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Seneca (supposedly), Apocolocyntosis > Apocolocyntosis, ch 4 > Flashcards

Apocolocyntosis, ch 4 Flashcards

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convolvō –ere –volvī –volūtus

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to roll together; roll up, coil

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aspiciō aspicere aspēxī aspectus

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to look at, behold

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astrum astrī n.

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star, constellation

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aurōra aurōrae f.

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the dawn, morning; personified, Aurora, the goddess of the dawn, who precedes the horses of the sun–god; the east; the sun

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autem

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however; moreover

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axis axis m.

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axis, north pole; axle-tree, axle

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cantus –ūs m.

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a singing or playing; melody; song; strain, sound; incantation, charm (> cano)

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capillus capillī m.

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hair

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carcer carceris m.

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prison, jail; starting gate

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cervīx cervīcis f.

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neck, nape; severed head/neck

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cithara –ae f.

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the cithara, cithern, or lute

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coma comae f.

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hair, tresses

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cōmoedus –ī m.

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comic actor

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concacō concacāre

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to defile with ordure, cover with filth

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concitō concitāre concitāvī concitātus

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to arouse, incite

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contorqueō –ēre –torsī –tortus

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to turn round entirely, twist; turn; hurl, cast, lance

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corōnō coronāre coronāvī coronātus

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to crown, surround

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crīnis crīnis m.

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hair

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decus decoris n.

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beauty, grace; ornament, glory, honor

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dēmō dēmere dēmpsī dēmptus

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to remove

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dēsinō dēsinere dēsiī dēsitus

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to stop/end/finish, abandon/leave/break off, desist/cease; come to/at end/close

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dētineō –ēre –uī –tentus

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to hold from or back; hold, detain (> de and teneo)

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discutiō –ere –cussī –cussus

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to shake off, strike off; disperse, dissipate, dispel (> dis– and quatio)

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ēbulliō ēbullīre

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to boil over

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exspīrō exspīrāre exspīrāvī exspīrātus

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to breathe out; to expire, die

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facile

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easily

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faciō facere fēcī factus

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to make; do; reckon

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faciō facere fēcī factus

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to make; do; reckon

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fallō fallere fefellī falsus

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to deceive; slip by; disappoint; be mistaken, beguile, drive away; fail; cheat

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fātum fātī n. or fātus –ī m.

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destiny, fate; in pl. (often), death

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faveō favēre fāvī fautūrus

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to favor, be devoted to; show partiality, support someone enthusiastically

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festīnō festīnāre festīnāvī festīnātus

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to hurry, rush

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fīlum –ī n.

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thread, string

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flagrō flagrāre flagrāvī flagrāturus

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to burn

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fōrmōsus –a –um

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beautiful, finely formed, handsome, fair; having fine appearance/form

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fulgor –ōris m. or fulgur –ūris n.

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lightning, flash, brightness

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fūsus –ī m.

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a weighted spindle on which yarn is wound and twisted

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Hesperus –ī m.

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the evening star

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intentus –a –um

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earnestly attentive, intent; expectant (> intendo)

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Lachesis –is

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Lachesis, one of the Fates

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laetus –a –um

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happy

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lāna –ae f.

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wool

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lassus –a –um

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tired, weary

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laurus –ī f.

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laurel

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lūcidus –a –um

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bright, shining, gleaming, glittering; clear (> luceo)

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Lūcifer –ferī m.

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Lucifer, the morning star, son of Aurora (dawn) and Cephalus

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metallum –ī n.

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a mine; metal

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ministrō ministrāre ministrāvī ministrātus

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to attend (to), serve, furnish; supply

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moderor moderārī moderātus sum

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to manage, direct, guide

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modus modī m.

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measure; limit; rhythm, meter; manner, way

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mollis molle

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soft (cushion/grass); flexible; mild, tolerable; easy; calm; weak; cowardly; unmanly; pathic; tender (women/youths); peaceful; kindly; impressionable

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neō nēre nēvī nētus

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to spin; weave

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Nestor –ōris

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Nestor, a son of Neleus, and king of Pylus, famous among the heroes before Troy for his wisdom and eloquence. He is said to have lived through three generations of men

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nimis

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very much; too much; exceedingly

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nitidus –a –um

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shining, bright, glittering (> niteo)

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niveus –a –um

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snowy, of snow; snow–white (> nix)

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Parca –ae f.

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more freq. pl., Parcae, arum, f., the Fates (Clotho, the spinner, Lachesis, the allotter, and Atropos, the unaverted)

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pensum –ī n.

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wool; alloted task, stint

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Pierius –a –um

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Pierian, of the Muses

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plectrum, ī, n.

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a plectrum; a pick (for a lyre)

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praestō praestāre praestitī praestitus

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to excel, surpass; prevail; furnish, make available, hand over; play part; apply; fulfill; keep word; be responsible for

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pretiōsus –a –um

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of great value, costly, precious

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quidem

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moreover, certainly (emphasizing one statement with reference to another)

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redimiō –imīre –imiī –imītum

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to encircle (with a garland)

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remissus –a –um

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slack, loose, relaxed, languid

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rubicundus –a –um

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ruddy; red

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rumpō rumpere rūpī ruptus

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to break; destroy

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solitus –a –um

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having been accustomed, wont; p., wonted, usual, habitual

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solvō solvere solvī solūtus

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to loosen; pay, free, release; dissolve

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sonitus –ūs m.

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a sounding; noise; roaring; thunder (> sono)

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sponte

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of one’s own will; voluntarily; for one’s own sake

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stāmen –inis n.

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the foundation threads in weaving, basis, warp

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stolidus –a –um

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dull, stupid, inert

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subtēmen –inis n.

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that which is woven under or passed under or across the warp in weaving; the cross thread, weft, woof or filling; thread (> subtexo)

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surgō surgere surrēxī surrēctus

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to rise, lift; grow

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tālis tāle

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such, of such a sort

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Tithōnus –ī m.

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the husband of Aurora (Dawn); he was immortal but kept getting older and older

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trānscendō –scendere –scendī –scēnsum

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to climb over, pass over, cross, overstep, surmount

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ulterior –Ius; ultimus –a –um

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far; farther; farthest, latest; last; highest, greatest

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vae

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alas, woe to

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vellus –eris n.

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a fleece; woolen band or fillet; skin

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vīlis vīlis vīle

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cheap, worthless

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