Apuleius, Met. 6.20 Flashcards

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adōrō adōrāre adōrāvī adōrātus

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to pray to; supplicate, worship, adore

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amnicus –a –um

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of or pertaining to a river

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amplector amplectī amplexus sum

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to embrace

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asinārius –iī m.

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a donkey driver or owner

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beātus –a –um

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happy; blessed, prosperous, fortunate

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candidus –a –um

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white, fair

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canīnus –a –um

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of a dog, canine

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canis canis m. or f.

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dog

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cibārius –a –um

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pertaining to food; suitable for eating

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cibus cibī m.

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food

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conclūdō –ere –clūsī –clūsus

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to shut completely; shut around, inclose, surround (> com– and claudo)

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contineō continēre continuī contentus

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to secure, maintain, sustain; fasten/hold in position; retain, keep safe, preserve; hinder, contain/shut in/confine; stay; restrain/hold back; comprise/form basis; keep/hold/hang together/fast; surround, enclose, contain, limit; concentrate

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cūriōsitās –ātis f.

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desire of knowledge, curiosity, inquisitiveness

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dēbilis –e

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disabled, maimed, crippled; feeble, useless (> de and habilis)

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dēcurrō –ere –cucurrī (currī) –cursus

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to run down, hasten down; descend; run completely round; sail over, sweep over

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dēlībō (1)

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to sip; kiss

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dēlicātus –a –um

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given to luxury or pleasure; pampered; frisky, wanton, frivolous; elegant; self-indulgent; pampered; difficult to please; dainty

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explicō explicāre explicāvī/explicuī explicātus/explicitus

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to untangle; extricate; unfold, explain

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festīnō festīnāre festīnāvī festīnātus

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to hurry, rush

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fōrmōsitās –ātis f.

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beauty

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fōrmōsus –a –um

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beautiful, finely formed, handsome, fair; having fine appearance/form

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fraus fraudis f.

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fraud; trickery, deceit; imposition, offense, crime; delusion

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gerulus –ī m.

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a carrier, porter

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horrendus –a –um

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to be shuddered at; dreadful, fearful; awe–inspiring, venerable; strange, wonderful; fierce, warlike (> horreo)

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hospita –ae f.

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she who entertains, a hostess

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indidem

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from the same place

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ineptus –a –um

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absurd, awkward, silly, inept, impertinent

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lātrātus –ūs m.

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a barking; baying (> latro)

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lēgātiō lēgātiōnis f.

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embassy; member of an embassy; mission

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meātus –ūs m.

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a going; passage, course, movement, motion (> meo)

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nāvita –ae m.

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sailor, mariner

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obsequium –ī n.

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compliance, yieldingness, complaisance, indulgence

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obserō obserāre obserāvī obserātus

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to bolt, bar, fasten, shut up

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offula (offula) –ae f.

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a little bit, a small piece of food

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pānis pānis m.

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bread

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pergō pergere perrēxī perrēctus

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to go on, proceed

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prex precis f.

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prayer, request

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Prōserpina –ae f.

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Proserpina, daughter of Jupiter and Ceres, carried away by Pluto from Enna in Sicily, and made queen of Hades

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prōspicuus –a –um

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looking into the future, prophetic; conspicuous; noted, renowned

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pyxis –idis f.

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a small box, casket

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rabiēs –em –ē f.

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madness, frenzy, fury, fierceness; of inanimate things

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recurrō –ere –currī –cursus

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to run back; return, revolve

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reserō reserāre reserāvī reserātus

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to unbolt; open

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resīdō –ere –sīdere –sēdī

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to sit down, sink down, shrink

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residuus –a –um

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left over, remaining

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rīte

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with correct religious procedure; duly, correctly; rightly, fittingly

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sēcernō sēcernere sēcrēvī sēcrētum

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to separate

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sedīle –is n.

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a bench, seat (> sedeo)

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sēcrētō

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to put to sleep, lull to sleep

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spernō, spernere, sprēvī, sprētum

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reject, spurn

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stīps stīpis m

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a contribution in money, gift, donation, alms, contribution, dole

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subdolus –a –um

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crafty, cunning, sly, subtle, deceptive, deceitful

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supernatō –āre

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to swim above or on top, to float

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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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tantillus, a, um

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so little, so small a quantity

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temerārius –a –um

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accidental; thoughtless, impetuous

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terminō termināre termināvī terminātus

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to put bounds to; limit (> terminus)

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textrīx –īcis f.

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a female weaver

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turris turris f.

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tower; high building, palace, citadel; dove tower, dove cot

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vāticinātiō –ōnis f.

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a foretelling, soothsaying, prophecy, prediction

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vector vectōris n.

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one that bears, carries, or conveys any thing; a bearer, carrier

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vegetus –a –um

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vigorous, active, energetic; fresh

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venerius –a –um

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of or belonging to Venus