Apuleius, Met. 4.4 Flashcards
abiciō abicere abiēcī abiectum
to throw away, throw down
causārius –a –um
sick, diseased, discharged on account of poor health
claudus –a –um
limping, lame
cōnficiō cōnficere cōnfēcī cōnfectus
to accomplish, complete; finish off, kill
crūs –ūris n.
shin, leg
dēbilis –e
disabled, maimed, crippled; feeble, useless (> de and habilis)
dēficiō dēficere dēfēcī dēfectus
to fail, disappoint, let down; leave without a sufficiency; cease to be available
dēprimō –primere –pressī –pressum
to suppress, force down
distribuō distribuere distribuī distribūtus
to divide up, share out, distrbute
dorsum –ī n.
the back; a ridge, reef of rocks; a bank
exanimō exanimāre exanimāvī exanimātus
to deprive of life; p., exanimatus, a, um, without breath, breathless; disheartened; terrified (> ex and anima)
exsurgō –ere –surrēxī
to rise up; rise; stand
exterō –terere –trīvī –trītum
to rub out, wear away
fatīgō fatīgāre fatīgāvī fatīgātus
to tire, wear out
festīnō festīnāre festīnāvī festīnātus
to hurry, rush
flectō flectere flēxī flexus
to bend, curve, bow; turn, curl; persuade, prevail on, soften
fūstis –is m.
a knobbed stick, cudgel, staff, club
gravis grave
heavy, deep; important, serious; severe (sluggish, not digesting properly); intense
ictus ictūs m.
blow, stroke; a metrical beat
impatientia –ae f.
unwillingness or inability to bear any thing, want of endurance, impatience
ingredior ingredī ingressus sum
to advance, walk; enter, step/go into; undertake, begin
īnsistō –ere –stitī
to place one’s self in or upon a thing; (w. dat.), to tread or stand upon, (w. acc.), to tread; impress; (fig.), of the will, continue, persist
iter itineris n.
journey; road; passage, path; march [route magnum => forced march]
iubar –aris n.
brightness, radiance, of the sun, or of a star; the sun, morning
