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Cicero, In Catilinam 1, section 3 Flashcards

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ācer ācris ācre

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sharp, keen; fierce

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acerbus –a –um

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bitter; harsh

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Ahala –ae f.

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the cognomen of C. Servilius Ahala, magister equitum in 440 BCE, who killed Spurius Maelius

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amplus –a –um

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great, large, spacious, wide, ample; distinguished, important, honorable, generous

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an

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introduces an alternative question, or; introduces an Indirect Question, whether, if

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apertē

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frankly, openly

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atque or ac

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and in addition, or and besides; and, as well, and indeed; freq.; even; (in comparisons) as; than; repeated, atque — atque, both — and

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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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cōnsultum cōnsultī n.

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decree, decision

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cupiō cupere cupiī/cupīvī cupītus

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to wish/long/be eager for; desire/want, covet; desire as a lover; favor, wish well

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dēsum deesse defuī

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to be wanting/lacking; fail/miss; abandon/desert, neglect; be away/absent/missing

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dīcō dīcere dīxī dictus

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to say, speak, tell

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C.

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Abbreviation of praenomen Gaius (in archaic spelling)

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Gracchus –ī m.

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Gracchus, the name of a Roman family in the gens Sempronia, especially Tiberius and Gains

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gravis grave

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heavy, deep; important, serious; severe (sluggish, not digesting properly); intense

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incendium incendi(ī) n.

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fire, conflagration; fiery heat; fiery passion/love/hostility; arson (Latham); incendiary missile; meteor; P:flames (pl.) [annonae ~ => high price of grain]

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interficiō interficere interfēcī interfectus

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to kill

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labefactō labefactāre labefactāvī labefactātus

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to make unsteady, weaken

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Maelius –iī m.

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Spurius Maelius, a wealthy plebeian accused of aiming at kingship and killed by C. Servilius Ahala in 440 BCE

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manus manūs f.

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hand; band, troop; grappling hook; in manibus: in hands, i.e. published; manūs dare: surrender

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mediocriter

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moderately

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nam

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for

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nimis

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very much; too much; exceedingly

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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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orbis orbis m.

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circle, orb; a circular path, circuit

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ōrdō ōrdinis m.

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row, order/rank; succession; series; class; bank (oars); order (of monks)

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perferō perferre pertulī perlātus

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to suffer, endure; report

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perniciōsus –a –um

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destructive, ruinous

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pontifex pontificis m.

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priest

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praetereō praeterīre praeterīvī/praeteriī praeteritus

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to pass/go by; disregard/neglect/omit/miss; surpass/excel; go overdue; pass over

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prīvātus –a –um

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private; personal; ordinary

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P.

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abbreviation of praenomen Publius

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quam

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than; as, how; (+ superlative) as…as possible

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quod

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because, the fact that

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quondam

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formerly, once, at one time; some day, hereafter; on one occasion; at times, on occasion

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rēs reī f.

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thing; property; matter, affair; activity; situation; rēs pūblica: the state, the commonwealth; rēs novae: revolution; rēs gestae: deeds, achievements (esp. in a memoir, etc.)

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Scīpiō Scīpiōnis m.

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a cognomen of the Cornelii, here P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica, who led the group of senators who killed Tiberius Gracchus in 133 BCE

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Servilius –iī m.

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the nomen of C. Servilius Ahala, magister equitum in 440 BCE, who killed Spurius Maelius

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Sp.

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Abbreviation of praenomen Spurius

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status statūs m.

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position, situation, condition; rank; standing, status

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studeō studēre studuī

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to desire, be eager for; busy oneself with; strive

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supplicium supplici(ī) n.

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punishment, suffering; supplication; torture

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suus –a –um

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his (own), her (own), its (own); their (own)

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Ti.

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Abbreviation of praenomen Tiberius

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ut or utī

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in order that (introduces purpose clause); as, like; when; (introduces indirect command) that; (introduces negative fear clause) that…not; (interregotative) how?; (rel. adverb) to what extent

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vāstō vāstāre vāstāvī vāstātus

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to lay waste, ravage

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vehemēns

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violent, severe, vehement; emphatic, vigorous, lively

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virtūs virtūtis f.

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manliness, courage; excellence, virtue

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