Ars Poetica 19-37 Flashcards by William Turpin

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fortasse or fortassis

A

perhaps

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cupressus –ī f.

A

the cypress; a branch of cypress

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simulō simulāre simulāvī simulātus

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to imitate

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frangō frangere frēgī frāctus

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to break, shatter

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ēnatō –āre

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to swim away frp,

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expēs or exspēs (indecl.)

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without hope

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aes aeris n.

A

copper, bronze; money

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pingō pingere pīnxī pictus

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to paint

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amphora –ae f.

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amphora (a large storage jar for liquids)

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coepī coepisse coeptum

A

to begin

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īnstituō īnstituere īnstituī īnstitūtus

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to undertake; equip, educate

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rota rotae f.

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wheel; potter’s wheel

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urceus –ī m.

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jar

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dēnique

A

finally; in short, to sum up

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quīvīs quaevīs quodvīs or (subst.) quidvīs

A

who or what you please

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dumtaxat

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while one examines, to this extent

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vātēs vātis m.

A

poet

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rēctum –ī n.

A

that which is right

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sector sectārī sectātus sum

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to follow eagerly

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lēvis –e

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smooth

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nervus –ī m.

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muscle, tendon, sinew (not “nerve”)

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dēficiō dēficere dēfēcī dēfectus

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to fail; revolt from

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profiteor profitērī professus sum

A

to confess, announce

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grandis grandis grande

A

full–grown; large

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turgeō –ēre –ēre –ursī

A

to swell

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serpō –ere serpsī serptus

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to creep

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humus humī f.

A

ground

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procella –ae f.

A

storm, gale

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variō variāre variāvī variātus

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to vary, diversify; adorn with various colors

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prōdigiāliter

A

by means of prodigies; miraculously

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delphīnus –ī m. (acc. Delphīnās) or delphīn –īnis m.

A

dolphin

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appingō (adpingō) appingere appīnxī appictus

A

paint on, paint beside

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fluctus fluctūs m.

A

flood

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aper aprī m.

A

wild boar

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in

A

in, on

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dūcō dūcere dūxī ductus

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to lead; consider

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culpa culpae f.

A

fault, blame

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fuga fugae f.

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flight

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careō carēre caruī caritus

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to be without

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ars artis f.

A

skill, talent

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Aemilius Lūdus, Aemiliī lūdī m.

A

a school for gladiators in Rome

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faber fabrī m.

A

craftsman, artisan

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īnferus –a –um

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low, vile; subst. inhabitant of the underworld

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unguis –is m.

A

fingernail; claw, talon

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exprimō exprimere expressī expressum

A

to press, express

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mollis molle

A

yielding, gentle

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imitor imitārī imitātus sum

A

to imitate

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capillus capillī m.

A

hair

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īnfēlīx īnfēlīcis

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unfortunate, unhappy

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compōnō compōnere composuī compōsitus

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to build, arrange, bury, calm down

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magis or mage

A

more

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nāsus nāsī m. or nāsum nāsī n.

A

nose

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prāvus –a –um

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crooked