Section 12 Flashcards
superstitiōsus -a -um
superstitious
cōnspicor -spicārī
espy, catch sight of
ēminus
(adv.) at a distance
īgnārus -a -um
not knowing, ignorant (+ gen.)
paululum
(adv.) slightly
quīngentī -ae -a
five hundred
passus -ūs m.
a step
intervāllum -ī n.
space between, interval, distance
dīnoscō -ere
distinguish, discern
linteum -ī n.
linen cloth, sail
superiaciō -iacere -iēcī -iectum
throw over, cast upon; overtop
volitō -āre
fly, flit about, flutter
profānus -a -um
unholy, profane
sacrificium -ī n.
sacrifice
rītus -ūs m.
religious custom, ceremony, rite
simulācrum -i n.
effigy, image
vēlāmen -inis n.
covering, veil
circumferō -ferre -tulī -lātum
carry around
levō -āre
lift, raise, elevate
dēpōnō -pōnere -posuī -positum
put down, put aside, put away
rigēscō -gēscere -guī
stiffen, harden
prōmoveō -movēre -mōvī -mōtum
move forward, advance
cōnāmen -inis n.
an effort, exertion, struggle
nītor nītī nīsus or nīxus sum
strive
rīdiculus -a -um
laughable, absurd, ridiculous
vertīgo -inis f.
a turning or whirling round
rotō -āre
turn round like a wheel; whirl round
attonitus -a -um
thuderstruck, awestruck
invicem
one another, each other
exsequiae -ārum f. pl.
funeral procession
frequentia -ae f.
multitude, crowd, throng
sacrum -ī n.
religious act, sacrifice