Apuleius 1.1.3-4 vocabulary Flashcards

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exōrdior exōrdīrī exōrsus sum

A

to lay the warp (in weaving); to begin

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2
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paucus –a –um

A

(pl.) a few; (sing.) small

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3
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accipiō accipere accēpī acceptus

A

to receive

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4
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Hymettos –ī m.(f.)

A

Mt. Hymettus, a famous mountain in Attica

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5
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Atticus –a –um

A

Attic; Athenian

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6
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Isthmos, ī, m. (f.)

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The Isthmus (of Corinth)

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7
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Ephyraeius –a –um

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Corinthian (Ephyra was a nymph associated the city’s foundation)

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Taenaros –ī m. (f.)

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Taenarus, a southern promontory of the Peloponnese, in Spartan territory

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9
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Spartiāticus –a –um

A

Spartan

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10
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glaeba –ae f.

A

lump of earth; clod; soil, territory

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11
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fēlīx fēlīcis

A

fortunate

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12
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aeternum

A

eternally

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13
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liber librī m.

A

book

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14
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condō condere condidī conditus

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(to build); to store up

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15
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vetus veteris

A

old

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16
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prōsāpia –ae f.

A

stock, race, family

17
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ibī

A

there; then

18
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lingua linguae f.

A

tongue; language

19
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Attis, Atttidis

A

Attic, Athenian

20
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prīmus -a -um

A

first

21
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pueritia pueritiae f.

A

boyhood

22
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stīpendium stīpendi(ī) n.

A

wages (for a soldier); tour of duty (military)

23
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mereō merēre meruī meritum

A

to earn

24
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mox

A

soon; later

25
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urbs, urbis, f.

A

city

26
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Lātius –a –um

A

of Latium, Latin

27
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advena –ae m./f.

A

visitor, stranger

28
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studium studiī n.

A

(eagerness); study, intellectual study

29
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Quīritēs, Quīritium, m.pl.

A

Romans, Roman citizens (a more archaic and formal term than Romani)

30
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indigenus –a –um

A

native, native born

31
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aerumnābilis –e

A

troublesome, painful

32
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nūllus –a –um

A

none, no

33
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magister magistrī m. master, chief, teacher

A

master, chief, teacher

34
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praeeō –īre –īvī –or iī –itus –īre

A

to precede, lead the way

35
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adgredior (aggredior) aggredī aggressus sum

A

to approach

36
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excolō –ere –uī –cultus

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to cultivate completely; refine