Amores 1.11 non-core vocabulary Flashcards
ācer -cris n.
maple tree; maple wood
ancilla -ae f.
female slave
arcus arcūs m.
bow; arch, arc
blandus -a -um
flattering, caressing
cēra -ae f.
wax; writing tablet coated with wax; wax bust or figure
comprimō -primere -pressī -pressum
compress; embrace
continuō
(adv.) forthwith, immediately
Corinna -ae f.
Corinna
crēdibilis -e
believable, credible
crīnis -is m.
lock of hair; (pl. or collective sg.) hair
Cupīdō -inis m.
Cupid
dēdicō -āre
dedicate, consecrate
digitus -ī m.
finger; toe
fīdus -a -um
faithful, true
furtīvus -a -um
secret, furtive
graphium -ī n.
stilus
incertus -a -um
disarrayed, errant, wayward
ingeniōsus -a -um
talented, naturally clever
lassō -āre
tire out, wear out
laurus -ī f.
laurel
mandō -āre
order, command, bid
māne
(adv.) in the morning
margō -inis m.
rim; border, edge; margin
mīlitia -ae f.
military service, warfare
ministerium -ī n.
service, ministry
ministra -ae f.
servant, attendant
Napē -ēs f.
Nape, ‘woodland glen’ in Greek
Nasō -ōnis m.
Naso
nota -ae f.
sign, secret writing
notō -āre
mark, write
nūper
(adv.) not long ago, lately
obstō -stāre -stitī -stātūrum
stand before, obstruct, hinder
perarō -āre
incise
perferō -ferre -tulī -lātum
carry straight through, deliver
perlegō -legere -lēgī -lectum
read through
rādō rādere rāsī rāsum
scratch; inscribe
redimiō -imīre -imiī -imītum
encircle (with a garland)
rescrībō -scrībere -scrīpsī -scrīptum
write back, respond
sēdulus -a -um
careful, cautious
silex -icis m.
flint; any hard stone
simplicitās -ātis f.
simplicity; lack of sophistication, ignorance
splendidus -a -um
shining, clear, brilliant, splendid
subscrībō -scrībere -scrīpsī -scrīptum
write under, write beneath
tabella -ae f.
flat board, tablet; (pl.) writing tablet
tueor tuērī tūtus sum
protect, esp. in a military sense
vēna -ae f.
vein
Venus -eris f.
Venus
versus -ūs m.
line of writing, line of verse
victrīx -cis
victorious, triumphant
vīlis -e
cheap, worthless; contemptible; of inferior rank