Catullus 14 Flashcards

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abeō abīre abiī abitum

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go away or out; come off, turn out; escape criticism or other consequences

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afferō afferre attulī allātus

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bring along, come with

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Aquīnus –ī m.

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name of a Roman poet.

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bene; melius (comp.); optimē (superl.)

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adv. well

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beātus –a –um

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happy, blessed; rich, well-to-do

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caesius –a –um

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having gray or gray-blue eyes; gray-eyed

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Calvus –ī m.

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a Roman cognomen; C. Licinius Macer Calvus was a fellow poet and close friend of Catullus

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cliēns clientis m.

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a person attached to a patronus for legal and other protection in a semi-feudal relationship

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colligō colligere collēgī collēctus

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gather

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10
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continuus –a –um

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uninterrupted, in a row, continuous

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currō currere cucurrī cursus

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run

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12
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cūr

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why

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13
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dispereō –īre –iī

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perish; go for nothing, be wasted

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14
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diēs diēī m. or f.

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day

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15
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dō dare dedī datus

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give, pay

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faciō facere fēcī factus

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do, make, achieve, attain, reach

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17
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falsus –a –um

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untrue; deceitful

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18
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hinc

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from this place or point

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19
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horribilis horribile

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fearful, dreadful; rough, uncouth

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illūc

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thither, to that place

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impius –a –um

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wicked, irreligious, without pietas

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incommodum –ī n.

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detriment, harm; pl., misfortune

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23
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intereā

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in the meantime; with adversative force, in these circumstances

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24
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iūcundus –a –um

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pleasant, delightful

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25
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labor labōris m.

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labor, effort, toil

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libellus libellī m.

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little book; book-shop (dim. of liber)

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librārius –iī m.

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scribe; book dealer

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litterātor –ōris m.

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schoolteacher

29
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loquor loquī locūtus sum

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speak; tell

30
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lūceō lūcēre lūxī

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shine; dawn

31
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male

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badly, improperly

32
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malum malī n.

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trouble, misfortune, woe, aliment

33
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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

34
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multum

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adj. & more

35
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mūnus mūneris n.

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function, duty, task; gift; favor

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oculus oculī m.

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eye

37
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ōdī ōdisse

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hate; repudiate, have no patience for

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odium odiī n.

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hatred

39
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perdō perdere perdidī perditus

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ruin, spoil

40
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pereō perīre periī peritūs

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vanish; be done in,perish, die; (hyperb.) suffer intensely, be in big trouble

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poēta poētae m.

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poet

42
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pēs pedis m.

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foot; (poet.) a metrical foot; (naut.) the line or sheet by which each of the two lower corners of a square sail is made fast to the ship

43
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quis quid

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interr. and indef. pronoun: who? what? anyone, anything

44
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quod

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because, the fact that

45
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remūneror –ārī –ātus sum

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repay

46
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reperiō reperīre repperī repertus

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find, discover

47
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sacer sacra sacrum

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sacred, holy; accursed, detestable

48
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saeculum saeculī n.

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a generation

49
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scrīnium –iī n.

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a cylindrical wooden box for holding rolled books (volumina)

50
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scīlicet

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clearly, evidently, no doubt

51
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Suffēnus –ī m.

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name of a Roman poet

52
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Sulla –ae m.

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a Roman cognomen

53
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supplicium supplici(ī) n.

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compensation offered to placate a person who has been wronged; reparation; punishment

54
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suspicor suspicārī suspicātus sum

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guess, infer; suspect

55
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Sāturnālia –ium n. pl.

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the festival of Saturn, beginning Dec. 17, a period of merriment and license

56
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sīc

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in this way, so, thus

57
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tantum

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pron. such a quantity, so much; acc. as to such a degree; only; tantum … quantum: as much .. as

58
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tot

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indecl. adj., so many

59
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unde

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rel. from which, whence

60
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valeō valēre valuī valitus

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have strength or health; be effective

61
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Vatīniānus –ī m.

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of or pertaining to Publius Vatinius (a supporter of Caesar attacked by Calvus and defended by Cicero

62
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ve

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or (encl. conj.)

63
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venēnum venēnī n.

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poison