Confessions 1.16.26 Flashcards
accūsō accūsāre accūsāvī accūsātus
to accuse, blame, find fault, impugn; reprimand; charge (w/crime/offense)
- adquīrō –ere –quīsīvī –quīsītus *
to seek in addition; gain (> ad and quaero)
adulēscēns adulēscentis
young, youthful; “minor” (in reference to the younger of two having same name); subs: young man or woman
āiō
to say (defective), assert; say yes/so, affirm, assent; prescribe/lay down (law)
appellō appellāre appellāvī appellātus
to call (upon); address; dun; solicit; appeal (to); bring to court; accuse; name
aureus –a –um
of gold, golden; gilded; gold bearing; gleaming like gold; beautiful, splendid
bibō bibere bibī
to drink; toast; visit, frequent (w/river name); drain, draw off; thirst for; suck, (fig.) wound
** cognōscō cognōscere cognōvī cognitus **
to come to know, learn, recognize; in perfect, know; conduct an inquiry or trial
commodus –a –um
suitable, convenient, obliging; opportune, timely; favorable, lucky; advantageous; standard, full weight/size/measure; desirable, agreeable; good (health/news)
concitō concitāre concitāvī concitātus
to arouse, incite
concutiō –cutere –cussī –cussus
shake, beat, strike; terrify; disturb, distract
cōnfīdēns –entis
bold, daring, confident
cōnspectus conspectūs m.
view, range of sight; aspect, appearance, look; perception, contemplation, survey
Danaē –ēs f.
Danae, daughter of Acrisius, and mother of Perseus
** dēcernō dēcernere dēcrēvī dēcrētus **
to decide/settle/determine/resolve; decree/declare/ordain; judge; vote for/contend
doctor doctōris m.
teacher, instructor
ēbrius –a –um
drunk, intoxicated; riotous
ēlectus –a um superl. electissimus
select, choice
ēloquentia –ae f.
eloquence
exemplum exemplī n.
example, sample, specimen; instance; precedent, case; warning, deterrent; pattern, model; parallel, analogy; archetype; copy/reproduction, transcription
explicō explicāre explicāvī/explicuī explicātus/explicitus
to untangle; extricate; unfold, explain
forum forī n.
public square, marketplace, forum
fūcus –ī m.
seaweed; dye (orig. that derived from a seaweed), pretense, disguise
gremium gremi(ī) n.
lap, bosom
homunciō –ōnis m.
a little man, manikin
imber imbris m.
rain, storm
** indūcō inducere indūxī inductus **
to lead in, bring in (performers); induce, influence; introduce; spread on, smear on
īnsum inesse īnfuī
to be in
iūdex iūdicis m.
judge; juror
libīdō libidinis f.
desire/longing/wish/fancy; lust, wantonness; will/pleasure; passion/lusts (pl.)
** licet licēre licuit/licitum est **
it is permitted; (+ subj.) although
magisterium –ī n.
a directorship; teaching, guardianship
maximē
most greatly
mercēs mercēdis f.
pay, wages, interest; article for sale, commodity
** mittō mittere mīsī missus **
to send; release, let go; omit, leave off (+ inf.)
mulier mulieris f.
woman; wife; mistress
necessārius –a –um
necessary/needed/essential/indispensable; vital/private (body part); inevitable; urgent/critical; unavoidable/compulsory; natural (death)
nēquam
worthless, good for nothing; indecl. with comp. nequior, and sup. nequissimus
ō
O
ob
on account of, because of (+ acc.)
pactum pactī n.
agreement, compact; way, manner; (quō … pactō) how, in what manner
pariēs parietis m.
wall (of a house)
** percutiō percutere percussī percussum **
to hit, strike; kill, put to death
perpetrō –āre
to carry through, complete, effect, achieve, execute, perform, accomplish, commit, perpetrate
** persuādeō persuādēre persuāsī persuāsus **
to persuade, convince (+ dat.)
pīctūra –ae f.
the art of painting; painting (> pingo)
** pingō pingere pīnxī pictus **
to paint, tint, color; adorn/decorate/embellish with colored designs; depict, portray; depict in embroidery; [acu ~ => embroidery, needle–work]
pretiōsus –a –um
of great value, costly, precious
propīnō propīnāre
to drink to one’s health, pledge
pūblicus –a –um
public; common, of the people/state; official [res publica => the state]
quondam
formerly, once, at one time; some day, hereafter; on one occasion; at times, on occasion
recordātiō –ōnis f.
a recalling to mind, recollection, remembrance
salārium –ī n.
saltmoney, a pension, stipend, allowance, salary
saxum saxī n.
rock, boulder, stone
spectō spectāre spectāvī spectātus
to look at, observe
spēs speī f.
hope
stuprum stuprī n.
dillicit sex, ebauchery, sexual violation
suprā
above, beyond; over; more than; in charge of, in authority over (adv. and prep. +acc.)
tabula tabulae f.
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
Tartareus –a –um
pertaining to Tartarus; Tartarean; in a general sense, infernal, Tartarean (> Tartarus)
templum templī n.
temple
Terentius –(i)ī m.
Terentius, a nomen gentile; esp. P. Terentius Afer (“Terence”), the 2nd cent. BCE writer of Latin comedies, originally from Africa
turpitūdō turpitūdinis f.
disgrace, turpitude
vīnum vīnī n. or vīnus vīnī m.
wine
