25. Catullus 64. 38-75 vocabulary Flashcards

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alga, -ae, f.

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seaweed

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allûdô, -ere, -lûsî, -lûsum

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play, joke; (of waves) play against

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amictus, -ûs, m.

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garment, robe

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arâtrum, -î, n.

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plow

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arbor, -oris, f.

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tree

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argentum, -î, n.

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silver

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Ariadna, -ae, f.

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Ariadne (daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë)

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ars, artis, f.

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skill, art

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assiduus, a, um

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tireless, busy; m. taxpayer

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attenuô (1)

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weaken, make thin

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attingô, -ere, attigî, -tâctus

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touch, touch upon; reach

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aurum, -î, n.

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gold

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Bacchans, -antis, f.

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a Bacchant, a Maenad

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bacchor, -ârî

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celebrate the rites of Bacchus; act like a Bacchant

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candeô, -êre

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be shining white, glitter, glow

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cêdô, -ere, cessî, cessûrus

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go (away); give way; yield

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celer, -eris, -ere

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swift

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cernô, -ere, crêvî, crêtus

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distinguish, behold

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classis, -is, f.

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fleet

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colô, -ere, coluî, cultus

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cultivate; inhabit; cherish; worship

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collum, -î, n.

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neck

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collûceô, -êre, -luxî

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shine

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conchylium, -î, n. (the y is long)

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mollusc; the shellfish that gives purple dye; purple dye

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contegô, -ere, -texî, -tectum

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cover up; shelter

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convellô, -ere, -vellî, -volsum

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tug at; plow up, dislodge, uproot

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cor, cordis, n.

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heart

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corpus, -oris, n.

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body

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crêdô, -ere, crêdidî, crêditus

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believe; entrust (+ dat.)

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cûrô (1)

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take care, see to it; cause (to be done)

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cûra, -ae f.

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care

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curvus, -a, -um

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curved, bent

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dêlâbor, -lâbî, -lapsus

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fall down, sink

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dêns, dentis, m.

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tooth

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dêserô, -ere, -seruî, -sertus

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desert, abandon

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dêsertus, a, um

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deserted; lonely

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Dîa, -ae, f.

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an island in the Aegean; usually identified as Naxos

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ebur, eboris, n.

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ivory

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effigiês, -êî, f.

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statue, effigy

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êgredior, -gredî, -gressus

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go beyond; come out, put to sea

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eheu

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oh!, alas!

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Erycîna, -ae, f.

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Venus (as goddess of Mt. Eryx, in Sicily)

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exciô, -îre, -îvî or -iî, -îtum or excieô, -êre

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call, summon; disturb, excite; produce

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externô (1)

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drive out of one’s wits, madden

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fallax, -âcis

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deceptive, fallacious

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falx, falcis, f.

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pruning hook

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ferôx, -ôcis

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wild, fierce

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figûra, -ae, f.

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form, shape, aspect, appearance

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flâvus, -a, -um

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yellow

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fluctuô (1)

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surge like a wave; be in turmoil

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fluctus, -ûs, m.

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wave, billow

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fluentisonus, a, um

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resounding with the noise of the sea

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fluitô (1)

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flow; float, drift

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frondâtor, -ôris, m.

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a tender of foliage, pruner

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fûcus, -î, m.

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rock-lichin; red or purple; rouge; dross, adulteration; pretense,deceit

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fugiô, -ere, fûgî, fugitûrus

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flee

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fulgeô, -êre, fulsî, — / fulgô, -ere, — , —

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flash, gleam

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furor, -ôris, m.

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madness, rage, frenzy

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gaudeô, -êre, gâvîsus sum

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rejoice, be glad

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gâza, -ae, f.

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treasure

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geniâlis, -e

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of a person’s genius; of marriage

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gerô, -ere, gessî, gestus

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carry; carry on, wage

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glêba, -ae, f.

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a lump of earth, clod

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Gortynius, a, um (the y is long)

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of Gortyn (a city of Crete); Cretan

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hic, haec, hoc

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this

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harêna, -ae, f.

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sand

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hêrôs, hêrôis, m.

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hero, demigod

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homô, -inis, m.

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man, human being

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humilis, -e

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low, humble

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ille, illa, illud

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that (yonder)

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immemor, -oris

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forgetful

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in (+ acc. or abl.)

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into (+ acc.); in, on (+ abl.)

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indicô, -ere, -dîxî, -dîctus

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proclaim, declare

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Indus, a, um

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Indian

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indomitus, a, um

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untamed

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inferô, -ferre, -tûlî, illâtum (inlatum)

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bring in, introduce; incite

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iniustus, a, um

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unjust

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ipse, ipsa, ipsum

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oneself, himself, herself etc. (intensive)

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irritus (inritus), a, um

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not ratified; null and void; empty

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iuvenca, ae, f.

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heifer

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iuvencus, -î, m.

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bullock

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iuvenis, -e

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young; (subst.) young man

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lactens, lactentis, adj.

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full of milk; tender

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levis, -e

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light

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lêvis, -e

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smooth, polished

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linquô, -ere, lîquî

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leave, quit

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lîtus, -oris, n.

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shore

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locô (1)

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place, lay; set up, marry off

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luctus, -ûs, m.

