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Chapter 23 Flashcards

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Actiacus –a –um

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of or relating to Actium

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admittō admittere admīsī admīssus

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to urge on, put to a gallop; let in, admit, receive; grant, permit, let go

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antidotum –ī n.

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antidote, remedy

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appellō appellāre appellāvī appellātus

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to call (upon); address; dun; solicit; appeal (to); bring to court; accuse; name

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arguō arguere arguī argūtus

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to prove, argue, allege; disclose; accuse, complain of, charge, blame, convict

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Aufidius –(i)ī m.

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Aufidius (a name)

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calamitōsus –a –um

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causing loss, damaging, ruinous, destructive, disastrous, pernicious, calamitous

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carmen carminis n.

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a song, poem, verse, oracular response, prophecy, form of incantation, tune, air, lay, strain, note, sound

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causor –ārī

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to plead, pretend, blame

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celebrō celebrāre celebrāvī celebrātus

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to celebrate/perform; frequent, crowd, throng; honor/glorify; publicize/advertise; discuss/bandy

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certus –a –um

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sure, certain, reliable; fixed, settled, firm; trusty, reliable; resolved, determined; particular, individual

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compellō compellere compulī compulsus

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to drive, coerce

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contentus –a –um

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content, satisfied

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crēdō crēdere crēdidī crēditus

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to trust, believe (+ dat.); entrust

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decuriō –ōnis m.

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a decurion, commander of a decuria of cavalry

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dēnegō dēnegāre

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to reject, refuse, deny

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epistula epistulae f.

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letter/dispatch/written communication; imperial rescript; epistle; preface

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fēriae –ārum f.

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days of rest, holidays, festivals

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Fundānus –a –um

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of Fundi (town in Latium)

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fūnestus –a –um

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deadly, fatal

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identidem

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again and again, repeatedly, often, now and then, at intervals, ever and anon, continually, constantly, habitually

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ignōbilitās –ātis f.

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obscurity; humble origin

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immittō immittere immīsī immīssus

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to send in(to), let in(to)

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impatientia –ae f.

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unwillingness or inability to bear any thing, want of endurance, impatience

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incestum –ī n.

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profanation of religion; sexual impurity; incest

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indignitās –ātis f.

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unworthiness, vileness, shamefulness

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ingravēscō ingravēscere

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to grow worse, worsen

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inopīnāns –antis

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not expecting, taken by surprise, unaware

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īnsectātiō –ōnis f.

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a pursuing with words, a censuring, railing at, deriding, insulting

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īnserō īnserere īnseruī īnsertus

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to fasten or put in; insert

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interimō interimere interēmī interēmptus

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to kill, destroy

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interveniō –venīre –vēnī –ventum

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to come between, come upon, come in, intervene, interrupt

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iste ista istud

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that (of yours); those (of yours)

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item

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likewise; besides, also, similarly

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lūdibrium –iī n.

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a mocking; mockery, sport (> ludo)

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mare maris n.

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sea

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māternus –a –um

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maternal

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medicāmentum –ī n.

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drug, remedy

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molestia molestiae f.

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trouble, annoyance

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nausea –ae f.

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nausea, sea-sickness

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nāvigō nāvigāre nāvigāvī nāvigātus

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to sail, navigate

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novācula –ae f.

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a sharp knife, razor

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oboleō obolēre oboluī

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present an odor, stink

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occupō occupāre occupāvī occupātus

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to seize; gain; overtake; capture, occupy; attack

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ōrātiō ōrātiōnis f.

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oration, speech

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orior orīrī ortus sum

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to rise, arise; be born

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praecaveō praecavēre praecāvī praecautum

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to take care (in advance)

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praefectus praefectī m.

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prefect; esp. praefectus praetorio, commander of the praetorian guard

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procreō –āre –āvī –ātum

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to procreate, engender, beget

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prōspiciō prōspicere prōspexī prōspectum

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to forsee; see in front; have a view

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putō putāre putāvī putātus

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to think, suppose

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remaneō remanēre remānsī remānsus

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to stay behind; continue, remain

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reservō reservāre reservāvī reservātus

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to reserve, conserve

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rogus rogī m.

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funeral pyre

55
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Rōmānus –ī m.

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Romanus (a name)

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secō secāre secuī sectum

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to cut; cleave a path through (the sea), traverse

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sēcrētum –ī n.

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anything apart; a solitary place, recess, cave; secret; pl., secreta -ōrum: solitude, chamber; secret abod; (plural) private paperse (> secerno)

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Siculus –a –um

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pertaining to the Siculi, an ancient race, part of which migrated from Latium to Sicily; Sicilian (> Siculi)

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socer socerī m.

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father–in–law

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sollemnis –e

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annual, stated, established, appointed

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stolātus –a –um

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dressed in or wearing a stola; befitting a matron

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taedium –ī n.

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weariness, irksomeness, tediousness, loathing, disgust

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tempestās tempestātis f.

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season, time, weather; storm

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tribūnus tribūnī m.

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tribune; [~ plebis => tribune of the people; ~ mllitum => soldier’s tribune]

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trīclīnium –iī n.

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triclinium, dining room

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turbātus –a –um

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turbulent

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tussis –is f.

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a cough

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Ulixēs –is (–eī or –ī) m.

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Ulysses, son of Laertes, king of Ithaca, and one of the Greek chiefs at Troy, distinguished for shrewdness and cunning

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vetō vetāre vetuī vetitus

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to forbid

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victōria victōriae f.

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victory

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vītō vītāre vītāvī vītātus

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to avoid, shun; evade

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volō velle voluī

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to be willing, want, wish; mean, signify

Suetonius, Caligula (selections) (30 decks)

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