Latin Phrases We Use in English

What Latin phrase means "improvised or made up on the spot for a specific occasion"? (a)  

• gratis
• carpe diem
• ad hoc
• mea culpa

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What Latin phrase means "the water of life"? (a)  

• ergo
• aqua vitae
• modus operandi
• quasi

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What Latin phrase means "close but not the real thing" or "fake"? (a)  

• sic
• tabula rasa
• terra incognita
• quasi

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What Latin phrase means "free of charge"? (a)  

• gratis
• semper fidelis
• sine qua non
• verbatim

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What Latin phrase means "starting a story in the middle, without exposition"? (a)  

• in medias res
• deus ex machine
• status quo
• terra incognita

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What Latin phrase means "the usual way that something is done"? (a)  

• pro bono
• persona non grata
• ergo
• modus operandi

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What Latin phrase means "and so on, the list goes on like that"? (a)  

• gratis
• mea culpa
• et cetera
• circa

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What Latin phrase means "over and over until you're sick of it"? (a)  

• alter ego
• ad nauseum
• ad hoc
• non sequitur

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What Latin phrase means "a secret identity"? (a)  

• alter ego
• pro bono
• quid pro quo
• sine qua non

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What Latin phrase means "that was my mistake"? (a)  

• mea culpa
• quasi
• pro bono
• status quo

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E