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aestimātiō aestimatiōnis f.

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price, monetary value

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Asinius –a –um

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belonging to the Roman gens Asinia; Asinius Marrucinus was brother of C. Asinius Pollio

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bellus –a –um

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pretty, nice, fine, charming

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crēdō crēdere crēdidī crēditus

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entrust; believe

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disertus –a –um

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skilled in speaking, articulate

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enim

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postpos. part., emphasizing prec. word: for

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exspectō exspectāre exspectāvī exspectātus

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anticipate, expect, look out for

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Fabullus –ī m.

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a nomen gentile of the Roman gens Fabius (dim. of Fabius)

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facētia –ae f.

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cleverness, wit

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fugiō fugere fūgī fugitus

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run away, flee, escape, slip off

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fūrtum fūrtī n.

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theft; any sneaky act

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hendecasyllabus hendecasyllabī m.

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eleven-syllable verses of poetry, esp. lines of poetry in the Phalaecian meter; cutting or sarcastic verses

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Hibērus –a –um

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Iberian (relating to the valley of the Hiberius, the modern Ebro); (as masc. subst.) a Spaniard; (ex Hiberis = from the country of the Spaniards)

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ineptus –a –um

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foolish, gauche, awkward

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invenustus –a –um

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not venustus, unlovely, unattractive

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iocus iocī m.

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joke, jest

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lepor lepōris m.

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charm, grace, wit; term of endearment

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linteum –ī n.

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linen cloth; napkin; sail

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manus manūs f.

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hand

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Marrūcīnus –a –um

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a Roman cognomen; of or belonging to a people living on the east coast of central Italy

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mittō mittere mīsī missus

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send, send forth; (of weapons) throw, cast, hurl; emit, utter; cease, desist, omit; let go, release, abandon, discard; give

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mnēmosynum mnēmosynī n.

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keepsake, souvenir

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moveō movēre mōvī mōtus

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move

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mūnus mūneris n.

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function, duty, task; gift; favor

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mūtō mūtāre mūtāvī mūtātus

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change; in pass., w/ acc. of thing received in exchange & abl. of price paid, buy; exchange, take in exchange

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nam

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explanatory particle, for; as encl., for lively or impatient emphasis, indicating the point of a line of questioning

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necesse

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essential, necessary

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neglegēns neglegentis

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careless

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Polliō –ōnis m.

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a Roman cognomen, e.g., of C. Asinius Pollio

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putō putāre putāvī putātus

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think

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quamvīs

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rel. to any degree you like, as much as can be; concessive w/ subjunctive, even tough

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quārē

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interr. & rel. how? for what reason? on account of which thing; wherefore, therefore

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remittō remittere remīsī remissum

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send back, return

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rēs reī f.

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property, wealth; thing, matter

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Saetabus –a –um

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of or made in Saetabis, a town in Hispania Tarraconensis (near modern Tarragona)

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salsus –a –um

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salty, briny; witty, clever

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sinister –a –um

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left; harmful, perverse, misguided

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sodālis sodālis m.

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crony, buddy, comrade

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sordidus –a –um

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dirty, squalid, shabby, unbecoming, tacky, sordid

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sūdārium sūdāri(ī) n.

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a cloth carried to wipe off sweat (sudor), also used as a napkin

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talentum talentī n.

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a weight of silver used as a Greek unit of currency; a large sum of money

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tollō tollere sustulī sublātus

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pick up, raise, tke, carry off, steal

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trecentī –ae –a; trecentēsimus –a –um

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three hundred

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ūtor ūtī ūsus sum

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dep. w/ abl., use

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Verāniolus –ī m.

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dim. of Veranius

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Verānius –iī m.

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friend of Catullus

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volō velle voluī

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wish, be willing

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vērum

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adversative conj., assenting to what has been said but adding a qualification: but in fact, but, actually

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vīnum vīnī n. or vīnus vīnī m.

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wine

Catullus Vocabulary 1, Poems 1-60 (66 decks)

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