Quote of the day: Carpe diem!English meaning: Seize the day!

(make the most of your day)

Phrase: Et ceteraEnglish meaning: And others

(used in a list --- etc.)

Quote of the day: Tempes fugitEnglish meaning: Time flies

Phrase: a.m. = ante meridiem p.m. = post meridiemEnglish meaning: before mid-day after mid-day

Quote of the day: veni, vidi, viciEnglish meaning: I came, I saw, I conquered

(Julius Caesar said this after a battle. It is like saying something was “no problem”)

Everyday Phrase: vs. = versusEnglish meaning: turned (towards)

(in competitions, opponents are turned towards each other to begin)

Quote of the day: Semper fidelisEnglish meaning: Always faithful

(motto of the U.S. Marines)

Everyday Phrase: ca. = circaEnglish meaning: around

(used for the approximate year if the exact year is not known)

Quote of the day: cogito, ergo, sumEnglish meaning: I think, therefore I am

(Because I can think, I know that I exist)

Everyday Phrase: Alter egoEnglish meaning: Another me

(a secret identity)

Quote of the day: non sum quails eramEnglish meaning: I am not as I was

(changing as you grow)

Everyday Phrase: aliasEnglish meaning: another

(another name used to hide your real name)

Quote of the day: Citius, Altius, FortiusEnglish meaning: Faster, Higher, Stronger

(motto of the Olympics)

Everyday Phrase: m.o. = modus operandiEnglish meaning: way of working

(how a criminal commits multiple crimes in a similar way)

Quote of the day: discere mutari estEnglish meaning: to learn is to change

(The more you learn, the more you grow)

Everyday Phrase: alibiEnglish meaning: in another place

(a person or thing that proves you were in another place when a crime occurred)

Quote of the day: facta non verbaEnglish meaning: deeds not words

(actions speak louder than words)

Everyday Phrase: stat. = statimEnglish meaning: immediately

(used in the emergency room whensomething/someone is needed now)

Quote of the day: e pluribus unumEnglish meaning: From many, one!

(The motto of the USA—on our money)

Phrase: vetoEnglish meaning: I forbid

(What the president can do to prevent a bill from becoming a law)

Quote of the day: Annuit coeptisEnglish meaning: Providence has favored our beginnings

(This is on the back of the dollar bill—meaning a higher power has approved the start of our country)

Phrase: Pro bonoEnglish meaning: for the good

(Charity work—done for the good of the people, not for money)

Quote of the day: novus ordo seclorumEnglish meaning: A new series of generations

(on the dollar bill)

Everyday Phrase: et al.= et aliiEnglish meaning: and others

(referring to a list of people that is too long to list)

Quote of the day: Nihil sine magno laboreEnglish meaning: Nothing without great effort

(no pain, no gain)

Everyday Phrase: n.b. = nota beneEnglish meaning: note well

(meaning “pay attention” to the information that follows)

Quote of the day: E nihilo, nihil fitEnglish meaning: Nothing comes from nothing

(You have to put in effort to gain something)

Everyday Phrase: i.e. = id estEnglish meaning: that is

(used when you want to explain something with additional information)

Quote of the day: Ars gratia artisEnglish meaning: Art for the sake of art

(Creating art for the enjoyment, not just for money—MGM’s motto)

Everyday Phrase: e.g.= exempli gratiaEnglish meaning: for the sake of an example

(used before listing examples in a sentence)

Quote of the day: Vita est brevis, ars longaEnglish meaning: Life is short, art is forever(What artists—painters, writers, musicians, etc.—create will live on long past the artists’ lives)

Everyday Phrase: terra incognitaEnglish meaning: unknown land/territory

(used to describe an unfamiliar place or situation)

Quote of the day: Omes viae Romam ducuntEnglish meaning: All roads lead to Rome

(All ancient Roman roads in the Empire led to the capital city)

Everyday Phrase: viaEnglish meaning: by way of

(For example, “send me your homework via email)

