Virgil Book II (Selected) Flashcards

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comitor, -ārī

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to accompany

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caterva, -ae (f)

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crowd

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ardeō, -ēre, arsī

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to be ablaze, ardent

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occultō, -āre, -āvī

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to hide

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lignum, ī (n)

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wood

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mūrus, ī (m)

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wall

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lateō, -ēre, latuī

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to hide

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fātur, fārī, fātum esse

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to speak

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validus, -a, -um

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strong

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alvus, ī (f)

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belly

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contorqueō, -ēre, contorsī, contortum esse

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to hurl; to twist

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uterus, ī (m)

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uterus, womb

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recutiō, -ere, -, recussum esse

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to cause to rebound/reverberate

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cavus, -a, -um

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hollow

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caverna, -ae (f)

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cavity, cave, cavern

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laevus, -a, -um

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foolish; unfortunate; left (hand)

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impellō, -ere, impulī, impulsum esse

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to drive, push; to strike

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ferrum, ī (n)

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iron

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foedō, -āre

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to defile; to devastate

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latēbra, -ae (f)

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hiding place

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sors, -tis (f)

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lot, destiny, fortune

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sorte ductus, -a, -um

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led by lot, fate

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arx, arcis (f)

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citadel

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sollemnis, -is, -e

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solemn; customary; annual

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mactō, -āre, mactāvī

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to slaughter; to sacrifice

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āra, -ae (f)

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altar

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referrō, referre, rettulī, relātum esse

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to narrate, relate, say; to bring back

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horrēscō, -ere, horruī

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to shudder

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orbis, -is (m)

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a circle, ring, something of circular shape

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anguis, -is (f)

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snake

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incumbō, -ere, incubuī, incubitum esse

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to lean upon, recline upon + dat.

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pelagus, ī (n)

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open sea, ocean

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pariter

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equally

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tendō, -ere, tetendī, tentum/tensum esse

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to tend to; to stretch

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flūctus, -ūs (m)

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wave, billow, usually refers to the sea

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arrectus, -a, -um

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upright, erect

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iuba, -ae (f)

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crest of serpent; mane (e.g., of lion)

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unda, -ae (f)

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wave

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pontus, ī (m)

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sea

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pōne (adv.)

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after, behind, back

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secō, -āre, secuī, secātum esse

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to cut

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sinuō, -āre, sinuāvī

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to bend, wind, curve; to swell out in curves

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sonitus, sonitūs (m)

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noise, sound

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spūmō, -āre, spūmāvī

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to foam

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salum, ī (n)

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sea

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arvum, ī (n)

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cultivated land

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sībilus, -a, -um

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hissing

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lambō, -ere, lambī

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to lick

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diffugiō, -ere, diffūgī

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to flee in different directions, disperse

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exsanguis, -is, -e

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pale, deprived of blood

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agmen, -inis (n)

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train; collected group in motion

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amplector, -ārī amplexum esse

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to wind around; to embrace, hug

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morsus, ūs (m)

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a bite

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dēpascor, -ī, dēpastum

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to feed on

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artus, ūs (m)

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limb

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auxiliō subeō, -īre

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to help

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tēlum, ī (n)

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projectile

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corripiō, -ere, correptum

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to seize upon, snatch up

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spīra, -ae (f)

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a coil, fold, spire

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ligō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum

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to bind, tie

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squāmeus, -a, -um

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scaly

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cervix, -īcis (f)

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neck

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dīvellō, -ere, ī

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to rend asunder, tear apart

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nōdus, ī (m)

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knot

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perfundō, -ere, -fūdī, fūsum

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to pour over, soak, moisten

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sanies, -ī (f)

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diseased blood, bloody matter

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vitta, -ae (f)

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head-band, sacerdotal band

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venēnum, ī (n)

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poison

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mūgītus, -ūs (m)

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bellowing, rumbling noise

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saucius, -a, -um

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wounded, hurt

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excutio, -ere, -cussī, -cussum

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to shake out, cast out, drive out

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secūris, is (f)

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axe, hatchet

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dēlūbrum, ī (n)

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temple, shrine, sanctuary

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tegō, -ere, -xī, -ctum

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to cover

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insinuō, -āvī, -ātum

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to put, place, thrust into the bosom

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pavor, is (m)

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a fear, dread, anxiety, trembling

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scelus, -eris (n)

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an evil deed, sin, crime, wickedness

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mereō, -ēre, uī, -itum

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to deserve, merit

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cuspis, idis (f)

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a point, (by metonymy) spear, javelin

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rōbur, -oris (n)

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hard wood

81
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laedō, -ere, -sī, -sum

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to hurt, wound, injure, damage

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intorqueō, -ere, -torsī, -tortum

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to twist, wrench, sprain

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nūmen, -inis (n)

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divine will, will of the gods

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moenia, -ium (n., pl.)

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city walls, ramparts

85
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pandō, -ere, -ī, passum

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to spread out, extend, unfold

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accingō, -ere, -xī, -nctum

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to gird on, arm, equip, furnish

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lāpsus, -ūs (m)

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a falling, slipping, gliding

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stūpeus, -a, -um

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made of rope

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scandō, -ere, -ī, -sum

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to climb, ascend

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fētus, -a, -um

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pregnant, full of

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fūnis, -is (m)

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rope, cord

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minor, -ārī, -ātum

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to threaten, menace (+ dat)

93
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inlābor, -ī, -psum (also illābor)

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to slide in, glide, flow in

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līmen, -inis (n)

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threshold

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subsistō, -ere, -stitī

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to stand still, to halt

96
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immemor (adj)

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unmindful, unthinking, negligent

97
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festus, -a, -um

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festive, solemn

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vēlō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum

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to cover, envelop, veil

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frons, -dis (f)

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leafy branch, green bough, foliage

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expendō, -ere, pendī

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to pay, expend, weigh out