Ars Poetica 323-342 Flashcards

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ratiō ratiōnis f.

A

method; calculation

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2
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ās assis m.

A

copper coin; penny

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3
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dīdūcō –dūcere –dūxī –ductum

A

to draw apart, separate; (in arithmetic) divide

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4
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quīncūnx –ūncis m.

A

five-twelfths (of an as)

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5
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uncia –ae f.

A

a twelfth

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6
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triens –entis m.

A

a third part, third

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7
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eu

A

great!, splendid!

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8
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rēs reī f.

A

matter, affair, thing; (financial) substance, fortune

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9
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sēmis sēmissis m.

A

a half-unit, one half

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10
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aerūgō –ginis f.

A

copper rust, verdigris

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11
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pecūlium –ī n.

A

property; money (held by a slave or son subject to patria potestas). Better left untranslated.

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12
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semel

A

once

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13
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linō linere lēvī litus

A

to smear with (+ abl.)

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14
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cedrus –ī f.

A

cedar

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15
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lēvis –e

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smooth, slippery

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16
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cupressus –ī f.

A

the cypress; a branch of cypress

17
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idōneus –a –um

A

appropriate

18
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praecipiō praecipere praecēpī praeceptus

A

to anticipate; advise

19
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cito citius (comp.) citissime (superl.)

A

quickly

20
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mānō mānāre mānāvī mānātus

A

to drip, flow; leak away from

21
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poscō poscere poposcī

A

to demand

22
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prandeō prandēre prandī prānsus (perf. part. in active sense)

A

to take breakfast/lunch

23
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Lamia –ae f.

A

a female child-eating monster

24
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alvus –ī f.

A

the abdomen, belly

25
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agitō agitāre agitāvī agitātus

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to drive; harrass, criticize

26
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expers expertis

A

lacking, having no share in

27
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Ramnēs –ium m.pl.

A

members of one of the original three Roman tribes

28
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praetereō, praeterīre, praeteriī or praeterīvī, praeteritum

A

leave out, omit; ignore

29
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austērus, -a, -um

A

plain