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Chapter 27 Flashcards

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abscīdō –ere –cīdī –cīsus

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to cut off (> abs and caedo)

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ambiguus –a –um

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going two ways, wavering, uncertain; obscure (of speech); untrustworthy

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annotō –āre

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to put a note to something, to write down something, to note down, remark, comment on

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arēna (harēna) –ae f.

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sand, desert, beach; (combat) arena

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Ātellāna –ae f.

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an Attelan farce (a form of comedy)

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bestia –ae f.

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beast, creature

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calvus –a –um

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bald, hairless

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cārus –a –um

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precious; dear (to) (+ dat.)

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catēna –ae f.

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chain, fetter

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cavea –ae f.

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a hollow place; that part of the theater or circus which was occupied by the spectators; a theater; natural amphitheater (> cavus); cage

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cerebrum –ī n.

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the brain

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coerceō coercēre coercuī coercitus

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to enclose, confine; restrain, check, curb, repress; limit; preserve; punish; keep in order, control

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cōmitās –ātis f.

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courtesy, kindness, friendliness, affability, gentleness

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cūrātor ōris m.

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supervisor, superintendent

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custōdia custōdiae f.

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custody, protection; prisoner

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dēfōrmō dēfōrmāre dēfōrmāvī dēfōrmātus

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to disfigure; clothe in mourning, sadden, darken

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dīmicō dīmicāre dīmicāvī dīmicātus

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to struggle, fight

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dissecō –āre

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to cut into pieces

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epulae epulārum (f. pl.)

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banquet, feast

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eques equitis m.

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horseman/cavalryman/rider; horsemen (pl.), cavalry; member of the equestrian order; knight (abb. eq.); (wealthy enough to own his own horse); horse

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excūsō excūsāre excūsāvī excūsātus

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to excuse

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exigō exigere exēgī exāctus

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to drive out, exact, collect; achieve, complete

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fera ferae f.

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wild animal

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genius –iī m.

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the birth–spirit; a tutelar deity, or guardian genius (> geno, gigno)

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gladiātōrius –a –um

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of or belonging to gladiators, gladiatorial

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hilaritās –ātis f.

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good humor, merriment, fun

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honestus –a –um

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honorable, respectable

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īnfulātus –a –um

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adorned with the infula; so of victims or of human beings who were led to death adorned like victims

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innocēns

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innocent, harmless

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inspectō inspectāre inspectāvī inspectātus

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to look closely at

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laniō laniāre laniāvī laniātus

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to lacerate, mangle, mutilate

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lectīca –ae f.

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litter (a sedan chair used to carry a person)

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male

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badly

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metallum –ī n.

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a mine; metal

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multī –ōrum m.

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subst., many men, many

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multus –a –um

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much, many

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mūnītiō –ōnis f.

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fortifying; fortification; construction (of roads)

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mūnus mūneris n.

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service; duty, office, function; public show (esp. with gladiators); gift; tribute, offering; bribes (pl.)

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nota notae f.

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mark, note, label

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noxius –a –um

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guilty (masc. as sb.) convicted criminal; hurtful, baneful; destructive (> noxa)

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numquam

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never

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obiiciō obiicere obiēcī obiectus

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to throw before/to, cast; object, oppose; upbraid; throw in one’s teeth; present

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occīdō occīdere occīdī occīsum

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to strike down, strike to the ground; kill; ruin; plague; to beat, smash, crush

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odor –ōris m.

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scent, smell, odor, fragrance; disagreeable odor, stench; foul fumes

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pecus pecudis f.

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one animal of a flock or herd; an animal; a sheep; victim for sacrifices

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pereō perīre periī peritūs

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to perish, die; pass away, be destroyed, be ruined; go to waste

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poēta poētae m.

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poet

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porticus porticus f.

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covered walk, colonnade, portico

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praecipitō praecipitāre praecipitāvī praecipitātus

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to send headlong, throw down

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prex precis f.

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prayer, request

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prōclāmō prōclāmāre prōclāmāvī prōclāmātus

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to cry out; declare, announce, proclaim

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prōvocō prōvocāre –āvī –ātus

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to summon, challenge

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putrefaciō putrefacere putrefēcī putrefactum

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rot, decay

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quadrupēs (quadripēs) –edis

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four–footed, on all fours, subst., a quadruped, animal, beast; courser, steed (> quattuor and pes)

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quoad

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as long as, until

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recognōscō recognōscere recognōvī recognitus

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to examine, review, inspect

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redūcō redūcere redūxī reductus

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to lead back, back, roll back; bring back; restore; reduce

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reposcō reposcere

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to demand back, ask again

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sagīna –ae f.

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food for gladiators and athletes

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seriēs –eī f.

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a chain of things, train, row, succession, series (> sero)

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serra –ae f.

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a saw

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spectō spectāre spectāvī spectātus

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to look at, observe

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stigma –atis n.

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a mark burned in, a brand

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vēnātiō –ōnis f.

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hunting

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verbēnātus –a –um

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crowned with a wreath of sacred boughs

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verberō verberāre verberāvī verberātus

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to whip, flog, beat

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versiculus versiculī m.

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verse, little line

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vīcus vīcī m.

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village, district, neighborhood, precinct, ward

Suetonius, Caligula (selections) (30 decks)

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