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Chapter 22 Flashcards

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absum abesse āfuī āfutūrus

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to be absent, be distant

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admoneō admonēre admonuī admonitus

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to admonish, remind, prompt; suggest, advise, raise; persuade, urge; warn, caution

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ambitiō ambitiōnis f.

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ambition; desire for/currying favor/popularity, flattery; vote canvassing; pomp

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amiciō –īre –icuī (–ixī) –ictus

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to throw around; cover, clothe; surround; veil, cover (> am– and iacio)

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amplexus –ūs m.

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an embrace (> amplector)

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apportō –āre

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to carry, convey, bring along

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area arae f.

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ground, open space, threshing floor, forecourt

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asserō asserere asseruī assertum

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to join; to claim (as free), lay claim to, appropriate, to protect, to defend, to claim, assert

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assūmō (or adsūmō) –sūmere –sūmpsī –sūmptum

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to take besides, obtain in addition

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auris auris f.

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ear

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Capitōlīnus –ī m.

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the Capitoline Hill in Rome; Capitolinus (a Roman cognomen); Petillius Capitolinus, quaestor c. 43 BCE

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Castor –oris m.

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a Trojan warrior, son of Tyndareus and Leda, brother of Pollux and Helen; patron of sailors

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castra castrōrum n. pl.

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(military) camp

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cēna cēnae f.

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dinner, principal meal; course; meal; company at dinner

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coepī coepisse coeptum

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to begin

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comminor –āre

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to threaten

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comparō comparāre comparāvī comparātus

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to prepare; provide; compose; collect, get together/hold of; raise (force); unite; place together, match, couple, pair; set/pit against; treat as equal; compare; set up/establish/institute; arrange, dispose, settle; buy, acquire, secure

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complūrēs complūrium

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several, a fair number, quite a number

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concertō –āre

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to contend warmly, dispute zealously

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concubitus –ūs m.

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a lying together, concubinage

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cōnsistō cōnsistere cōnstitī cōnstitus

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to stop, stand, halt, cease; pause, linger; stop spreading/flowing; take a position; stand together/fast; consist of/be reckoned in; rest/depend upon; be unaltered; make a stand; stay, remain (fixed), stand still/erect/upright; correspond to

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convertō –ere –vertī

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to turn round, cause to turn, turn back

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cōn–salūtō –āre

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to greet, salute cordially

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cotīdiē or cottīdiē or quotidiē

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daily, every day; day by day; usually, ordinarily, commonly

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dēmō dēmere dēmpsī dēmptus

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to remove

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diadēma –atis n.

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a royal headdress, diadem

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dīs dītis

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rich, wealthy, opulent,

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dīvīnus –a –um

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divine, of a deity/god, godlike; sacred; divinely inspired; supernatural; prophetic

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dīvus (dīus) –a –um

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divine; godlike; subst., divus, i, m., a god, freq.; the image of a god; diva, ae, f., a goddess

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dōnec

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while, as long as; until

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excēdō excēdere excessī excessus

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to pass, withdraw, exceed; go away/out/beyond; die

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exhibeō exhibēre exhibuī exhibitum

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to hold forth, tender, present, deliver, give up, produce

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exōrō exōrāre exōrāvī exōrātus

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to pray effectually; entreat, implore, prevail upon

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fābulor –āre

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talk, converse, chat

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fastīgium fastīgi(ī) n.

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summit

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forte

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by chance

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forum forī n.

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public square, marketplace, forum

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fulgeō fulgēre fulsī

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to shine

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fundāmentum –ī n.

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a foundation (> fundo)

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generātim

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by kinds, by species, in classes, in detail

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Graecia Graeciae f.

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Greece

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hāctenus

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thus far, so far, of space and time; thus far (separated by tmesis)

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hostia –ae f.

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a sacrificial animal; victim

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iaciō iacere iēcī iactus

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to throw, hurl, cast; throw away; utter; (of buildings) throw up, pile up

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īconicus –a –um

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(of a work of art) giving an exact image

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immolō immolāre immolāvī immolātus

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to sprinkle the sacred meal upon the victim; to immolate, sacrifice; kill (> in– and mola)

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impōnō impōnere impōsuī impōsitus

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to impose, put upon; establish; inflict; assign/place in command; set; deceive, trick, impose upon (+ dat.)

