Memorize these and recognize 24.5% of all Latin clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | alma mater | 4 | Name for the college or university one has attended, or the school's song |
| 2 | mea culpa | 3 | If you don't know this phrase for an admission of guilt, you truly are to blame |
| 3 | alter ego | 3 | "Other self", perhaps for a superhero |
| 4 | non compos mentis | 3 | If you're "not of sound mind" to stand trial, you're this 3-word Latin phrase |
| 5 | magnum opus | 3 | This 2-word phrase is often used to denote an artist's or writer's greatest work |
| 6 | non sequitur | 2 | It does not follow |
| 7 | circa | 2 | Abbreviated c. or ca., it's used to mean "about" when referring to an uncertain date |
| 8 | caveat emptor | 2 | When shopping remember this phrase, "let the buyer beware" |
| 9 | Carpe Diem | 2 | This piece of advice telling us to "seize the day" is from Horace's "Odes" |
| 10 | antebellum | 2 | Meaning "before the war", it describes many southern mansions built before the Civil War |
Jump to: General