Amores 1.1 and Epigram non-core vocabulary Flashcards
Nasō -ōnis m.
Naso
libellus -i m.
little book
quīnque
(indecl.) five
praefero -ferre -tuli -lātum
bear before or in front; prefer
dēmō dēmere dēmpsī demptum
take away, subtract
violentus -a -um
violent, savage
versus -ūs m.
line of writing, line of verse
Cupīdō -inis m.
Cupid
surripiō -ripere -ripuī -reptum
take away secretly, steal
Pīeris -idos f.
daughter of Pierus, i.e. a Muse
praeripiō -īre -iī -itum
snatch, carry off
flāvus -a -um
golden; fair-haired, blonde
Venus -eris f.
Venus
Minerva -ae f.
Minerva
ventilō -āre
wave, fan; brandish
accendō -cendere -cendī -cēnsum
kindle, set afire
Cerēs -eris f.
Ceres
rēgnō -āre
be king, rule
iugōsus -a -um
hilly, mountainous
pharetrātus -a -um
wearing a quiver
crīnis -is m.
lock of hair; (pl. or collective sg.) hair
insignis -e
distinguished, remarkable, notable
acūtus -a -um
sharp, piercing
cuspis -idis f.
sharp point, tip (esp. of a spear)
Phoebus -ī m
Phoebus
instruō -struere -strūxi -strūctum
equip, furnish; prepare, provide
Āonius -a -um
of Aonia, Boeotian
Mars Martis m.
the Roman god of war
lyra -ae f.
lyre
adfecto -āre
strive after, grasp at
ambitiōsus -a -um
ambitious, eager
ubīque
anywere, everywhere
Helicōnius, -a, -um
of Helicon
tempē
(indecl. noun, n. pl.) the Vale of Tempe in Thessaly; any pleasant valley
pāgina -ae f.
page
attenuō -āre
make thin; weaken
nervus -ī m.
muscle, tendon; cord, string
cōmō cōmere cōmpsī cōmptum
make beautiful, adorn; dress, arrange, comb
pharetra -ae f.
quiver
exitium -ī n.
destruction, death
spīculum -ī n.
sharp point, sting, arrow
lūnō -āre
make crescent-shaped, bend back
genū -ūs n.
knee
sinuōsus -a -um
full of windings; sinuous
arcus arcūs m.
bow; arch, arc
sagitta -ae f.
arrow