Ars Poetica 161-178 Flashcards
imberbis –e or imberbus (inb–) –a –um
beardless
tandem
finally
aprīcus –a –um
open to the sun, sunny
grāmen –inis n.
grass, plant, herb
campus campī m.
plain
cēreus –a –um
waxen, of wax; malleable, easily swayed
vitium viti(ī) n.
fault, crime
flectō flectere flēxī flexus
to bend
monitor –ōris m.
counsellor, adviser
asper –a –um
rough
prōvīsor –ōris m.
one who foresees; one who thinks ahead
prōdigus –a –um
wasteful, lavish
aes aeris n.
copper, bronze; money
sublīmis sublīme
elevated, lofty, heroic, noble; having lofty ambitions
cupidus –a –um
desirous
pernīx pernīcis
agile; swift
convertō –ere –vertī
to turn round, cause to turn, turn back; different
studium studiī n.
eagerness; interest, focus of attention
aetās aetātis f.
age
quaerō quaerere quaesiī/quaesīvī quaesītus
to seek
ops opis f.
resources
īnserviō –servīre
to be devoted, be submissive
committō committere commīsī commīssus
to join, entrust; commit (deeds etc)
caveō cavēre cāvī cautus
to beware
circumveniō circumvenīre circumvēnī circumventus
to surround
incommodum –ī n.
detriment, difficulty
inveniō invenīre invēnī inventus
to find, discover
ūtor ūtī ūsus sum
to use (+ abl.)
gelidē
coldly; sluggishly
ministrō ministrāre ministrāvī ministrātus
to attend, serve
dīlātor –ōris m.
a procrastinator
spēs speī f.
hope
longus –a –um
long, far
iners –ertis
unskilled, lazy
avidus –a –um
greedy, keen
futūrum –ī or futūra –ōrum n.
the future
difficilis difficile
difficult
querulus –a –um
querulous
laudātor –ōris m.
one who praises
parvus –a –um / minor –us / minimus –a –um
small
commodum commodī n.
benefit
adimō adimere adēmī adēmptus
to take away
adiungō adiungere adiūnxī adiūnctus
to join to, connect
aevum aevī n.
eternity; lifetime, age
moror morārī morātus sum
to delay