Chapter 30 Flashcards
caedēs caedis f.
murder, slaughter, massacre; assassination; feuding; slain, victims; blood, gore
cervīx cervīcis f.
neck, nape; severed head/neck
cliēns clientis m.
client (of a patron), dependent
crebēr crēbra crēbrum
thick/crowded/packed/close set; frequent/repeated, constant; numerous/abundant
crūdēlis crūdēle
cruel, hardhearted, unmerciful, severe, bloodthirsty, savage, inhuman; harsh, bitter
dēfendō dēfendere dēfendī dēfensus
to defend/guard/protect, look after; act/speak/plead/write for defense; prosecute; repel, fend/ward off, avert/prevent; support/preserve/maintain; defend (right)
dēfleō –ēre –flēvī –flētus
to weep much; weep over, bewail, bemoan, lament
dēlātor –ōris m.
informer, denouncer
dēvotus –a –um
accursed; vowed as an offering; devoted, zealously attached
dum
while, as long as, until; provided that; since
equester –tris –tre
pertaining to a horseman; equestrian (> eques); neut.pl. as sb. theater seats reserved for Roman knights
error errōris m.
wandering, error, mistake; mental derangement
exsecror –ātus sum
to curse bitterly; execrate, curse (> ex and sacro)
faveō favēre fāvī fautus
to favor, be devoted to; show partiality, support someone enthusiastically
feriō ferīre
to strike, hit
fuscina –ae f.
trident
gregātim
in a flock; as a group
iactō iactāre iactāvī iactātus
to throw away, throw out, throw, jerk about; disturb; boast, discuss
ictus ictūs m.
blow, stroke; a metrical beat
īnfēnsus –a –um
hostile, angry
invehō –ere –vexī –vectus
to carry into or forward; (pass.), invehi, to ride or drive; sail; w. acc. of place, sail to, arrive at, or in; enter
latrō latrōnis m.
robber, highwayman
libellus libellī m.
booklet, little book; document; petition
mereō merēre meruī meritum
to earn, deserve, merit; serve as a soldier
metuō metuere metuī
to fear, dread
minūtus –a –um
small
morior morī mortuus sum
to die
nōtus –a –um
well–known, familiar, notable, famous, esteemed; notorious, of ill–repute
ōdī ōdisse
to hate
pār paris n.
an equal; pair; pair of contestants
pariter
alike, likewise, at the same time
postulō postulāre postulāvī postulātus
to demand, claim; require; ask/pray for
praeceptum praeceptī n.
teaching, lesson, precept; order, command
prōferō prōferre prōtulī prōlātus
to bring forward; advance; defer; discover; mention
proscindō –scindere –scidī –scissum
to plow, castigate
pūniō –īre –īvī –ītum
to punish
quīnque; quīntus –a –um
5; 5th
resūmō –sūmere –sūmpsī –sūmptum
to take up again, take back, resume
rētīārius –(i)ī m.
a gladiator armed with net and trident
scaena scaenae f.
stage, piece of theatrical behavior, charade
secūtor –ōris m.
a gladiator armed with sword and shield, matched with a retiarius.
simulō simulāre simulāvī simulātus
to imitate, copy; pretend (to have/be); look like; simulate; counterfeit; feint
subinde
immediately after, just after, thereupon; now and again; over and over, constantly
succumbō –ere –cubuī –cubitus
to fall down; succumb, yield (> sub and cubo)
sustineō sustinēre sustinuī sustentus
to support; check; put off; put up with, endure, sustain; hold back; be able to
Tetrinius –(i)ī n.
Tetrinius, the name of a Roman bandit
tot
so many
tragicus –a –um
of tragedy, tragic
tunicātus –a –um
clothed with a tunic, in shirt sleeves
utinam
introduces an Optative subjunctive; would that! if only!
