Horace, Odes 1.11 Flashcards
* quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvi, quaesītum
look for, seek, ask, acquire, earn
nefās, n, indecl.
crime, offense against divine law, sacrilege
Leuconoē, ēs, f.
Greek woman’s name, meaning “white mind”
Babylōnius, a, um
Babylonian; astrological
temptō (1)
try, test out
numerus, ī, m.
member; measure, verse; number
melior, melius
better; melius, better (adv.)
sīve (seu)
or if; sīve … sīve (seu … seu), whether … or
plūs, plūris
more
hiems, hiemis, f.
winter
- tribuō, tribuere, tribuī, tribūtum
divide, distribute; bestow, confer
ultimus, a, um
farthers; final, last
- oppōnō, oppōnere, opposuī, oppositum
place against, oppose; offer for acceptance proffer
dēbilitō (1)
weaken
pūmex, pūmicis, m
pumice-stone; porous stone, lava, tufa
Tyrrhēnus, a, um
Etrurian, Etruscan
sapio, sapere, sapīvī or sapiī
have taste; be wise
liquō (1)
melt; strain
uīnum, ī, n.
wine
spatium, (i)i, n.
space; period of time
brevis, breve
short, brief
resecō, resecāre, resecuī, resectum
cut back, prune
loquor, loquī, locūtus
speak
invidus, a, um
envious, jealous
aetās, aetātis, f.
time (of life), age
carpō, carpere, carpsī, carptum
pluck, seize
minimus, a, um
smallest
crēdulus, a, um
credulous, trustful
posterus, postera, posterum
next, following, future, later