25. Catullus 64. 38-75 vocabulary Flashcards
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alga, -ae, f.
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seaweed
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allûdô, -ere, -lûsî, -lûsum
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play, joke; (of waves) play against
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amictus, -ûs, m.
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garment, robe
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arâtrum, -î, n.
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plow
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arbor, -oris, f.
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tree
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argentum, -î, n.
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silver
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Ariadna, -ae, f.
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Ariadne (daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë)
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ars, artis, f.
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skill, art
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assiduus, a, um
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tireless, busy; m. taxpayer
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attenuô (1)
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weaken, make thin
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attingô, -ere, attigî, -tâctus
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touch, touch upon; reach
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aurum, -î, n.
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gold
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Bacchans, -antis, f.
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a Bacchant, a Maenad
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bacchor, -ârî
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celebrate the rites of Bacchus; act like a Bacchant
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candeô, -êre
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be shining white, glitter, glow
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cêdô, -ere, cessî, cessûrus
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go (away); give way; yield
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celer, -eris, -ere
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swift
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cernô, -ere, crêvî, crêtus
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distinguish, behold
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classis, -is, f.
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fleet
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colô, -ere, coluî, cultus
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cultivate; inhabit; cherish; worship
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collum, -î, n.
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neck
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collûceô, -êre, -luxî
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shine
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conchylium, -î, n. (the y is long)
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mollusc; the shellfish that gives purple dye; purple dye
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contegô, -ere, -texî, -tectum
cover up; shelter
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convellô, -ere, -vellî, -volsum
tug at; plow up, dislodge, uproot
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cor, cordis, n.
heart
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corpus, -oris, n.
body
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crêdô, -ere, crêdidî, crêditus
believe; entrust (+ dat.)
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cûrô (1)
take care, see to it; cause (to be done)
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cûra, -ae f.
care
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curvus, -a, -um
curved, bent
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dêlâbor, -lâbî, -lapsus
fall down, sink
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dêns, dentis, m.
tooth
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dêserô, -ere, -seruî, -sertus
desert, abandon
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dêsertus, a, um
deserted; lonely
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Dîa, -ae, f.
an island in the Aegean; usually identified as Naxos
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ebur, eboris, n.
ivory
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effigiês, -êî, f.
statue, effigy
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êgredior, -gredî, -gressus
go beyond; come out, put to sea
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eheu
oh!, alas!
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Erycîna, -ae, f.
Venus (as goddess of Mt. Eryx, in Sicily)
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exciô, -îre, -îvî or -iî, -îtum or excieô, -êre
call, summon; disturb, excite; produce
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externô (1)
drive out of one’s wits, madden
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fallax, -âcis
deceptive, fallacious
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falx, falcis, f.
pruning hook
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ferôx, -ôcis
wild, fierce
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figûra, -ae, f.
form, shape, aspect, appearance
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flâvus, -a, -um
yellow
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fluctuô (1)
surge like a wave; be in turmoil
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fluctus, -ûs, m.
wave, billow
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fluentisonus, a, um
resounding with the noise of the sea
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fluitô (1)
flow; float, drift
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frondâtor, -ôris, m.
a tender of foliage, pruner
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fûcus, -î, m.
rock-lichin; red or purple; rouge; dross, adulteration; pretense,deceit
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fugiô, -ere, fûgî, fugitûrus
flee
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fulgeô, -êre, fulsî, --- / fulgô, -ere, --- , ---
flash, gleam
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furor, -ôris, m.
madness, rage, frenzy
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gaudeô, -êre, gâvîsus sum
rejoice, be glad
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gâza, -ae, f.
treasure
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geniâlis, -e
of a person’s genius; of marriage
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gerô, -ere, gessî, gestus
carry; carry on, wage
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glêba, -ae, f.
a lump of earth, clod
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Gortynius, a, um (the y is long)
of Gortyn (a city of Crete); Cretan
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hic, haec, hoc
this
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harêna, -ae, f.
sand
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hêrôs, hêrôis, m.
hero, demigod
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homô, -inis, m.
man, human being
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humilis, -e
low, humble
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ille, illa, illud
that (yonder)
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immemor, -oris
forgetful
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in (+ acc. or abl.)
into (+ acc.); in, on (+ abl.)
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indicô, -ere, -dîxî, -dîctus
proclaim, declare
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Indus, a, um
Indian
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indomitus, a, um
untamed
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inferô, -ferre, -tûlî, illâtum (inlatum)
bring in, introduce; incite
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iniustus, a, um
unjust
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ipse, ipsa, ipsum
oneself, himself, herself etc. (intensive)
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irritus (inritus), a, um
not ratified; null and void; empty
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iuvenca, ae, f.
heifer
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iuvencus, -î, m.
bullock
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iuvenis, -e
young; (subst.) young man
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lactens, lactentis, adj.
full of milk; tender
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levis, -e
light
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lêvis, -e
smooth, polished
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linquô, -ere, lîquî
leave, quit
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lîtus, -oris, n.
shore
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locô (1)
place, lay; set up, marry off
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luctus, -ûs, m.
