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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

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fortunate, happy

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figūra figūrae f.

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form, shape

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forēnsis forēnsis forēnse

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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.

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fortune, chance

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glaeba –ae f.

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a lump of earth; a clod; soil

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Graecānicus –a –um

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Greek, Graecian, in the manner of the Greeks

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Hymettos –ī m.

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a mountain of Attica, famous for its honey

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imāgō imāginis f.

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likeness, image, appearance; statue; idea; echo; ghost, phantom

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immūtātiō –ōnis f.

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a change, exchanging, interchange; transformation; metonymy, the indirect naming of any thing (in rhet)

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incipiō incipere incēpī inceptus

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to take on, begin

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indigena –ae

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born in the land; native, indigenous

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inscrībō inscrībere inscrīpsī inscrīptus

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to write on(to), brand

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īnspiciō –ere –spexī –spectus

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to look into or overlook (> in and specio, look)

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intendō intendere intendī intentus

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to hold out; stretch, strain, exert

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Isthmos, ī, m.

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the Isthmus of Corinth

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lābor labī lapsus sum

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to glide, slip

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laetor laetārī laetātus sum

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to be glad/joyful/delighted; rejoice; be fond (of), delight in; flourish (on/in)

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Latius –a –um

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of or belonging to Latium

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lēctor –ōris m.

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reader

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lepidus –a –um

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charming, nice

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liber librī m.

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book

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lingua linguae f.

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tongue; speech, language; dialect

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locūtor (loquūtor) –ōris m.

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a speaker; a talker, prater, babbler

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magister magistrī m.

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master, chief, teacher

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mereō merēre meruī meritum

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to earn, deserve, merit; serve as a soldier

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Mīlēsius –a –um

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Milesian, of or from Miletus; “Milesian Tales” were a type of popular literature, possibly pornographic.

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mīror mīrārī mīrātus sum

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to wonder at, be astonished

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modo

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provided that; only, just; now, just now

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mox

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soon; then

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mūtuus –a –um

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interchangeable, reciprocal; on both sides; per mutua, mutually, to each other (> muto)

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nexus –ūs m.

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a tying or binding together, a fastening, joining, an interlacing, entwining, clasping.

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Nīlōticus –a –um

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of the Nile

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offendō offendere offendī offēnsus

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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.

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papyrus

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paucus –a –um

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

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permulceō –ēre –mulsī –mulsus (–mulctus)

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to stroke; calm, soothe, cheer

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praeeō –īre –īvī –or iī –itus –īre

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lead guide

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praefor –fātus sum

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request in advance (+ acc.)

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prior priōris

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former, previous, prior, first; ancestors (pl.), forefathers, predecessors, people of an earlier time

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prōsāpia –ae f.

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a stock, race, family

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pueritia pueritiae f.

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boyhood, childhood, youth

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Quirīs Quirītis m.

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the formal term for a Roman citizen, used particularly in legal situations to emphasize civic rights

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reficiō reficere refēcī refectus

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to rebuild, repair, restore

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respondeō respondēre respondī respōnsus

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to answer, give an opinion about the law

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rudis –e

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still in its natural state; roughly fashioned, crude, uncultivated

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rūrsus or rūrsum

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turned back, backward; on the contrary/other hand, in return, in turn, again

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scientia scientiae f.

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knowledge, science; skill

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sermō sermōnis m.

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conversation, discussion; rumor; diction; speech; talk; the word

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sīquis or sīquī sīqua sīquid

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if any (one)

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Spartiāticus –a –um

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Spartan

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spernō spernere sprēvī sprētum

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to reject, spurn

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stilus stilus –ī m.

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a pointed instrument, a stylus; a composition; a manner of writing

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stīpendium stīpendi(ī) n.

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pay, tax; a term of military service, a campaign

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studium studiī n.

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zeal, enthusiasm; pursuit, study; enthusiastic support

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susurrō –ōnis m.

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to hum, buzz, murmur, mutter, whisper

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Taenarus (Taenaros) –ī m. or Taenarum –ī n.

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Taenarus; the southernmost point of the Peloponnese, famous for a cave leading to the underworld

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varius –a –um

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different; various, diverse; changing; colored; parti-colored, variegated

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venia veniae f.

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indulgence, pardon

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vetus veteris

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old

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vōx vōcis f.

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voice; word

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