Petronius 46 Flashcards
abigō abigere abēgī abāctus
to drive off or away from
adversus or adversum
facing, opposite, against, opposed (to) (adv. and prep. + acc.)
argūtō –āre
to prattle, prate
artificium artificī(ī) n.
craft, art
calx –calcis f. and rarely m.
the heel
cardēlis –is f.
goldfinch
causi–dicus –ī m.
a pleader, advocate, special pleader
cicarō –ōnis m.
boy
discipulus discipulī m.
male student
doceō docēre docuī doctus
to teach
doctus –a –um
taught, learned, skilled
domūsiō –ōnis f.
one’s own use
dēprāvō –āre
to distort, disfigure, corrupt
fatuus –a –um
foolish
fēriātus –a –um
keeping holiday, unoccupied, idle
fīlum –ī n.
thread, string
ingeniōsus –a –um
talented, naturally clever
Latīnus –a –um
of Latium; Latin
liber librī m.
book
mandūcō mandūcāre
to chew, eat, devour
morbosus –a –um
unhealthy, disease–ridden; morbidly lustful
mūstēla or mūstella –ae f.
a weasel
nēnia –ae f.
a funeral song; (in plural) foolishness, silly things
onus oneris n.
load, burden
pauper pauperis m.
poor man
praecō –ōnis m.
herald, auctioneer
prīmi–genius –a –um
first-born; first of all, original, primitive
resiliō silīre siluī —
to leap back, spring back
rubrīcō –āre
to color red
servulus –ī m.
young slave
tempestās tempestātis f.
season
tonstrīnum (–einum) –ī n.
the act or calling of a barber
vīlla vīllae f.
estate
