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Chapter 24 Flashcards

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abdūcō abdūcere abdūxī abductus

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to lead away, carry off; detach; entice, seduce, charm; withdraw

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addō addere addidī additus

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to add, insert, bring/attach to, say in addition; increase; impart; associate

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adultera –ae f.

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an unchaste woman; a mistress

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Aemilius –iī m.

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Aemilius; the Ludius Aemilius was a gladiator school in Rome

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bonus –a –um

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good

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capillus capillī m.

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hair

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capitāl (capitāle) capitālis n.

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a capital offense

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Cassius –iī m.

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Cassius (a Roman cognomen)

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cēnō cēnāre cēnāvī cēnātus

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to dine, take a meal, eat dinner

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condemnō condemnāre condemnāvī condemnātus

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to condemn, sentence

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cōnscius –a –um

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having knowledge of, conscious

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cōnsecrō cōnsecrāre cōnsecrāvī cōnsecrātus

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to consecrate, deify

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cōntiō cōntiōnis f.

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meeting/assembly; audience/speech; public opinion; parade addressed by general; sermon

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convīvium convīviī n.

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banquet, feast

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cubō cubāre cubuī cubitum

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to lie down, recline

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cupiditās cupiditātis f.

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enthusiasm/eagerness/passion; (carnal) desire; lust; greed/usury/fraud; ambition

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dēierō dēierāre

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to take an oath, swear

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dēprehendō dēprehendere dēprehendī dēprehensus

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to catch, seize; understand, learn about

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dignātiō –ōnis f.

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respect; honor; rank, status

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dīvulgō –āre

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to make public, divulge; make common property

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ēlogium –ī n.

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an utterance, short saying, maxim; funeral inscription, epitaph; dedicatory inscription; statement of criminal charges

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exolētus –a –um

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grown up, full grown, mature; to denote an abandoned youth of ripe age; obsolete

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hērēs hērēdis m. or f.

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heir

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impatiēns –entis

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impatient, w. gen.; unable to tolerate

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inde

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from that place, from there, thence; from that time, thereupon

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indīcō indīcere indīxī indictus

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to proclaim, announce

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īnfrā

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below, lower than; later than; on the under side, underneath; further along; on the south

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iūstus –a –um

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just, fair, equitable; right, lawful, justified; regular, proper

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lavō lavāre lāvī lōtus (lautus)

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to wash, bathe; soak

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Lepidus –ī m.

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Lepidus (a name)

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Longīnus –ī m.

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Longinus, add a Roman cognomen

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Lūcius –iī m.

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Lucius

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Mārs Mārtis m.

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Mars

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noctū

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by night, at night

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parēns parentis m. or f.

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parent, father, mother

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praeparō –parāre –parāvī –parātus

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to make ready beforehand, prepare, equip, make preparations

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profugiō profugere profūgī

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to flee, escape

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prōmittō prōmittere prōmīsī prōmissus

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to send forth, let loose; let (hair etc) grow long; promise

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prōpalam

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openly, publicly, manifestly

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properē

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hastily, in haste, speedily

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prosternō prosternere prostrāvī prostrātum

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to lay low, knock down; debase

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requīrō requīrere requīsīvī requīsītus

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to require, seek, ask for; need; miss, pine for

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rīdeō rīdēre rīsī rīsus

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to laugh at (+ dat.), laugh; ridicule

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rūrsus or rūrsum

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turned back, backward; on the contrary/other hand, in return, in turn, again

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simul

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at same time; likewise; also; simultaneously; at once; w. abl. (cum being omitted); as soon as, when

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sōlum

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only

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soror sorōris f.

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sister

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trānscurrō –ere –currī (–cucurrī) –cursus

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to run across; flash or shoot across; traverse

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ultor –ōris m.

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avenger, punisher

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vicissim or vice

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in turn; in one’s turn, on one’s part (> vicis)

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virgō virginis f.

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maiden, young woman, girl of marriageable age; virgin

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vitiō vitiāre

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to make faulty, injure, spoil, mar, taint, corrupt, infect, vitiate, defile

Suetonius, Caligula (selections) (30 decks)

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