| Meaning in English-Speaking Culture | Latin Phrase Used in English | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The period of US history before the Civil War | ante bellum | 74%
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| The school from which one graduated | alma mater | 71%
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| The period of US history after the Civil War | post bellum | 71%
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| A public statement that recognized fault | mea culpa | 58%
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| Legal services offered free of charge for people or corporations in need | pro bono | 58%
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| A university degree with a grade point average above an absolute or relative threshold | summa cum laude | 35%
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| An object that symbolizes the passage of time and one's upcoming death | Memento mori | 26%
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| A research method whereby a journalist asks passers by for their opinions and experiences | vox populi | 23%
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| A meeting to debrief after a newspaper has been published | post mortem | 19%
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| Internet accessed through cell service | data | 6%
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| A tune repeated in a lot of songs to foreshadow death, symbolically | dies irae | 6%
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| Not counterfeit | bona fide | 3%
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