It's All 'Latin' to Me

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Alma mater 'home away from home' 'nothing matters' 'nurturing mother' 'always maternal'

2. Mea culpa making excuses choosing sides offering an explanation taking the blame

3. In vitro 'in life' 'in the imagination' 'in science' 'in glass'

4. E pluribus unum 'in God we trust' 'by the people' 'united we stand' 'out of many, one'

5. Ibid(em) 'in the same place' 'idiotic' 'egotistical' 'at the bottom'

6. Pro forma lacking originality supporting group consensus in favor of form over content satisfying only the minimum requirements

7. Ante-bellum 'before the war' 'against excessive ornamentation 'against war' 'in favor of beauty'

8. In loco parentis the act of committing one's parents to an institution legal term for an insanity plea to assume power of attorney for someone to assume the duties and responsibilities of a parent

9. Nolo contendere don't be disagreeable or argumentative dissatisfied with services rendered legal term to describe an ugly divorce neither admitting guilt or claiming innocence

10. Sine qua non the essential ingredient lack of understanding clearheadedness a code word

11. Sic an apparent error is quoted and is not an editorial mistake such as attack command for dogs something is confusing

12. Ex post facto an explanation concocted after an event, sometimes misleading facts admitted into evidence after a verdict has been rendered an explanation printed in public a journalistic expose'

13. Ad hoc created for a particular occasion in the private sector permanent having a military function

14. Non sequitur a thought that does not logically follow separation of church and state for public knowledge showing lack of equality between the sexes

15. Non compos mentis suffering from writer's block out of one's mind so not legally responsible revealing one's innermost thoughts someone who is skeptical of parapsychology

16. Quid pro quo in support of capitalism a fair exchange taxation is the backbone of government in favor of the usual order of things

17. Per capita 'by leaders' 'by heads' 'by states' 'by capitals'

18. Caveat emptor giving in to greed show respect to leaders be alert to the possibility of being cheated lacking intelligence

19. Carpe diem a person who hates Mondays any religious holiday denying the existence of gods take advantage of opportunities

20. Habeas corpus a suspect must be read his Miranda rights before being arrested a person cannot be held without bail an accused person must be presented physically in court and given sufficient cause for arrest a friend or relative can insist on seeing a person who has been arrested