33. Vergil, Eclogue 9 vocabulary Flashcards

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adeô

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to such a degree, even

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adhûc

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hitherto

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advena, -ae, m./f.

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foreigner, stranger

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aetâs, -âtis, f.

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age, time of life

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agellus, î, m.

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little field, plot

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anser, anseris, m.

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gander

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antrum, -î, n.

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cave

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appâreô, -êre, -uî, -itûrus

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appear, become visible

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aprîcus, a, um

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sunny

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aquila, -ae f.

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eagle

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argûtus, -a, -um

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chirping, shrill

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* aspiciô, aspicere, axpexî, aspectum *

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behold, see; look towards, lie toward; examine, ponder

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astrum, -î, n.

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star, constellation

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Bianor, Bianoris, m. (quantiities unclear)

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an unknown or fictional hero buried near Mantua; the name is Greek

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brevis, -e

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short

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cacûmen, -inis, n.

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peak, point, tip

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* cadô, cadere, cecidî, câsûrus *

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fall

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capella, -ae, f.

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a she-goat

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caper, caprî, m.

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billy-goat

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carpô, -ere, -psî, -ptus

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pick, pluck

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causor (1)

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plead a cause, bring a legal action; plead as an excuse, object

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* cadô, cadere, cecidî, câsum *

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fall

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* caedô, -ere, cecîdî, caesus *

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cut down, slay, kill

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Châonius, -a, -um

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Chaonian; of Dodona

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Cinna, ae, m.

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a Roman cognomen, esp. C. Helvius Cinna (a friend of Catullus)

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clîvus, -î, m.

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slope, hill

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collis, -is, m.

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hill

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colônus, -î, m.

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settler, colonist

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columba, -ae, f.

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pigeon, dove

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condô, -ere, -didî, -dîtus

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found; compose, write; store up; put away, bury

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cornix, cornîcis, f.

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crow

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Cremôna, ae, f.

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a town of N. Italy

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cycnus (cygnus), -î, m.

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swan

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Cyrnêus, a, um

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of Corsica (rare)

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cytisus, i, f.

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a fodder-plant; tree-medick (a kind of shrub)

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Daphnis, îdis, m.

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the name of a handsome Sicilian shepherd, legendary inventor of pastoral poetry

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dêliciae, -ârum, f. pl.

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delight, pleasure; darling

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dêmittô, -mittere, -mîsî, -missum

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send down, drop; let fall

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Diônaeus, a, um

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descendant of Dione (mother of Venus or Venus)

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distendô, distendere, distendî, distentum

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stretch out; extend; cause to bulge

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equidem

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indeed

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exâmen, -inis, n.

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swarm

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exâminô (1)

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swarm; weigh, balance; consider critically

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fâgus, -î, f.

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beech-tree

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fascis, -is, m.

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bundle; pl. the bundle of rods used as symbols of imperium

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feriô, -îre, — , —

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strike; slay

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flôreô, -êre, -uî, —

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bloom, flourish

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flôs, flôris, m.

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flower

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* frangô, -ere, frêgî, frâctus *

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break

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frux, frûgis, f.

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fruit; (pl.) grain, crops

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* fundô, -ere, fûdî, fûsus *

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pour; rout (of troops)

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haedus, -î, m.

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a kid, young goat

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hinc

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hence, from here

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hûc

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hither, to this place

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îlex, -icis, f.

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holm oak, ilex

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immineô (inmineo) -êre, — , —

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hang over, threaten

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immô (vêrô)

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nay even, nay rather

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* incîdô, -ere, -cidî *

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fall in (with); happen

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* incipiô, -ere, incêpî, inceptum *

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begin

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inducô, -ere, -dûxî, -ductum

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bring in; persuade; erase

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insero, inserere, insêvî, insitum

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plant in; implant, ingraft

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instô, -âre, -stitî, -stâtûrus

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press on; be close at hand

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iugum, -î, n.

