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Latin
Idioms and Proverbs
Legal Terminology
Conventions of English
Words to Know
100
French for "goodbye"
What is Adieu
100
To avoid getting to the point
What is "to beat around the bush"
100
A minor crime, punishable by a fine or a light jail term.
What is a misdemeanor?
100
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
100
The full meaning of A.D
What is "After Death"
200
The full latin meaning for "before midday"
What is "Ante Meridiem"
200
The favorite object of a person's love or affection
What is "Apple of one's eye"
200
A serious crime, such as murder, rape, or burglary, that is punishable by death or inprisonment
What is a felony?
200
A punctuation mark used to introduce a description, an explanation, or a list
What is a colon? (:)
200
The full meaning of B.C.
What is "Before Christ"
300
The full Latin meaning for "afternoon"
What is Post Meridiem
300
To not be sad about something minor that one can't control
What is "Don't cry over spilt milk"
300
The party that is being sued in court.
What is a defendant?
300
A punctuation mark used to indicate that something has been left out.
What is an ellipsis? (...)
300
A book about one's own life
What is an autobiography?
400
Full Latin meaning of "that is"
What is "id est"
400
A fresh start, or new beginning
What is a clean slate?
400
The party that sues someone
What is a plaintiff?
400
A word that represents an action or a state of being
What is a verb?
400
a book written about another person's life
What is a biography?
500
Full Latin meaning "for example"
What is "exempli gratia"
500
Latin for "seize the day"
What is "carpe diem"
500
Suspension of a jail sentence when a prisoner maintains good behavior
What is probation?
500
A part of speech that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
500
When the opposite of what we expect happens
What is irony?