sano | sane mind in healthy body |