Apuleius 11.2 vocabulary Flashcards
repertus -ūs, m.
discovery
laetor (1)
to rejoice, be glad
vetustus -a -um
ancient
glans, glandis, f
acorn (thought to be normal human food before agriculture)
ferīnus -a -um
wild
pabulum, ī, n.
food, fodder
mītis mīte
gentle, mild; cultivated
commōnstrō (1)
(to point out); reveal
Eleusīnius -a -um
of Eleusis (village near Athens famous for the Eleusinian Mysteries, in honor of Demeter / Ceres and Persephone / Proserpina
glēba -ae, f.
soil
percolō percolere percoluī percultus
to cultivate; (honor)
sociō (1)
to unite
subolēs subolis, f.
offspring, progeny
circumfluus -a -um
surrounded
Paphos Paphī, m.
a city on Cyprus sacred to Aphrodite / Venus
sacrārium, -iī, n.
sanctuary, shrine
partus, -ūs, m.
(birth, offspring); birthing, delivery
fētus -a -um
having recently given birth
medēla -ae, f.
remedy, cure
veneror (1)
worship
dēlubrum -ī, n.
temple, shrine
Ephesus ī, m.
Ephesus, city in Asia Minor famous for its temple to Artemis / Diana
larvālis -e
ghostlike, ghostly
impetus -ūs, m.
an attack
comprimō comprimere compressī compressum
(to squeeze, press); hold back, curb
claustrum -ī, n.
gate, barrier
cohibeō cohibēre cohibuī cohibitum
to restrain, reduce in size
lūcus ī, m.
grove
propitiō (1)
to win over, make favorable, propitiate
ūdus -a -um
wet
ambāgēs -um, f.pl.
a roundabout path, meanderings, wanderings to and fro
aerumna -ae, f.
labor, distress
subsistō subsistere substitī
(to remain, tarry); support (+ dative)
adfirmō (1)
(to support), restore (strengthen)
exanclō (1)
to endure
dēpellō dēpellere dēpulī dēpulsum
to drive away, remove
quadripēs -pedis, m./f.
a quadruped
cōnspectus -ūs, m
sight
morior morī mortuus
to die
