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Apuleius, Met. 1.1 Flashcards

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vocabulary for Ellen Finkelpearl, An Apuleius Reader

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Minus select very common words; these are not removed systematically, and sometimes words are repeated on purpose if they are particularly difficult ones.

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accēdō accēdere accessī accessum

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to go or come to, approach; be added, be included; happen; be an additional factor (esp. impersonal + quod or ut)

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accipiō accipere accēpī acceptus

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to receive; accept; hear (of), learn (of)

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adgredior (aggredior) aggredī aggressus sum

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to approach, advance; attack, assail; undertake, seize (opportunity), attempt

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advena –ae m./f.

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a new comer; a stranger, foreigner; adj., foreign (> advenio)

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Aegyptius –a –um

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Egyptian

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aerumnābilis –e

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that may be regarded as wretched or miserable, full of trouble, calamitous

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aeternus –a –um

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everlasting, eternal

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argūtia –ae f.

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sharpness, wit

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Atticus, a, um

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Attic, Athenian

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Attis –idis

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Attic, Athenian

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benevolus –a –um

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well-wishing, kind, bountiful, friendly

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calamus –ī m.

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a reed or cane; a pen; an arrow

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condō condere condidī conditus

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to put/insert (into); store up/put away, preserve, bottle (wine); bury/inter; sink; build/found, make; shut (eyes); conceal/hide/keep safe; put together, compose; restore; sheathe (sword); plunge/bury (weapon in enemy); put out of sight

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cōnserō –ere –sēvī –situs (satus)

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to sow or plant

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convertō –ere –vertī

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to turn round, cause to turn, turn back

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dēsultōrius –a –um

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of a desultor (a circus rider who jumps from one horse to another); desultory, superficial

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ēn or em

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look! calling attention, or expressing surprise or indignation, lo! behold! see! there!

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Ephyraeius –a –um

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Corinthian (Ephyre was the ancient name for Corinth)

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equidem

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indeed, certainly; for my part

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excolō –ere –uī –cultus

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to till completely; cultivate; refine, perfect, polish

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exōrdior exōrdīrī exōrsus sum

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to begin; to begin a web, lay the warp, prepare to weave

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exōticus –a –um

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foreign, exotic, imported; strange; barbarous, unintelligible

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fābula fābulae f.

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story, tale, fable; play, drama; [fabulae! => rubbish!, nonsense!]

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fēlīx fēlīcis
fortunate, happy
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figūra figūrae f.
form, shape
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forēnsis forēnsis forēnse
of the market, of the forum, public, forensic; (n. pl. as subs.) clothes for a public occasion; (possibly) foreign
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fortūna fortūnae f.
fortune, chance
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glaeba –ae f.
a lump of earth; a clod; soil
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Graecānicus –a –um
Greek, Graecian, in the manner of the Greeks
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Hymettos –ī m.
a mountain of Attica, famous for its honey
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imāgō imāginis f.
likeness, image, appearance; statue; idea; echo; ghost, phantom
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immūtātiō –ōnis f.
a change, exchanging, interchange; transformation; metonymy, the indirect naming of any thing (in rhet)
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incipiō incipere incēpī inceptus
to take on, begin
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indigena –ae
born in the land; native, indigenous
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inscrībō inscrībere inscrīpsī inscrīptus
to write on(to), brand
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īnspiciō –ere –spexī –spectus
to look into or overlook (\> in and specio, look)
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intendō intendere intendī intentus
to hold out; stretch, strain, exert
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Isthmos, ī, m.
the Isthmus of Corinth
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lābor labī lapsus sum
to glide, slip
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laetor laetārī laetātus sum
to be glad/joyful/delighted; rejoice; be fond (of), delight in; flourish (on/in)
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Latius –a –um
of or belonging to Latium
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lēctor –ōris m.
reader
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lepidus –a –um
charming, nice
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liber librī m.
book
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lingua linguae f.
tongue; speech, language; dialect
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locūtor (loquūtor) –ōris m.
a speaker; a talker, prater, babbler
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magister magistrī m.
master, chief, teacher
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mereō merēre meruī meritum
to earn, deserve, merit; serve as a soldier
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Mīlēsius –a –um
Milesian, of or from Miletus; "Milesian Tales" were a type of popular literature, possibly pornographic.
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mīror mīrārī mīrātus sum
to wonder at, be astonished
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modo
provided that; only, just; now, just now
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mox
soon; then
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mūtuus –a –um
interchangeable, reciprocal; on both sides; per mutua, mutually, to each other (\> muto)
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nexus –ūs m.
a tying or binding together, a fastening, joining, an interlacing, entwining, clasping.
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Nīlōticus –a –um
of the Nile
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offendō offendere offendī offēnsus
to offend, give offense (to); displease/annoy/vex; trouble/upset, hurt (feelings); strike/knock against; bump into; stumble upon; spoil/harm; meet, find, encounter, be faced with; run aground; violate/wrong
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papȳrus –ī f.
papyrus
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paucus –a –um
(pl.) a few; (sing.) small
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permulceō –ēre –mulsī –mulsus (–mulctus)
to stroke; calm, soothe, cheer
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praeeō –īre –īvī –or iī –itus –īre
lead guide
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praefor –fātus sum
request in advance (+ acc.)
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prior priōris
former, previous, prior, first; ancestors (pl.), forefathers, predecessors, people of an earlier time
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prōsāpia –ae f.
a stock, race, family
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pueritia pueritiae f.
boyhood, childhood, youth
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Quirīs Quirītis m.
the formal term for a Roman citizen, used particularly in legal situations to emphasize civic rights
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reficiō reficere refēcī refectus
to rebuild, repair, restore
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respondeō respondēre respondī respōnsus
to answer, give an opinion about the law
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rudis –e
still in its natural state; roughly fashioned, crude, uncultivated
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rūrsus or rūrsum
turned back, backward; on the contrary/other hand, in return, in turn, again
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scientia scientiae f.
knowledge, science; skill
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sermō sermōnis m.
conversation, discussion; rumor; diction; speech; talk; the word
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sīquis or sīquī sīqua sīquid
if any (one)
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Spartiāticus –a –um
Spartan
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spernō spernere sprēvī sprētum
to reject, spurn
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stilus stilus –ī m.
a pointed instrument, a stylus; a composition; a manner of writing
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stīpendium stīpendi(ī) n.
pay, tax; a term of military service, a campaign
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studium studiī n.
zeal, enthusiasm; pursuit, study; enthusiastic support
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susurrō –ōnis m.
to hum, buzz, murmur, mutter, whisper
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Taenarus (Taenaros) –ī m. or Taenarum –ī n.
Taenarus; the southernmost point of the Peloponnese, famous for a cave leading to the underworld
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varius –a –um
different; various, diverse; changing; colored; parti-colored, variegated
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venia veniae f.
indulgence, pardon
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vetus veteris
old
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vōx vōcis f.
voice; word

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