Ars Poetica 263-280 Flashcards
nōn
not
quīvīs quaevīs quodvīs or (subst.) quidvīs
who or what you please
immodulātus –a –um
metrically defective
venia veniae f.
pardon
indīgnus –a –um
unworthy (of); unfair
vagor –ārī –ātus sum
to wander about; proceed without rules or principles
licenter
freely, without restraint
peccātum –ī n.
fault
tūtus –a –um
safe; playing it safe
intrā
within; without passing beyond (+ acc.)
mereō merēre meruī meritum
to earn, deserve; serve as a soldier
versō versāre versāvī versātus
to keep turning
diurnus –a –um
daily
proavus –ī m.
great–grandfather; ancestor
sāl salis m.
salt, wit; (in plural) examples of wit
inurbānus –a –um
unrefined, boorish
lepidus –a –um
charming, nice
sēpōnō –pōnere –posuī –positum
to separate, select
calleō callēre
be hard; be callous; be experienced in, know about a thing
Camēna –ae f.
one of the prophetic nymphs, a Italic Muse
plaustrum –ī n.
cart, wagon
vehō vehere vēxī vectus
to carry
Thespis –is m.
traditionally thought to have invented Greek tragedy
perungō (perunguō) –ere –ūnxī –ūnctus
to besmear, anoint
faex faecis f.
wine-lees, dregs, sediment
persōna persōnae f.
an actor’s mask; role
palla –ae f.
cloak, robe
īnsternō –ere –strāvī –strātus
to spread over; cover
pulpitum –ī n.
a platform for recitations or private performances
tignum –ī n.
timber, building materials
nītor nītī nīxus sum
to press/lean upon
cothurnus (coturnus) –ī m.
buskin (the high boot worn by tragic actors)
