Ovid- VERSE Vocabulary checklist 7 Flashcards
Elegaic and Hexameter Passages 25-28
abdo, abdere, abdidi, abditum
I hide
anguis, anguis (c.)
snake
armentum, armenti (n)
herd of cattle
avidus, avida, avidum
greedy, eager
blandus, blanda, blandum
flattering, charming, pleasant
cesso, cessare, cessavi, cessatum
I am slow, delay, cease
concito, concitare, concitavi, concitatum
I stir up, arouse
crus, cruris (n)
leg
currus, currus (m)
chariot
cuspis, cuspidis (f)
spear, javelin
Eurus, Euri (m)
East (or south- east) wind
excito, excitare, excitavi, excitatum
I stir up, arouse
fax, facis (f)
torch, flame, fire of love
flecto, flectere, flexi, flectum
I bend, turn
fleo, flere, flevi, fletum
I weep, cry, mourn
fluo, fluere, fluxi, fluxum
I flow
fruror, frui, fructus sum (+ abl)
I enjoy
gemitus, gemitus (m)
groan
gemo, gemere, gemui, gemitum
I groan, lament
gena, genae (f)
cheek
grex, gregis (m)
flock, herd
habena, habenae (f)
rein, strap
inanis, inane
empty
late
far and wide
luctor, luctari, luctatus sum
I struggle
nix, nivis (f)
snow
os, ossis (n)
bone
pinus, pinus (f)
pine tree; ship
placidus, placida, placidum
calm, peaceful
praeceps, praecipitis
headlong, rushing
prora, prorae (f)
prow; ship
questus, questus (m)
complait, lamentation
reluctor, reluctari, reluctatus sum
I struggle against
robur, roboris (n)
oak; strength, manpower
rubeo, rubere
I am red
semen, seminis (n)
seed
simulo, simulare, simulavi, simulatum
I pretend, feign
supplex, supplicis
begging, as a suppliant; (as a noun) suppliant
tepeo, tepere
I am warm; I feel love
virga, virgae (f)
stick, wand
Zephyrus, Zephyri (m)
West wind