Petronius 38 Flashcards

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aper –prī m.

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wild boar

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apis apis f.

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bee

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Atticus –a –um

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Attic

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auctiō –ōnis f.

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public sale, auction; an increase

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avis avis f.

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bird

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beātitūdō –inis f.

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thhappiness, blessedness

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bōlētus –ī m.

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a mushroom

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citrea –ae f.

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citrus tree, citron tree

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collum collī m.

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neck

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col–lībertus –ī m. en f

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a fellowfreedman

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conchȳliātus –a –um

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of a purple color, dyed purple

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conturbō conturbāre conturbāvī conturbātus

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to disturb, confuse

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coquus or cocus –ī m.

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cook

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crēditor –ōris m.

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a creditor

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crēscō crēscere crēvī crētus

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to grow, increase

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culcit(r)a –ae f.

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mattress pad

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culpa culpae f.

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fault, blame

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cēnāculum –ī n.

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upper room

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cūlō cūlāre

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to release on (?)

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deciēs or deciēns

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10 times; a million

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Diogenēs –is m.

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Diogenes (a name)

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dēdō dēdere dēdidī dēditus

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to give up, surrender

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gallīnāceus –a –um

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of hens

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gausapātus –a –um

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covered with a gausapa (a woolen cloak)

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Graeculus –a –um

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Grecian, Greek, Greekling

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improperō improperāre

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to taunt, upbraid

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inclīnō inclīnāre inclīnāvī inclīnātus

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to influence, bend, tilt

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incubō –ōnis m.

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a spirit who watches over buried treasure

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India –ae f.

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an ill–defined region of Asia, extending from the present subcontinent of India to the borders of China; popularly confused with Ethiopia, Arabia, etc.

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invideō invidēre invīdī invīsus

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to envy

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Iūlius –a –um

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of the gens Julia, Julian; of the month of July

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Iūlius –iī m.

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Julius

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lac –lactis n.

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milk

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libitīnārius –ī m.

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an undertaker

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locō locāre locāvī locātus

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to place, put

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lībertus lībertī m.

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ex–slave, freedman

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lībertīnus –a –um

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of or belonging to the condition of a freedman

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līgnum lignī n.

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firewood

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meliusculus –a –um

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somewhat better, rather better

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mūla –ae f.

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a she mule

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negōtiātiō –ōnis f.

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a wholesale business, banking business

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nihilum/nīlum nihilī/nīlī n.

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nothing

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octingentī –ae –a; octingentēsimus –a –um

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800, 800th

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olla –ae f.

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pot, jar

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onager –grī m.

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a donkey

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opus operis n.

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work; need

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parum; minus; minimē

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too little

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phantasia –ae f.

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an idea; a phantom, apparition

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pilleus –ī m. or pilleum –ī n.

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a felt cap or hat

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piper eris n

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pepper

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pistor ōris m

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a miller, bread-maker, baker

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pistōrius –a –um

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of or belonging to a baker, baker’s

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portō portāre portāvī portātus

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to carry a load

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Proculus –ī m.

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Proculus

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prō–scrībō –scrībere –scrīpsī –scrīptum

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to publish, proscribe

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pūteō pūtēre

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to stink

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quid

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what; why

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quōmodō or separately quō modō

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how

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recumbō –ere –cubuī

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to lie down again; sink down

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rēx rēgis m.

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king

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scelerātus –a –um

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criminal

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socius –a –um

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allied

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subalapa –ae m.

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a rather boastful person

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super–vacuus –a –um

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useless, needless, unnecessary, superfluous, redundant

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sēmen sēmenis n.

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seed

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sūcōsus –a –um

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juicy; rich

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Tarentum –ī n.

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Tarentum

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tōmentum –ī n.

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a stuffing, filling (for cushions)

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vacillō vacillāre

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to sway to and fro, stagger, reel, totter

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valē/valēte

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to greetings! farewell!

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ē–mereō ēmerēre ēmeruī ēmeritum or ē–mereor ēmerērī ēmeritus sum

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to obtain by service, earn, merit, deserve

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īnferus –a –um

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low