grief, lamentation; sorrow
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maestus, -a, -um
sad
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magnus, -a, -um
large
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medius, -a, -um
middle (of)
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mênsa, -ae, f.
table
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mêns, mentis, f.
mind
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Mînôïs, -idis, f.
a daughter of Minos; Ariadne
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mîrus, -a, -um
strange, wonderful
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miser, -a, -um
wretched
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mitra, -ae, f.
a miter, a turban
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mollescô, -ere
become soft, soften
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namque
for, for indeed
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necdum
and not yet; but not yet
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nêmô, acc. nêminem, m.
no one
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neque (or nec)
and not, nor
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nôn
not
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ocellus, -î, m.
eye (diminutive of oculus); darling
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omnis, -e
all, every
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opulentus, a, um
wealthy, opulent
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papilla, -ae, f.
nipple; breast
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passim
here and there, in all directions
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pectus, -oris, n.
breast, chest
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pedes, -itis, m.
foot-soldier; (pl.) infantry
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pellô, -ere, pepulî, pulsus
drive; repulse, rout
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pendô, -ere, pependî, pênsus
pay; weigh
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pendeô, -êre, pependî, ---
hang, be suspended
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\* perdô, -ere, -didî, -ditus \*
destroy, lose
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perditus, a, um
ruined, depraved
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Pîraeus, -î, m.
The Piraeus, the main harbor of Athens
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pôculum, -î, n.
cup
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poliô, -îre, -îvî, -îtum
polish
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prîmus, -a, -um
first
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prîmum
first; in the first place; at first
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priscus, a, um
ancient, olden, old-fashioned
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procella, -ae, f.
storm, gale
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procul
afar, at a distance
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prômittô, -ere, -mîsî, -missum
promise
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prômissum, -î, n.
promise, assurance
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prônus, -a, -um
leaning or sloping forward, easy
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prospectô (1)
gaze out
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prospiciô, -ere, -spexî, -spectum
see far off; forsee
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pulvinar, -âris, n.
a couch on which statues of the gods were placed for ritual banquets
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purgô (1)
cleanse; refute a charge
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purpura, -ae, f.
crimson, purple
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quîcumque, quaecumque, quodcumque
whoever, whatever
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quô
whither, to which (what) place (cf. also qui, quae, quod etc.)
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rastrum, -î, n. (pl usually rastri, i.e. masc.)
a hoe
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recêdô, -ere, -cessî, -cessum
withdraw; disappear
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rêgâlis, -e
royal, kingly
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rêgius, a, um
of a king, regal
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regia, -ae, f.
palace
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rêx, rêgis, m.
king
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regô, -ere, rêxî, rêctus
direct, rule
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rêmus, -î, m.
oar
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retineô, -êre, -tinuî, -tentum
hold back, restrain; preserve
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roseus, a, um
rosy, red
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rûbîgô (rôbîgô), -inis, f.
rust; blight
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rûs, rûris, n.
the countryside
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sal, salis, n.
salt; sea
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saxeus, a, um
made of stone
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sêdês, -is, f.
seat, abode, home
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sedeô, -êre, sêdî, sessûrus
sit
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serô, -ere, sêvî, satus
sow
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sôlus, a, um
only, alone
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solium, -î or -iî, n.
seat, throne; dominion
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somnus, -î, m.
sleep
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spînôsus, a, um
thorny, prickly
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splendeô, -êre
shine, be bright, glitter
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splendidus, a, um
bright, gleaming; noble
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squâlidus, a, um
rough, filthy
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strophium, -iî, n.
a breast-band
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subtîlis, e
fine-textured, delicate
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taurus, -î, m.
bull
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tegô, -ere, têxî, têctus
cover; protect
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tempestâs, -âtis, f.
weather, storm
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templum, -î, n.
temple, consecrated place
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tempus, -oris, n.
time
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teres, teretis
smooth, rounded
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Thêseus (two syllables), -î, m. (acc. Thêsea; voc. Thêseu)
Theseus
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tingô (or tinguô), -ere, tînxî, tînctus
wet, dip, dye
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tôtus, a, um
whole, all, entire
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tueor, tuêrî, tuitus or tûtus
watch over, guard, protect
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tum
then, at that time
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vadum, -î, n.
ford, shallows
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variô (1)
vary, diversify; (intrans.) change
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vêlô (1)
veil, cover over
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ventôsus, a, um
windy
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vêrus, -a, -um
true, real
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vêrô
in truth, in fact
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vertex, -icis, m.
whirlpool; the top of the head; top, peak
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vestis, -is, f.
clothing
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vicis, -is, f.
alternation, change; change of fate
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\* vinciô, -îre, vînxî, vînctus \*
bind
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vînea, -ae, f.
grapevines
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virtûs, -ûtis, f.
valor, courage; (pl.) virtues
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vîsô, -ere, vîsî, vîsus
go to see, visit
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umbra, -ae, f.
shadow, shade
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unda, -ae, f.
wave, billow
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vômer or vômis, -eris, m.
plowshare, plow
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utpote
as one might expect, as is natural
