Apuleius 2.6.4-6 vocabulary Flashcards
ac
and in addition
dum
while, until, provided that
āmēns āmentis
mad, insane
similis simile
similar
celerō celerāre celerāvī celerātus
to hasten; (go quickly)
vestīgium vestīgi(ī) n.
footstep (trace, track)
age
come! (imperative of ago, agere)
inquam inquis inquit inquiunt
to say
ēvigilō ēvigilāre
to be wakeful, be vigilant
exoptō –āre –āvī –ātus
(to choose out); wish exceedingly
occāsiō occāsiōnis f.
opportunity
vōtum vōtī n.
(vow) prayer, desire
diūtinus (diutinus) –a –um
of long duration
mīrus –a –um
marvelous, wonderful
expleō explēre explēvī explētus
to fill up, fulfil
pectus pectoris n.
chest, breast; heart
auferō auferre abstulī ablātus
to take away; make cuts
puerīlis –e
boyish
formīdō inis f.
fear
comminus
at close quarters, hand to hand (in fighting)
rēs reī f.
matter, business, affair, thing
nāviter
diligently, actively, zealously
congredior congredī congressus sum
to meet, engage
nexus –ūs m.
a fastening, joining
quidem
moreover
venerius (venereus) –a –um
of or belonging to Venus
hospes hospitis m.
guest; stranger; host
temperō temperāre temperāvī temperātus
to refrain, hold back from
probus –a -um
excellent, able, having an upright character
geniālis -e
nuptial, festive, delightful, joyous
torum –ī n. (also torus –ī m.)
bed, couch, (cushion; swelling)
religiōsus –a –um
reverent (superstitious)
suspiciō suspicere suspexī suspectus
to look at, honor
vērum
(truly); but
enimvērō
truly, certainly
Phōtis, idis, f.
Fotis (“Light”); a Greek female name
famula -ae, f.
handmaiden
petō petere petīvī petītum
to seek, direct one’s course to, pursue romantically
ēnixē
strenously, assiduously