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Horace, Ars Poetica > Ars Poetica 119-139 > Flashcards

Ars Poetica 119-139 Flashcards

1
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fāma fāmae f.

A

rumor, fame; story, tradition

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conveniēns –entis

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agreeing, corresponding

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fingō fingere fīnxī fīctus

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to shape, invent

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honōrātus –a –um

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respected; honored

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5
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forte

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by chance

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repōnō repōnere reposuī repositus

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to put back; bring a character back on stage in a new play

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impiger –gra –grum

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not sluggish, not inactive

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īrācundus –a –um

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irascible, angry

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inexōrābilis –e

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inexorable

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ācer ācris ācre

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sharp, piercing; harsh

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iūs iūris n.

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right, justice, law

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negō negāre negāvī negātus

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to deny, refuse

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nāscor nāscī nātus sum

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to be born, come into being

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14
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arrogō arrogāre

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to ask; to claim as one’s one

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15
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flēbilis –e

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worthy of tears, lamentable

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Īnō Īnūs f. or Īnō Īnōnis f.

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transformed into the sea-goddess Leucothea after watching gruesome murder of a son

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Ixīōn –onis m.

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tied to a wheel in Hades for murdering his father-in-law

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18
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Īō –ūs f.

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daughter of Cadmus, turned into a cow by a jealous Hera

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vagus –a –um

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wandering

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20
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scaena scaenae f.

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stage, piece of theatrical behavior

21
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īmus –a –um

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deepest; last, final

22
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inceptum –ī n.

A

beginning

23
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prōcēdō prōcēdere prōcessī prōcessus

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to advance; come on stage

24
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cōnstō cōnstāre cōnstitī cōnstātus

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to agree, remain unchanged, stand firm; be consistent

25
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propriē

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properly; particularly, especially; in the strictest or truest sense

26
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rēctē

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rightly, correctly

27
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āctus –ūs m.

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driving, impelling; the “act” in a play

28
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īgnōtus –a –um

A

unknown

29
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indictus –a –um

A

unmentioned

30
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māteriēs māteriēī f.

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wood for building, building material; material

31
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vīlis vīlis vīle

A

cheap

32
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patulus –a –um

A

opening, wide

33
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moror morārī morātus sum

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to delay

34
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reddō reddere reddidī redditus

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to return; repeat

35
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fīdus –a –um

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faithful, trustworthy

36
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interpres –etis m./f.

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an agent between parties; a mediator

37
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dēsiliō –īre –uī –sultus

A

jump down

38
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artum, ī n.

A

narrow place

39
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unde

A

from where, whence

40
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pudor pudōris m.

A

decency

41
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sīc

A

thus

42
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incipiō incipere incēpī inceptus

A

to begin

43
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cyclicus –a –um

A

circular, cyclical; of the Homeric Cycle of Trojan War stories

44
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olim

A

formerly

45
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tantus –a –um

A

so much

46
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hiātus –ūs m.

A

gaping; throat

47
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parturiō parturīre

A

to be in labor

48
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mūs mūris m.

A

mouse

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