Quote of the day: Per ardua ad astraEnglish meaning: Through the rough, to the stars

(Going through difficulties in order to reach your goals)

Everyday Phrase: terra firmaEnglish meaning: on solid ground

(Being in a familiar situation/place or literally being on land as opposed to being at sea)

Quote of the day: Dum spiro, speroEnglish meaning: While I breath, I hope

(motto of South Carolina)

Everyday Phrase: cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laudeEnglish meaning: with honors, with great honors. with highest honors

(written on college diploma as a recognition for earning good grades)

Quote of the day: Semper paratusEnglish meaning: Always prepared

(Motto of the U.S. Coast Guard)

Everyday Phrase: tabula rasaEnglish meaning: blank slate

(The idea of a fresh/new start, starting over)

Quote of the day: Sapere AudeEnglish meaning: Have the courage to be wise

(a common education motto)

Everyday Phrase: placeboEnglish meaning: I will please

(fake medicine/pill – it pleases your mind by making you think you are taking medicine)

Quote of the day: caveat emptorEnglish meaning: Let the buyer beware

(You have to protect yourself as a consumer)

Everyday Phrase: caveatEnglish meaning: let him/her beware

(This word is used as a synonym for “warning”)

Quote of the day: Festina LenteEnglish meaning: Hurry slowly

(Do something quickly, but taking enough time to do it well)

Everyday Phrase: quid pro quoEnglish meaning: what for what

(A favor for a favor)

Quote of the day: nosce te ipscumEnglish meaning: know thyself

(knowing who you are as a person is important)

Everyday Phrase: RxEnglish meaning: recipe

(used as a symbol for prescription medicine)

Quote of the day: timeo danaos, et dona ferentesEnglish meaning: I fear the Greeks, especially bearing gifts

(about the Trojan Horse which the Greeks pretended was a gift but was really a trick used to get into the city of Troy)

Everyday Phrase: lb. = libraEnglish meaning: pound/scale

(we use lb. as the abbreviation for a pound)

Quote of the day: vita non est vivere, sed valereEnglish meaning: Life is not just to be alive but to be well

Everyday Phrase: mea culpaEnglish meaning: my fault

(admitting fault—that you made a mistake)

Quote of the day: caput mundīEnglish meaning: head of the world

(Ancient Rome’s nickname)

Everyday Phrase: per capitaEnglish meaning: per head

(per person—used for statistics)

Quote of the day: Anima Sana In Corpore SanōEnglish meaning: a healthy mind in a healthy body

(The acronym ASICS—an athletic shoe company)

Everyday Phrase: habeas corpusEnglish meaning: you must have the body

(a legal term that guarantees that you cannot be held in prison without formal charges and a trial)

Quote of the day: Alea iacta estEnglish meaning: The die is cast

(Julius Caesar said this—it means crossing the point of no return or doing something you can't take back)

Everyday Phrase: status quoEnglish meaning: the state in which

(the way things are right now—keeping things the same)

Quote of the day: Et tu, Brute?English meaning: You too, Brutus?

(Julius Caesar’s last words--- he couldn’t believe his friend was one of his attackers, so this quote is an expression of betrayal)

Everyday Phrase: in media resEnglish meaning: into the middle of things

(a literary device where a story starts out in the middle of the action and then goes back in time to explain what happened before)

Quote of the day: pro patriaEnglish meaning: for the fatherland

(doing something for your own country-- patriotic)

Everyday Phrase: alma materEnglish meaning: nourishing mother

(a name for your college or university)

Quote of the day: cave canemEnglish meaning: beware of the dog

(famous quote from a mosaic found in Pompeii)

Everyday Phrase: exit; exeuntEnglish meaning: he/she/it leaves; they leave

(stage directions)

Quote of the day: panem et circensesEnglish meaning: bread and circuses

(a criticism of the Roman people – all they cared about is free food and entertainment – in circular buildings)

Everyday Phrase: finisEnglish meaning: the end

(that’s all, folks! )