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Confessions 1.16.26 Flashcards

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accūsō accūsāre accūsāvī accūsātus

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to accuse, blame, find fault, impugn; reprimand; charge (w/crime/offense)

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  • adquīrō –ere –quīsīvī –quīsītus *
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to seek in addition; gain (> ad and quaero)

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adulēscēns adulēscentis

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young, youthful; “minor” (in reference to the younger of two having same name); subs: young man or woman

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āiō

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to say (defective), assert; say yes/so, affirm, assent; prescribe/lay down (law)

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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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aureus –a –um

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of gold, golden; gilded; gold bearing; gleaming like gold; beautiful, splendid

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bibō bibere bibī

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to drink; toast; visit, frequent (w/river name); drain, draw off; thirst for; suck, (fig.) wound

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** cognōscō cognōscere cognōvī cognitus **

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to come to know, learn, recognize; in perfect, know; conduct an inquiry or trial

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commodus –a –um

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suitable, convenient, obliging; opportune, timely; favorable, lucky; advantageous; standard, full weight/size/measure; desirable, agreeable; good (health/news)

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concitō concitāre concitāvī concitātus

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to arouse, incite

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concutiō –cutere –cussī –cussus

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shake, beat, strike; terrify; disturb, distract

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cōnfīdēns –entis

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bold, daring, confident

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cōnspectus conspectūs m.

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view, range of sight; aspect, appearance, look; perception, contemplation, survey

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Danaē –ēs f.

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Danae, daughter of Acrisius, and mother of Perseus

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** dēcernō dēcernere dēcrēvī dēcrētus **

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to decide/settle/determine/resolve; decree/declare/ordain; judge; vote for/contend

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doctor doctōris m.

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teacher, instructor

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ēbrius –a –um

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drunk, intoxicated; riotous

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ēlectus –a um superl. electissimus

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select, choice

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ēloquentia –ae f.

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eloquence

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exemplum exemplī n.

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example, sample, specimen; instance; precedent, case; warning, deterrent; pattern, model; parallel, analogy; archetype; copy/reproduction, transcription

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explicō explicāre explicāvī/explicuī explicātus/explicitus

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to untangle; extricate; unfold, explain

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forum forī n.

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public square, marketplace, forum

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fūcus –ī m.

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seaweed; dye (orig. that derived from a seaweed), pretense, disguise

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gremium gremi(ī) n.

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lap, bosom

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homunciō –ōnis m.

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a little man, manikin

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imber imbris m.

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rain, storm

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** indūcō inducere indūxī inductus **

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to lead in, bring in (performers); induce, influence; introduce; spread on, smear on

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īnsum inesse īnfuī

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to be in

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iūdex iūdicis m.

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judge; juror

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libīdō libidinis f.

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desire/longing/wish/fancy; lust, wantonness; will/pleasure; passion/lusts (pl.)

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** licet licēre licuit/licitum est **

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it is permitted; (+ subj.) although

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magisterium –ī n.

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a directorship; teaching, guardianship

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maximē

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most greatly

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mercēs mercēdis f.

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pay, wages, interest; article for sale, commodity

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** mittō mittere mīsī missus **

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to send; release, let go; omit, leave off (+ inf.)

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mulier mulieris f.

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woman; wife; mistress

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necessārius –a –um

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necessary/needed/essential/indispensable; vital/private (body part); inevitable; urgent/critical; unavoidable/compulsory; natural (death)

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nēquam

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worthless, good for nothing; indecl. with comp. nequior, and sup. nequissimus

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ō

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O

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ob

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on account of, because of (+ acc.)

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pactum pactī n.

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agreement, compact; way, manner; (quō … pactō) how, in what manner

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pariēs parietis m.

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wall (of a house)

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** percutiō percutere percussī percussum **

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to hit, strike; kill, put to death

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perpetrō –āre

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to carry through, complete, effect, achieve, execute, perform, accomplish, commit, perpetrate

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** persuādeō persuādēre persuāsī persuāsus **

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to persuade, convince (+ dat.)

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pīctūra –ae f.

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the art of painting; painting (> pingo)

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** pingō pingere pīnxī pictus **

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to paint, tint, color; adorn/decorate/embellish with colored designs; depict, portray; depict in embroidery; [acu ~ => embroidery, needle–work]

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pretiōsus –a –um

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of great value, costly, precious

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propīnō propīnāre

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to drink to one’s health, pledge

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pūblicus –a –um

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public; common, of the people/state; official [res publica => the state]

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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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recordātiō –ōnis f.

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a recalling to mind, recollection, remembrance

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salārium –ī n.

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saltmoney, a pension, stipend, allowance, salary

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saxum saxī n.

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rock, boulder, stone

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spectō spectāre spectāvī spectātus

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to look at, observe

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spēs speī f.

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hope

57
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stuprum stuprī n.

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dillicit sex, ebauchery, sexual violation

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suprā

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above, beyond; over; more than; in charge of, in authority over (adv. and prep. +acc.)

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tabula tabulae f.

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writing tablet (wax covered board); records (pl.); document, deed, will; list; plank/board, flat piece of wood; door panel; counting/playing/notice board; picture, painting; wood panel for painting; metal/stone tablet/panel w/text

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Tartareus –a –um

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pertaining to Tartarus; Tartarean; in a general sense, infernal, Tartarean (> Tartarus)

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templum templī n.

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temple

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Terentius –(i)ī m.

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Terentius, a nomen gentile; esp. P. Terentius Afer (“Terence”), the 2nd cent. BCE writer of Latin comedies, originally from Africa

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turpitūdō turpitūdinis f.

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disgrace, turpitude

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vīnum vīnī n. or vīnus vīnī m.

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wine

Augustine, Confessions 1 (28 decks)

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