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grief, lamentation; sorrow

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maestus, -a, -um

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sad

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magnus, -a, -um

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large

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medius, -a, -um

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middle (of)

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mênsa, -ae, f.

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table

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mêns, mentis, f.

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mind

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Mînôïs, -idis, f.

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a daughter of Minos; Ariadne

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mîrus, -a, -um

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strange, wonderful

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miser, -a, -um

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wretched

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mitra, -ae, f.

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a miter, a turban

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mollescô, -ere

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become soft, soften

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namque

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for, for indeed

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necdum

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and not yet; but not yet

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nêmô, acc. nêminem, m.

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no one

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neque (or nec)

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and not, nor

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nôn

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not

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ocellus, -î, m.

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eye (diminutive of oculus); darling

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omnis, -e

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all, every

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opulentus, a, um

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wealthy, opulent

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papilla, -ae, f.

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nipple; breast

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passim

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here and there, in all directions

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pectus, -oris, n.

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breast, chest

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pedes, -itis, m.

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foot-soldier; (pl.) infantry

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pellô, -ere, pepulî, pulsus

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drive; repulse, rout

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pendô, -ere, pependî, pênsus

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pay; weigh

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pendeô, -êre, pependî, —

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hang, be suspended

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* perdô, -ere, -didî, -ditus *

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destroy, lose

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perditus, a, um

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ruined, depraved

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Pîraeus, -î, m.

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The Piraeus, the main harbor of Athens

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pôculum, -î, n.

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cup

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poliô, -îre, -îvî, -îtum

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polish

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prîmus, -a, -um

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first

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prîmum

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first; in the first place; at first

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priscus, a, um

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ancient, olden, old-fashioned

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procella, -ae, f.

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storm, gale

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procul

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afar, at a distance

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prômittô, -ere, -mîsî, -missum

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promise

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prômissum, -î, n.

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promise, assurance

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prônus, -a, -um

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leaning or sloping forward, easy

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prospectô (1)

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gaze out

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prospiciô, -ere, -spexî, -spectum

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see far off; forsee

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pulvinar, -âris, n.

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a couch on which statues of the gods were placed for ritual banquets

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purgô (1)

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cleanse; refute a charge

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purpura, -ae, f.

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crimson, purple

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quîcumque, quaecumque, quodcumque

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whoever, whatever

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quô

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whither, to which (what) place (cf. also qui, quae, quod etc.)

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rastrum, -î, n. (pl usually rastri, i.e. masc.)

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a hoe

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recêdô, -ere, -cessî, -cessum

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withdraw; disappear

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rêgâlis, -e

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royal, kingly

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rêgius, a, um

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of a king, regal

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regia, -ae, f.

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palace

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rêx, rêgis, m.

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king

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regô, -ere, rêxî, rêctus

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direct, rule

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rêmus, -î, m.

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oar

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retineô, -êre, -tinuî, -tentum

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hold back, restrain; preserve

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roseus, a, um

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rosy, red

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rûbîgô (rôbîgô), -inis, f.

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rust; blight

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rûs, rûris, n.

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the countryside

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sal, salis, n.

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salt; sea

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saxeus, a, um

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made of stone

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sêdês, -is, f.

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seat, abode, home

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sedeô, -êre, sêdî, sessûrus

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sit

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serô, -ere, sêvî, satus

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sow

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sôlus, a, um

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only, alone

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solium, -î or -iî, n.

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seat, throne; dominion

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somnus, -î, m.

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sleep

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spînôsus, a, um

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thorny, prickly

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splendeô, -êre

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shine, be bright, glitter

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splendidus, a, um

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bright, gleaming; noble

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squâlidus, a, um

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rough, filthy

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strophium, -iî, n.

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a breast-band

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subtîlis, e

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fine-textured, delicate

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taurus, -î, m.

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bull

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tegô, -ere, têxî, têctus

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cover; protect

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tempestâs, -âtis, f.

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weather, storm

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templum, -î, n.

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temple, consecrated place

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tempus, -oris, n.

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time

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teres, teretis

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smooth, rounded

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Thêseus (two syllables), -î, m. (acc. Thêsea; voc. Thêseu)

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Theseus

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tingô (or tinguô), -ere, tînxî, tînctus

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wet, dip, dye

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tôtus, a, um

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whole, all, entire

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tueor, tuêrî, tuitus or tûtus

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watch over, guard, protect

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tum

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then, at that time

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vadum, -î, n.

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ford, shallows

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variô (1)

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vary, diversify; (intrans.) change

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vêlô (1)

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veil, cover over

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ventôsus, a, um

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windy

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vêrus, -a, -um

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true, real

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vêrô

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in truth, in fact

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vertex, -icis, m.

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whirlpool; the top of the head; top, peak

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vestis, -is, f.

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clothing

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vicis, -is, f.

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alternation, change; change of fate

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* vinciô, -îre, vînxî, vînctus *

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bind

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vînea, -ae, f.

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grapevines

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virtûs, -ûtis, f.

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valor, courage; (pl.) virtues

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vîsô, -ere, vîsî, vîsus

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go to see, visit

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umbra, -ae, f.

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shadow, shade

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unda, -ae, f.

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wave, billow

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vômer or vômis, -eris, m.

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plowshare, plow

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utpote

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as one might expect, as is natural