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
iūmentum –ī n.
a beast for hauling, draught–animal, beast of burden, horse, mule, ass
latrō, ōnis, m.
robber, bandit, brigand
lēnis –e
gentle, kind, mild
lupus lupī m.
wolf
machaera –ae f.
a sword, dagger; hatchet
mereor merērī meritus sum
to earn; deserve/merit/have right; win/gain/incur; earn soldier/whore pay, serve
merīdiēs merīdiēī m.
midday
missiō –ōnis f.
a letting go, sending away, a sending, despatching; a throwing, hurling ; release from capitivity; discharge from service; missio sanguinis: blood-letting
nancīscor nancīscī nanctus (nactus) sum
to obtain, get; find, meet with, receive, stumble on, light on
obstinātus –a –um
resolved, determined, resolute, steadfast, inflexible, stubborn, obstinate
occāsiō occāsiōnis f.
opportunity; chance; pretext, occasion
occumbō –ere –cubuī –cubitus
to sink, fall upon; lie down; die; meet
onustus –a –um
loaded, laden (> onus)
parō parāre parāvī parātus
to prepare; furnish/supply/provide; produce; obtain/get; buy; raise; put up; plan
perfodiō –ere –fōdī –fossus
to dig or pierce through, transfix
pondus ponderis n.
weight, burden, impediment
praeceps, praecipitis, n.
the highest part, summit; precipice
praeda praedae f.
booty, loot, spoils, plunder, prey
prōdūcō prōdūcere prōdūxī prōductus
to lead forward, bring out; reveal; induce; promote; stretch out; prolong; bury
prōnus –a –um
prone, stooping
prōrsus
forwards; straightway, by all means, certainly, truly, precisely, utterly, absolutely
qoad
until
relinquō relinquere relīquī relictus
to leave (behind), abandon
reor rērī ratus sum
to think, regard; deem; suppose, believe, reckon
rīvulus –ī m.
a small brook, petty stream, rill, rivulet
rūrsus or rūrsum
turned back, backward; on the contrary/other hand, in return, in turn, again
sarcina –ae f.
burden, baggage
scītē
cleverly
serpō –ere serpsī serptus
to creep, glide; steal on or over
spatium spati(ī) n.
space; area/expanse, room (for); intervening space, gap/interval; length/width; race course, lap, circuit; closed way/walk, turn; track (planet); act of play; interval, time, extent, period, term; duration; distance; area; size; bulk
stabulum –ī n.
stable, stall; inn, lodging house; brothel; a shepherd’s dwelling, grange; den, haunt; cattle–camp (> sto)
studium studiī n.
zeal, enthusiasm; pursuit, study; enthusiastic support
subtīlis –e
well timed, well judged
tantum
so much, so far; hardly, only; in tantum, to such a degree or height, so high; tantum — quantum, so great (such, so much) — as.
titubō titubāre titubāvī titubātus
stagger
undique
from all sides (undique versum or undiqueversum: from every direction, from every angle)
ungula –ae f.
a hoof (> unguis); talon; (LL) a hook used in torture
verber –eris n.
whip; a beating or blow with a whip
vicis vicis f.
turn, change, interchange, alternation, succession, vicissitude; (in abl.) in place of (+ acc.)
vindicta –ae f.
vengeance, punishment
volturius –iī m.
vulture
