7.E.IV.A.1

Students should learn the meaning of the following Latin phrases that are commonly used in English speech and writing: ad hoc - concerned with a particular purpose; improvised [literally, “to the thing”] bona fides - good faith; sincere, involving no deceit or fraud carpe diem - seize the day, enjoy the present caveat emptor - let the buyer beware, buy at your own risk de facto - in reality, actually existing in extremis - in extreme circumstances, especially at the point of death in medias res - in the midst of things in toto - altogether, entirely modus operandi - a method of procedure modus vivendi - a way of living, getting along persona non grata - an unacceptable or unwelcome person prima facie - at first view, apparently; self-evident pro bono publico - for the public good pro forma - for the sake of form, carried out as a matter of formality quid pro quo - something given or received in exchange for something else requiescat in pace, R I P - may he or she rest in peace [seen on tombstones] sic transit gloria mundi - thus passes away the glory of the world sine qua non - something absolutely indispensable [literally, “without which not”] sub rosa - secretly