Confessions 1.9.15 Flashcards
acerbus –a –um
bitter; harsh
aestimō aestimāre aestimāvī aestimātus
to appraise, estimate, value
- afflīgō affligere afflīxī afflīctus *
to beat, strike, crush
approbō –āre –āvī –ātum
to express approval of, commend; prove the excellence of
arbiter –trī m.
arbiter, judge
bīlis –is f. (abl. sg. –ī or –e)
bile; anger, wrath, choler, ire, displeasure, indignation
celeriter celerius celerrime
swiftly
certāmen certāminis n.
contest, competition; battle, combat, struggle; rivalry; (matter in) dispute
cōgitō cōgitāre cōgitāvī cōgitātus
to think; ponder
** cohaereō –haerēre –haesī –haesum **
to cling to, adhere to
collūsor –ōris m.
fellow player
condoctor –ōris m.
a fellow-teacher
dēfōrmis dēfōrme
ugly
dēprecor dēprecārī dēprecātus sum
to avert by prayer, deprecate, plead against, beg to escape, seek to avoid
** dīligō dīligere dīlēxī dīlēctus **
to love, hold dear; value/esteem/favor; have special regard for (milder than amo)
** effugiō effugere effūgī **
to flee/escape; run/slip/keep away (from), eschew/avoid; baffle, escape notice
equuleus (or eculeus) –ī m.
a young horse, a colt, foal; a rack used for torture
ēvādō ēvādere ēvāsī ēvāsus
to go out, evade
formīdō formīdāre formīdāvī formīdātus
to be in dread; to dread, fear; p., formidatus, a, um, formidable, dreadful
grandis grandis grande
full–grown, grown up; large, great, grand, tall, lofty; powerful; aged, old
- impediō impedīre impedīvī/impediī impedītus *
to hinder, impede
ingenium –(i)ī n.
ability, talent; disposition
inquam inquis inquit inquiunt
to say; it is said, one says
invidia invidiae f.
envy, jealousy; ill–will, resentment
** legō legere lēgī lēctus **
to gather; choose; read; collect (cremated bones); furl (sail), weigh (anchor); pick out; steal
** lūdō lūdere lūsī lūsus **
to play, mock, tease, trick; play with
lūdus lūdī m.
game, play, sport, pastime, entertainment, fun; school, elementary school
magister magistrī m.
master, chief, teacher
metuō metuere metuī
to fear, dread
minus
less; not so well; not quite
miseror –ārī –ātus sum
to feel or show pity for; be compassionate, pity (> miser)
negōtium negōti(ī) n.
pain, trouble, annoyance, distress; work, business, activity, job
nugae nugārum f.
jests, idle speech, trifles
pīla –ae f.
a ball, playing-ball
pius –a –um
dutiful, loyal
praegrandis –e
very large, huge, colossal
pūnior (poenior) –īrī –ītus
to punish, correct, chastise
quaestiuncula –ae f.
a small puzzle or problem, a little or trifling question
quemadmodum or quem ad modum
in what manner, how
quīdam quaedam quiddam
a certain person, a certain thing
quōminus or quō minus
(introduces Prevention clause) by which the less, from
satis or sat (comp. satius)
enough, sufficiently
** scrībō scrībere scrīpsī scrīptus **
to write
stoliditās –ātis f.
dullness, obtuseness, stupidity, stolidity, cloddishness
superō superāre superāvī superātus
to overcome, conquer; surpass; (intransitive) prevail
supplicō –āre
to kneel down, humble oneself, pray humbly, beseech, beg, implore, supplicate
tam
so
timor timōris m.
fear
tormentum tormentī n.
torture
- torqueō torquēre torsī tortum *
to twist, torture; turn (in a different direction); (of missiles) hurl, shoot
ungula –ae f.
a hoof (> unguis); talon; (LL) a hook used in torture
uterque utraque utrumque
which (of two), whichever, no matter which; one, either, one or other; (w/que) each/either (of two); both (separately); each side (pl.), each set
vincō vincere vīcī victus
to conquer, overcome
