Apuleius 9.12.3 vocabulary Flashcards
homunculus –ī m.
a little or weakly man, a manikin
līvidus –a –um
bluish (from bruises);
vībex (vībix) –īcis f.
the mark of a blow, weal
cutis –is f.
the skin
dēpingō –pingere –pīnxī –pictum
to paint, draw, embroider
dorsum –ī n.
the back
plāgōsus –a –um
(given to blows, fond of flogging); much beaten
scissilis –e
torn
centunculus –ī m.
(a small patch); cloth made of patchwork
inumbrō inumbrāre inumbrāvī inumbrātus
to cast a shade upon; overshadow; shade
magis … quam
more … than
obtegō –ere –tēxī –tēctus
to cover up or over
exiguus –a –um
small, little
tegīle –is n.
a covering, cover
tantum modo or tantummodo
only
pūbēs –is f.
the groin
iniciō –ere –iēcī –iectum
(to throw); to throw over, cover
tunicō –āre –āvī –ātus
to clothe with a tunic
pannulus –īm.
a small piece of cloth, rags, ragged clothing
manifēstus –a –um
visible
frōns frontis f.
forehead
litterātus –a –um
(versed in literature, cultured); lettered, covered in letters
capillus capillī m.
hair
sēmirāsus –a –um
partly shaven
ānulātus –a –um
shackled, bound
lūror –ōris m.
a yellowish color, sallowness, paleness
dēfōrmis dēfōrme
ugly
fūmōsus –a –um
full of smoke, smoky
tenebrae tenebrārum f. pl.
darkness
vapōrōsus –a –um
full of steam, steaming, vaporous
cālīgō –inis f.
mist
palpebrae –ārum f.
the eyelids
adedō adēdere adēdī adēsum
to eat away, erode
adeō
(so, to such a point, to such an extent); therefore
lūminō lūmināre
to light up
pugil –ilis m.
a boxer
pulvisculus –īm.
small dust, fine powder
perspergō –spergere –spersī –spersum
to besprinkle, tinge
dīmicō (1)
to fight, contend
farīnulentus –a –um
floury
cinis cineris m. or f.
ashes
sordidē
disgustingly
candidātus -a -um
whitened