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yoke; (mountain) ridge

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* laedô, -ere, laesî, laesus *

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strike, injure

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lentus, -a, -um

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pliant; slow, lazy

66
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levô (1)

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lighten, relieve

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lîs, lîtis, f.

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quarrel; lawsuit

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lupus, -î, m.

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wolf

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Lycidas, -ae, m.

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Lycidas (the name of a handsome young man)

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Mantua, ae, f.

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a town of Cisalpine Gaul

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Martius, a, um

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of Mars

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Menalcas

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a Greek man’s name

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migrô (1)

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change one’s residence, move; change one’s life

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Moeris, Moeris, m.

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a man’s name (Greek)

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murmur, murmuris, n.

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murmur; roar, crash

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nepôs, -ôtis, m.

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grandson, descendant

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nîtor, -î, nîxus or nîsus

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struggle; lean on, rely on

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nûper

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recently

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nympha, -ae, f.

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nymph

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occurso (1)

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run often or in large numbers; attack; block; meet the eyes of

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olor, olôris, m

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swan

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orior, orîrî, ortus

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rise, arise

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ôrtus, -ûs, m.

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beginning; attempt

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pâstor, -ôris, m.

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herdsman, shepherd

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pedes, -itis, m.

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foot-soldier; (pl.) infantry

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Pîeris, -idis or -idos, f.

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a Muse; f. pl. the nine Muses

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pirus, i, m.

A

pear

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pluvius, a, um

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rainy

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pômum, -î, n.

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fruit; fruit-tree

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pôpulus, -î, f.

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the poplar

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possessor, ôris, m.

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landholder

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pôtus, ûs, m.

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the act of drinking; a drink

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pôtô, pôtâre, pôtâvî, pôtâtum or pôtum

A

to drink

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quidem

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indeed, certainly, at least

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satis, n. (also adverb)

A

enough

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sata, ôrum, n. pl.

A

crops

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seges, segitis, f.

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grain field; crop

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sepulcrum (sepulchrum), -î, n.

A

tomb

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sinô, -ere, sîvî, situs

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allow, permit

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* spargô, -ere, sparsî, sparsus *

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* spargô, -ere, sparsî, sparsus *

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* sternô, -ere, strâvî, strâtus *

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strew; spread out, stretch out

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strâtum, î, n.

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blanket; couch; pavement

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strepô, strepere, strepuî

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make a noise

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* stringô, -ere, strînxî, strictus *

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draw tight; graze; draw (a sword)

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subdûcô, -ducere, -duxî, -ductum

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draw up from below; remove

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sublegô, -legere, -lêgî, -lectum

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gather up; steal; substitute

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suspiciô, -ere, -spexî, -spectus

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look up at; suspect

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tantum, tantum modo

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only (so much), merely

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tantus, -a, -um

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so great, so much

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taxus, -î, f.

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yew, yew-tree

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têla, -ae, f.

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web; the warp of a loom (i.e. the lengthwise threads); yarn beam; loom

112
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têlum, -î, n.

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weapon, missile

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texô, -ere, -uî, -tus

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weave, interlace

114
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Tityrus (os), i, m.

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a Greek personal name, esp. for a shepherd

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vacca, -ae, f.

A

cow

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varius, -a, -um

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varied, diversified

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vâtês, -is, m./f.

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soothsayer, prophet, bard

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ûber, -eris, n.

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udder; fertility

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ventôsus, a, um

A

windy

120
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vêr, vêris, n.

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spring

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vîcînus, a, um

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neighboring, nearby

122
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viridis, -e

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green

123
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vîtis, -is, f.

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vine; the vine-staff of a centurion

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umbrâculum, î, n.

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bower, arbor; school; umbrella, parasol

125
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uva, uvae, f.

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grape; a bunch of grapes

126
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Vârus, -î, m.

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a surname in the gens Quinctilius, esp. P. Quinctilius Varus