Apocolocyntosis, ch. 3 Flashcards
ingenium ingeniī n.
ability, talent; disposition
dēlectō dēlectāre dēlectāvī dēlectātus
to delight, please, amuse, fascinate; charm, lure, entice; be a source of delight; (passive) be delighted/glad, take pleasure; (+ inf.) enjoy (being/doing)
Parca –ae f.
more freq. pl., Parcae, arum, f., the Fates (Clotho, the spinner, Lachesis, the allotter, and Atropos, the unaverted)
sēdūcō –ere –dūxī –ductus
to lead apart or away; to separate
torqueō torquēre torsī tortum
to twist, torture
patior patī passus sum
to experience, suffer, endure; permit, allow
cruciō –cruciāre
to torture, torment
cessō cessāre cessāvī cessātus
to cease, be idle; hold back, lay off, delay; rest; be free of
sexāgintā; sexāgēsimus –a –um
60, 60th
luctor –ārī
to wrestle, struggle, strive
invideō invidēre invīdī invīsus
to envy, regard with envy/ill will; be jealous of; begrudge, refuse
patior patī passus sum
to experience, suffer, endure; permit, allow
mathēmaticus –ī m.
a mathematician, astrologer
aliquā
by any way, in any direction, any whither
vērum –ī n.
that which is true; truth, justice, right
efferō efferre extulī ēlātus
to carry out; bring out; carry out for burial; raise; transport (emotionally)
nōscō nōscere nōvī nōtus
to come to know, learn, recognize; (in perfect) know; become familiar with; examine, study, inspect; try (case); accept as true; recall
enim
in fact, indeed; for
dēdō dēdere dēdidī dēditus
to give up, surrender, devote
nex necis f.
killing, murder
sinō sinere sīvī situs
to allow, permit
aula –ae or –āī f.
a forecourt, atrium; court, peristyle (as surrounded with columns), hall; palace, royal seat
Clōthō
Clotho, the spinner, one of the Fates
pusillus –a –um
puny
pauculus –a –um
very few, very little
supersum superesse superfuī superfutūrus
to be left over; survive; be in excess/superfluous (to); remain to be performed
Hispānī—ōrum m.
Spaniards
togātus –a –um
wearing the toga; of the toga (> toga)
quoniam
since, because
placet placere placuit (+ dat.)
it is pleasing to [me], I decide
peregrinus –a –um
from foreign parts, strange, foreign, exotic, alien
sēmen sēmenis n.
seed; breeding, propagation
aperiō aperīre aperuī apertus
to uncover, open, disclose; explain, recount; reveal; found; excavate; spread out
capsula –ae f.
a small cylindrical case for holding book rolls
fūsus –ī m.
a weighted spindle on which yarn is wound and twisted
prōferō prōferre prōtulī prōlātus
to bring forward; advance; defer; discover; mention
Baba, ae, m.
the name of a fool
exiguus –a –um
small, little
incomitātus –a –um
unattended; alone
oportet oportēre oportuit
to it is proper, it is right
modo
provided that; only, just; now, just now
praecēdō –ere –cessī –cessus
to go before
circumfundō –ere –fūdī –fūsus
to pour around; to encompass, surround; (pass.), circumfundor, fusus sum, (in middle signif.), to rush around, surround; p., circumfusus, a, um, surrounding; gathering around
subitō
suddenly, unexpectedly; at once, at short notice, quickly; in no time at all
convictor –ōris m.
intimate friend, companion