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īn-susurrō –āre

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to whisper to, insinuate, suggest

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īnstituō īnstituere īnstituī īnstitūtus

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to set up, establish, found, make, institute; build; prepare; decide; educate, train

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interdiū

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during the day, in the daytime, by day

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invītō invītāre invītāvī invītātus

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to invite

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Iuppiter Iovis m.

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Jupiter; (in poetry) the sky, the heavens

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iurgium –ī n.

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altercation, quarrel

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Latiālis (Latiāris) –e

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of Latium, Latin; cult title of Jupiter of the Alban Mount

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licitātiō –ōnis f.

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the offering of a price, a bid

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lūna lūnae f.

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moon

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magisterium –ī n.

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a directorship; teaching, guardianship

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māiestās –ātis f.

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greatness; majesty, dignity, authority, power (> magnus, maius)

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māximus –a –um

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greatest; maxime: most, especially, very much

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meleagris –idos f.

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a kind of guinea-fowl

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modo

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provided that; only, just; now, just now

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mōnstrum mōnstrī n.

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omen, monster

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multum

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much, a lot

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negōtium negōti(ī) n.

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pain, trouble, annoyance, distress; work, business, activity, job

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nōbilitās nōbilitātis f.

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nobility, fame

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nūmen nūminis n.

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divine power/will, divinity, divine spirit, numen

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Numidicus –a –um

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Numidian; fem. subst. guinea-fowl

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officium offici(ī) n.

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duty, obligation; kindness; service, office

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Olympius –a –um

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Olympic

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optimus –a –um

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best, excellent

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pāvō –ōnis m.

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a peacock

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phasiana –ae f.

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pheasant

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phoenīcopterus –ī m.

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flamingo

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pius –a –um

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dutiful, loyal

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plēnus –a –um

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full, plump; satisfied; ad plenum (adverbial), to the full

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Pollūx –ūcis m.

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Pollux, son of Tyndarus and Leda, and twin brother of Castor

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praebeō praebēre praebuī praebitus

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to present/show/put forward; offer; expose physically oneself; expose/submit/allow make available, supply, provide; be the cause, occasion, produce; render

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praeclārus –a –um

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very clear; splendid; famous; bright, illustrious; noble, distinguished

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prīncipātus –ūs m.

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leadership

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prōmoveō –ēre –mōvī –mōtus

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to move forward; push forward

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propior propius; proximus –a –um

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nearer; nearest

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proprius –a –um

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own, very own; individual; special, particular, characteristic

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quisque quidque/quīcque

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each, every; each one, every one, everything; in apposition w. pl.

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referō referre rettulī relātus

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to bring back; report

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rēgnum rēgnī n.

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royal power; power; control; kingdom

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religiō religiōnis f.

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supernatural constraint, taboo; obligation; sanction; worship; rite; sanctity; reverence, respect, awe, conscience, scruples; religion; order of monks/nuns

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sacerdōs sacerdōtis m. or f.

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priest, priestess

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sacerdōtium –ī n.

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the priesthood, office of a priest, sacerdotal office

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sēcrētō

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separately, apart, privately

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simulācrum simulācrī n.

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likeness, image, statue

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singulī –ae –a

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apiece (pl.); every; one each/at a time; individual/separate/single; several

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speciēs specieī f.

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appearance, aspect; image; specter

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stō stāre stetī statum

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to stand; stand fast, endure

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tetraō –ōnis m.

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a game bird, exp. the black grouse

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trānsfigūrō –āre

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to change in shape, to transform, transfigure, metamorphose

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ūtor ūtī ūsus sum

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to use; experience, enjoy (+ abl.)

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vērum

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but indeed, but yet, yet, but

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vestibulum –ī n.

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entrance, porch, portal, vestibule

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vicis vicis f.

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turn, change, interchange, alternation, succession, vicissitude; (in abl.) in place of (+ gen.)

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vocō vocāre vocāvī vocātus

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to call; summon; name

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βασιλεύς

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king

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εἰμί

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to be

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εἷς μία ἕν

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1

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κοίρανος

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a ruler, commander

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σύ σοῦ σοί σέ

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you (personal pronoun)

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ἀναείρω

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to lift up

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ἐγώ (Greek egō)

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I (first person pronoun)

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ἤ

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or, than

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