Petronius 74 Flashcards

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Agathō –ōnis m.

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Agatho (a name)

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ambūbaia –ae f.

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singing-girl, courtesan

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ascia –ae f.

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an axe for hewing wood, a carpenter’s axe

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aveō avēre

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to desire

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aēnus –a –um

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of bronze, brazen

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bonātus –a –um

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benign, naturally good

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būcinus –ī m.

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a trumpeter

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caligārius –a –um

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of or pertaining to the soldier’s boot

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caudex or (later) cōdex –icis m.

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a trunk of a tree, book

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coctus –a –um

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cooked

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coniectus –ūs m.

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a throwing, casting

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corōllārium –ī n.

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a garland, money paid for a garland; a gift, present

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cōnfundō cōnfundere cōnfūdī cōnfūsum

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to pour together

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dupondārius –a –um

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worth two asses, worth a dupondius

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dēdecus dēdecōris n.

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shame, disgrace

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fervēns –entis

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boiling

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fīrmus –a –um

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firm, strong

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Gallus –a –um

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Gallus

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gemō gemere gemuī

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to groan, sigh

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index indicis m.

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informer; witness

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intereō interīre interīvī/interiī interitūrus

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to perish

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merum –ī n.

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wine; wine unmixed with water

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māchina māchinae f.

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machine

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officiōsus –a –um

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complaisant, obliging

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paulum paulī n.

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small amount

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pergula –ae f.

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porch, shed (used for sales or business)

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praedicō praedicāre praedicāvī praedicātus

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to proclaim

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sestertius –a –um

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a sesterce, a small silver coin, originally equal to two and a half asses

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somniō somniāre

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to dream

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spuō spuere spuī spūtum

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to spew

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subeō subīre subīvī/subiī subitus

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to go under

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urceolus –ī m.

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a little pitcher, small water-pot

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vīcīnia –ae f.

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vicinity

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ābītō ābītere

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to go away, depart

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īnspeciōsus –a –um

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unshapely, ugly