Ovid- VERSE Vocabulary checklist 4 Flashcards

Elegaic and Hexameter Passages 13-16

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1
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asper, aspera, aperum

A

harsh, cruel; ruinous

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Boreas, Boreae (Gk acc. Borean) (m)

A

North wind

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castus, casta, castum

A

chaste, virtuous

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4
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cerno, cernere, crevi, cretum

A

I look at, see; I decide

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5
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diva, divae (f)

A

goddess

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6
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divus, divi (m)

A

god

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7
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en!

A

Lo! Look!

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8
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ferus, fera, ferum

A

wild, savage, cruel

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9
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fluctus, fluctus (m)

A

wave, flood

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10
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frons, frontis (f)

A

forehead, brow; front

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11
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fulmen, fulminis (n)

A

lightning, thunderbolt

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12
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fulvus, fulva, fulvum

A

golden, tawny

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13
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Graius, Graia, Graium

A

Greek

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14
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imago, imaginis (f)

A

image, likeness; ghost

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15
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imber, imbris (m)

A

rain, shower

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16
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Iuno, Iunonis (f)

A

Juno (queen of the Gods)

17
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luctus, luctus (m)

A

grief, sorrow, mourning

18
Q

mereo, merere, merui, meritum

A

I deserve

19
Q

minister, ministri (m)

A

servant

20
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misceo, miscere, miscui, mixtum

A

I mix, confuse

21
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modo…. modo….

A

at one time… at another…

22
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nebula, nebulae (f)

A

cloud

23
Q

niger, nigra, nigrum

A

black

24
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nitor, niti, nisus/ nixus sum

A

I rest, lean on; I climb, strive

25
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Notus, Noti (m)

A

South wind; wind

26
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ovis, ovis (f)

A

sheep

27
Q

pelagus, pelagi (n)

A

open sea

28
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pontus, ponti (m)

A

sea

29
Q

procella, procellae (f)

A

storm, gale

30
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rarus, rara, rarum

A

rare, occasional, spread out

31
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spiculum, spiculi (n)

A

arrow, dart

32
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sterno, sternere, stravi, stratum

A

I lay low, kill; I spread, lay out

33
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subitus, subita, subitum

A

sudden

34
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tremor, tremoris (m)

A

shaking, trembling; earthquake

35
Q

Troicus, Troica, Troicum

A

Trojan

36
Q

velox, velocis

A

swift, quick

37
Q

vinc(u)lum, vinculi (n)

A

fastening, rope, chain

38
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vomer, vomeris (n)

A

ploughshare, plough