Apocolocyntosis, ch. 2 Flashcards
iam
now, already, by/even now; besides
hōrologium –ī n.
a clock, horologe, sun-dial, water-clock
trāmes –itis m.
a crossway; by–path or narrow way; a pass; course, line, track
occāsus –ūs m.
a going down; setting; the west; fall, ruin, destruction (> occido)
habēna –ae f.
a rein; strap, thong; whip; immissis or laxis habenis, with all the reins let out, without restraint, unchecked; pressis or adductis habenis, with tightened reins (> habeo)
ortus ortūs m.
birth, rising
arcus arcūs m.
bow, arch
currus currūs m.
chariot
Cynthia –ae f.
Diana, goddess of Mt. Cynthus
obscūrus –a –um
dim, dark, obscure; dusky, shadowy, dingy; gloomy; imperceptible; inaudible; little known, insignifican (person); secret
somnium somni(ī) n.
dream, vision; fantasy, day–dream
facile
easily
exitus exitūs m.
exit, departure; end, solution; death; outlet, mouth (of river)
ūva –ae f.
grape
vindēmiātor –ōris m.
grape-picker, vine-dresser
rusticē
in a countrified way; clumsily, boorishly
sērus –a –um
late, too late
propior propius; proximus –a –um
nearer; nearest
philosophus –a –um
philosophical
adeō
such a point; precisely, exactly; thus far; indeed, truly; even
fessus –a –um
tired, exhausted, weary
adquiēscō adquiescere adquiēvī adquietus
to become quiet, come to rest; find comfort in
coepī coepisse coeptum
to begin
flectō flectere flēxī flexus
to bend, curve, bow; turn, curl; persuade, prevail on, soften
contrahō contrahere contrāxī contractus
to collect, contract, reduce; shrink because of pain
crēscō crēscere crēvī crētus
to come forth/to be; arise/spring (from); be born; become visible/great; grow (up); thrive, increase (size/number/honor), multiply; ascend; attain, be promoted
inquietō –āre
to disturb, trouble
dīvidō dīvidere dīvīsī dīvīsus
to divide; separate, break up; share, distribute; distinguish
inveniō invenīre invēnī inventus
to find, discover
trānseō trānsīre trānsīvī/trānsiī trānsitus
to go over, cross
magis or mage
to greater extent, more nearly; rather, instead; more
senescō senescere senuī
to grow old, deteriorate
augeō augēre auxī auctus
to increase, enlarge, augment; spread; honor, promote, raise; exalt; make a lot of
dēdūcō dēdūcere dēdūxī dēductus
to lead/draw//pull/bring/stretch down/away/out/off; escort; eject/evict (claimant) divert/draw (water); draw (sword); spin; deduct/reduce/lessen; describe; deduce launch/bring downstream (ship); remove (force); entice; found/settle (colony)
dēscrībō dēscrībere dēscrīpsī dēscrīptus
to mark off; divide, distinguish, describe; transcribe, copy out
carpō carpere carpsī carptum
to pluck, seize; criticize, carp at
quatiō quatere quassī quassum
to shake
dēfōrmis dēfōrme
ugly
nimis
very much; too much; exceedingly
victrīx –cis
victorious, triumphant
