Apocolocyntosis, ch 4 Flashcards by William Turpin

convolvō –ere –volvī –volūtus

to roll together; roll up, coil

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aspiciō aspicere aspēxī aspectus

to look at, behold

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astrum astrī n.

star, constellation

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aurōra aurōrae f.

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

however; moreover

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axis axis m.

axis, north pole; axle-tree, axle

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cantus –ūs m.

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

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capillus capillī m.

hair

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carcer carceris m.

prison, jail; starting gate

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cervīx cervīcis f.

neck, nape; severed head/neck

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cithara –ae f.

the cithara, cithern, or lute

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coma comae f.

hair, tresses

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cōmoedus –ī m.

comic actor

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concacō concacāre

to defile with ordure, cover with filth

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concitō concitāre concitāvī concitātus

to arouse, incite

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contorqueō –ēre –torsī –tortus

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

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corōnō coronāre coronāvī coronātus

to crown, surround

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crīnis crīnis m.

hair

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decus decoris n.

beauty, grace; ornament, glory, honor

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dēmō dēmere dēmpsī dēmptus

to remove

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dēsinō dēsinere dēsiī dēsitus

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

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dētineō –ēre –uī –tentus

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

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discutiō –ere –cussī –cussus

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

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ēbulliō ēbullīre

to boil over

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exspīrō exspīrāre exspīrāvī exspīrātus

to breathe out; to expire, die

facile

easily

faciō facere fēcī factus

to make; do; reckon

faciō facere fēcī factus

to make; do; reckon

fallō fallere fefellī falsus

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

fātum fātī n. or fātus –ī m.

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

faveō favēre fāvī fautūrus

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

festīnō festīnāre festīnāvī festīnātus

to hurry, rush

fīlum –ī n.

thread, string

flagrō flagrāre flagrāvī flagrāturus

to burn

fōrmōsus –a –um

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

fulgor –ōris m. or fulgur –ūris n.

lightning, flash, brightness

fūsus –ī m.

a weighted spindle on which yarn is wound and twisted

Hesperus –ī m.

the evening star

intentus –a –um

earnestly attentive, intent; expectant (> intendo)

Lachesis –is

Lachesis, one of the Fates

laetus –a –um

happy

lāna –ae f.

wool

lassus –a –um

tired, weary

laurus –ī f.

laurel

lūcidus –a –um

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

Lūcifer –ferī m.

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

metallum –ī n.

a mine; metal

ministrō ministrāre ministrāvī ministrātus

to attend (to), serve, furnish; supply

moderor moderārī moderātus sum

to manage, direct, guide

modus modī m.

measure; limit; rhythm, meter; manner, way

mollis molle

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

neō nēre nēvī nētus

to spin; weave

Nestor –ōris

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

nimis

very much; too much; exceedingly

nitidus –a –um

shining, bright, glittering (> niteo)

niveus –a –um

snowy, of snow; snow–white (> nix)

Parca –ae f.

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

pensum –ī n.

wool; alloted task, stint

Pierius –a –um

Pierian, of the Muses

plectrum, ī, n.

a plectrum; a pick (for a lyre)

praestō praestāre praestitī praestitus

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

pretiōsus –a –um

of great value, costly, precious

quidem

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

redimiō –imīre –imiī –imītum

to encircle (with a garland)

remissus –a –um

slack, loose, relaxed, languid

rubicundus –a –um

ruddy; red

rumpō rumpere rūpī ruptus

to break; destroy

solitus –a –um

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

solvō solvere solvī solūtus

to loosen; pay, free, release; dissolve

sonitus –ūs m.

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

sponte

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

stāmen –inis n.

the foundation threads in weaving, basis, warp

stolidus –a –um

dull, stupid, inert

subtēmen –inis n.

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

surgō surgere surrēxī surrēctus

to rise, lift; grow

tālis tāle

such, of such a sort

Tithōnus –ī m.

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

trānscendō –scendere –scendī –scēnsum

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

ulterior –Ius; ultimus –a –um

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

vae

alas, woe to

vellus –eris n.

a fleece; woolen band or fillet; skin

vīlis vīlis vīle

cheap, worthless