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Stage 24 Flashcards

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auctōritās, auctōritātis, f.

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  1. support, backing
  2. warrant
  3. sanction, political sanction
  4. power conferred, decree, order, rights, command
  5. responsibility, opinion, judgment
  6. legal title
  7. influence, authority, prestige, reputation
  8. influential person
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audāx m.f.n., audācis

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  1. bold, daring
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carcer, carceris, m.

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  1. prison, jail
  2. jailbird
  3. traps (barriers at start of a horse race)
  4. commencement, beginning
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comprehendō, comprehendere, comprehendī, comprehensum

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  1. I lay hold of something on all sides; take or catch hold of, grasp, grip.
  2. I seize upon in a hostile manner, lay hold of; occupy, capture (of a place); arrest, detain, apprehend, catch.
  3. (to a crime or deed) I discover, detect, come upon, reveal.
  4. I intercept a letter.
  5. (of plants) I take root, take hold.
  6. (of a woman) I become pregnant, conceive.
  7. (of space) I contain, comprise, enclose, include, comprehend.
  8. (with ignem) I catch (fire).
  9. (Late Latin, of medicines) I combine, unite.
  10. (figuratively) I comprehend by sense of sight, perceive, observe, see.
  11. (figuratively) I comprehend something by the mind, understand, perceive, grasp, comprehend.
  12. (figuratively) I include or comprehend in words, comprise in discourse, express, describe, recount, narrate.
  13. (figuratively) I number, enumerate, reckon.
  14. (figuratively) I comprehend someone in affection, embrace with kindness, bind or put under obligation.
  15. (figuratively, Late Latin) I shut in, include.
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cōnscendō, cōnscendere, cōnscendī, cōnscensum

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  1. I climb up, ascend or scale.
  2. I climb on, mount (a horse)
  3. I board (a ship).
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cum (+ subjunctive)

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  1. when
  2. because
  3. although
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dēscendō, dēscendere, dēscendī, dēscensum

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  1. I climb down, to go or come down, to descend
  2. I march down
  3. I pierce, to penetrate
  4. I slope down (said of mountains)
  5. I sink (said of the voice)
  6. I lower oneself, to stoop
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dēserō, dēserere, dēseruī, dēsertum

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  1. I leave, depart, to desert, quit
  2. I forsake, abandon, give up
  3. I let down
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eques, equitis, m.

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  1. A horseman, rider
  2. A knight
  3. (Later Latin, chess) knight
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flūmen, flūminis, n.

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  1. river
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humī (not comparable)

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  1. on the ground.

2. to the ground.

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īnfestus, īnfesta, īnfestum

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  1. unsafe, dangerous
  2. hostile
  3. disturbed, molested, infested
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intereā (not comparable)

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  1. meanwhile
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neque (conjunction)

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  1. and not, also not
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neque … neque (conjunction)

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  1. neither … nor
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nusquam (not comparable)

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  1. nowhere
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oppugnō, oppugnāre, oppugnāvī, oppugnātum

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  1. I attack, assault.

2. I storm, besiege.

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passus, passa, passum

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  1. having suffered
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patefaciō, patefacere, patefēcī, patefactum. (irregular passive)

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  1. I open, throw open

2. (figuratively) I disclose, bring to light, reveal, make public

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perfidus, perfida, perfidum

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  1. That breaks his promise; faithless, false, dishonest, treacherous, untrustworthy, perfidious, deceitful.
  2. (by extension) Treacherous, unsafe, dangerous.
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pōns, pontis, m.

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  1. a bridge
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rīpa, rīpae, f.

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  1. bank (of a river)

2. shore (of the sea)

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tantum (not comparable)

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  1. only, so much, so great, so many
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trānseō, trānsīre, trānsiī, trānsitum (irregular)

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  1. I traverse, go across.
  2. I go over (to a side or faction)
  3. I pass over.
  4. I surpass, exceed.
  5. (of time) I pass, elapse.
  6. (figuratively) I cease, pass away.
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trīstis m.f., trīste n.

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  1. sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
  2. sorrowful, mournful
  3. (of taste) disagreeable, harsh, bitter
  4. (of smell) foul, offensive
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vērum, vērī, n.

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  1. reality, fact, the truth
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altus, alta, altum

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  1. high

2. deep

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sēmirutus, sēmiruta, sēmirutum

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  1. half-demolished or ruined (rickety)
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caballus, caballī, m.

