Ars Poetica 19-37 Flashcards by William Turpin

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fortasse or fortassis

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perhaps

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cupressus –ī f.

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the cypress; a branch of cypress

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simulō simulāre simulāvī simulātus

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to imitate

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frangō frangere frēgī frāctus

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to break, shatter

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ēnatō –āre

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to swim away frp,

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expēs or exspēs (indecl.)

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without hope

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aes aeris n.

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copper, bronze; money

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pingō pingere pīnxī pictus

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to paint

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amphora –ae f.

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amphora (a large storage jar for liquids)

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coepī coepisse coeptum

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to begin

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īnstituō īnstituere īnstituī īnstitūtus

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to undertake; equip, educate

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rota rotae f.

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wheel; potter’s wheel

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urceus –ī m.

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jar

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dēnique

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finally; in short, to sum up

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quīvīs quaevīs quodvīs or (subst.) quidvīs

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who or what you please

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dumtaxat

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while one examines, to this extent

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vātēs vātis m.

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poet

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rēctum –ī n.

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that which is right

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sector sectārī sectātus sum

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to follow eagerly

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lēvis –e

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smooth

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nervus –ī m.

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muscle, tendon, sinew (not “nerve”)

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dēficiō dēficere dēfēcī dēfectus

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to fail; revolt from

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profiteor profitērī professus sum

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to confess, announce

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grandis grandis grande

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full–grown; large

turgeō –ēre –ēre –ursī

to swell

serpō –ere serpsī serptus

to creep

humus humī f.

ground

procella –ae f.

storm, gale

variō variāre variāvī variātus

to vary, diversify; adorn with various colors

prōdigiāliter

by means of prodigies; miraculously

delphīnus –ī m. (acc. Delphīnās) or delphīn –īnis m.

dolphin

appingō (adpingō) appingere appīnxī appictus

paint on, paint beside

fluctus fluctūs m.

flood

aper aprī m.

wild boar

in

in, on

dūcō dūcere dūxī ductus

to lead; consider

culpa culpae f.

fault, blame

fuga fugae f.

flight

careō carēre caruī caritus

to be without

ars artis f.

skill, talent

Aemilius Lūdus, Aemiliī lūdī m.

a school for gladiators in Rome

faber fabrī m.

craftsman, artisan

īnferus –a –um

low, vile; subst. inhabitant of the underworld

unguis –is m.

fingernail; claw, talon

exprimō exprimere expressī expressum

to press, express

mollis molle

yielding, gentle

imitor imitārī imitātus sum

to imitate

capillus capillī m.

hair

īnfēlīx īnfēlīcis

unfortunate, unhappy

compōnō compōnere composuī compōsitus

to build, arrange, bury, calm down

magis or mage

more

nāsus nāsī m. or nāsum nāsī n.

nose

prāvus –a –um

crooked