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  1. horse; nag

2. A pack-horse, jade, hack

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labefaciō, labefacere, labefēcī, labefactum

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  1. I cause to totter, shake, loosen, make ready to fall.
  2. (figuratively, of a person’s mind) I cause to waver, shake, weaken.
  3. (figuratively) I weaken; overthrow, ruin, destroy.
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elapsus, elapsa, elapsum

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  1. having escaped
32
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quidem (postpositive)

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crīmen, crīminis, n.

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  1. A judicial decision, verdict, judgment or judgement.
  2. An object of reproach, invective.
  3. An object representing a crime.
  4. A cause of a crime; criminal.
  5. The crime of lewdness; adultery.
  6. (in respect to the accuser) A charge, accusation, reproach; calumny, slander.
  7. (in respect to the accused) The fault one is accused of; crime, misdeed, offence, fault
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māiestās, māiestātis, f.

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  1. majesty

2. treason

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īnferō, īnferre, intulī, illātum (irregular)

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  1. I carry, bring, put or throw into or to somewhere or upon something; insert; set fire to; offer, sacrifice.
  2. I bring to a place for burial, bury, inter.
  3. (of a tribute or tax) I pay, furnish.
  4. (military) I advance, march, move forward.
  5. (military) I bear the standards against the enemy, attack, make an attack upon.
  6. (figuratively) I bring forward, bring against, introduce; produce, occasion, make; conclude; import.
  7. (figuratively, with dative) I cause, inflict, impose.
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inclūsus, inclūsa, inclūsum

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  1. confined, enclosed
  2. bound, restrained
  3. included, incorporated
  4. shut up, imprisoned
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omnīnō (not comparable)

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  1. entirely, utterly altogether, wholly, completely

2. (with negatives or numerals) at all, in all, altogether, only, but, just

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dīligō, dīligere, dīlēxī, dīlēctum

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  1. I esteem, love, have regard for, be fond of.
39
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“nōbīs festīnandum est”

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  1. "”we must hurry”
40
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Define and give the comparative and superlative of:

ulter, ultra, ultrum

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Definition: beyond

Comparative: ulterior m.f., ulterius n. (farther away)

Superlative: ultimus, -a, -um (furthest)

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potestas, potestātis, f.

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  1. power, ability
  2. mastery, control
  3. authority, jurisdiction
  4. dominion, political power
  5. right, legal power
  6. (of a word) meaning
  7. possibility, opportunity
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fīdus, fīda, fīdum

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  1. trusty, trustworthy, credible
  2. loyal, faithful
  3. steadfast
  4. certain, safe
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praetereō, praeterīre, praeteriī, praeteritum. (irregular)

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  1. I pass or go by
  2. I disregard, neglect, omit or miss
  3. I surpass or excel
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pālus, pālī, m.

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  1. stake, post, prop, stay, pale
45
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furtum, furtī, n.

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  1. theft, robbery
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committō, committere, commīsī, commissum

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  1. I commit.
  2. I begin.
  3. I carry on.
  4. I commence (a battle).
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haesitō, haesitāre, haesitāvī, haesitātum

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  1. I remain fixed in place.

2. I hesitate; I am uncertain.

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prior m.f., prius n. (comparative)

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Definitions:

  1. former, previous, prior
  2. in front
  3. (figuratively) better, superior
  4. (substantive, Medieval Latin) abbot, prior

Superlative: prīmus (first)

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clam (not comparable)

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  1. clandestinely, secretly, privately

2. stealthily

50
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grōma, grōmae, f.

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  1. A Roman surveying instrument having plumb lines hanging from four arms at right angles
  2. the centre of a military camp (marked by such an instrument)
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pavimentum, pavimentī, n.

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  1. a floor composed of small stones beaten down

2. The surface of a Roman road

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agger, aggeris, m.

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  1. rampart, bulwark (or the materials used to make one)

2. causeway, pier, dam, dyke

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dīplōma, dīplōmatis, n.

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  1. letter of recommendation
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mūtātiō, mūtātiōnis, f.

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  1. change, alteration

2. interchange, exchange, posting station

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mansiō, mansiōnis, f.

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  1. An act or instance of staying, remaining; stay, continuance.
  2. A dwelling, abode, habitation, home.
  3. (on a journey) A stopping place or halting place, station; stage.
  4. Night quarters, place for lodging or renting, inn.

Cambridge Latin Cumulative Vocabulary (17 decks)

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