Catullus 64 vocabulary Flashcards
(426 cards)
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quondam
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formerly, once, at one time; some day, hereafter
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prognatus
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sprung from; descended
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vertex
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peak, top, summit
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pinus
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pine/fir tree
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liquidus
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clear, pure, unmixed; liquid
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fluctus
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wave; disorder; flood, flow, tide
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lectus
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chosen, picked, selected; choice, excellent
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robur
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oak; tough
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aurare
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to gild, overlay with gold
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optare
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to opt- choose, select; wish
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avertere
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to avert- turn away from/aside, divert, rout
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pellis
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skin (cf. Piel)
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salsus
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salted, salty, preserved in salt; briny
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citus
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quick, swift, rapid
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decurrere
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to run, hurry, rush, flow
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puppis
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stern; deck; ship
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caerulus
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Sky-coloured; azure
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verrere
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sweep clean; skim
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abiegnus
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made of fir: wooden
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aequor
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level/smooth surface, plain; surface of the sea
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palma
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palm, width of the hand; Palm tree
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levis
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light, thin
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volito
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fly about; hover; be airborne
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flamen
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gust, blast; gale
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currus
chariot, cart
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pineus
of or relating to the pine; covered in pines
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inflectere
to bend; curve; change
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textum
woven fabric, cloth
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carina
keel, hull
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rudis
undeveloped, rough, wild; coarse
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cursus
running; speed
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imbuere
to wet, soak, dip
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Amphitrite
metonymy for the sea
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rostrum
beak, curved bow; speaker's platform
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proscindere
to cut, slit, gash; plough
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remigium
rowing, oarage
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incanescere
to grey
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fretum
straits; narrow sea
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candere
to shine, glow, be brilliant
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gurges
whirlpool; raging abyss
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vultus
face, expression; looks
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aequoreus
of or pertaining to the sea; maritime
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nutrix
wet nurse
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tenus
as far as, to the extent of
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exstare
to stand out; be extant
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canus
white, gray; aged
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incendere
to set on fire
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despicere
to look down upon
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optatus
desired
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saepe
often
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compellare
address, speak to, call upon; accost
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eximius
select; extraordinary, special; excellent
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taeda
pine torch
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columen
height, peak, summit
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concedere
to relinquish, give up, concede
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amplecti
to surround, encircle, embrace
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coetus
meeting, encounter, assembly, union
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prae
before; in front of
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linquere
to leave, quit, forsake
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deserere
to leave, depart, quit, desert
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coire
to fit together; have sex
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rus
country, farm
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juvencus
young bull; youth
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vinea
vines in a vineyard; arranged in rows
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gleba
clod, lump of earth; turf
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pronus
leaning forward; prone
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convellere
to shatter, batter, convulse, shake
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vomer
plowshare; stylus
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falx
sickle, scythe; pruning knife; hook
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attenuare
to thin; weaken, lessen, diminish, shrink
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frondator
pruner
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rubigo
rust; mildew, blight
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quacumque
wherever
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candere
to be of brilliant whiteness, shine, gleam
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ebur
ivory
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solium
throne, seat
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collucere
to shine brightly, light up
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gaza
treasure
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pulvinar
cushioned couch; couch for deity
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genialis
nuptial
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politus
refined, polished
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tinguere
to wet, moisten, dip, soak; color, dye, tinge, tint
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fucus
dye; rouge
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priscus
ancient, early, former
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variare
Mark with contrasting colors
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fluentisonus
resounding with the sound of waves
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prospectare
gaze out; look out on
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tueri
to see, look at, watch
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necdum
nor yet
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utpote
in as much as; namely
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fallax
deceitful, treacherous, misleading, deceptive
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excitare
to stir, awaken
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cernere
sift, separate, distinguish, discern
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immemor
forgetful; lacking memory; heedless
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vadum
shallow place, stream; ford, shoal; channel
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irritus
ineffective, useless; invalid, void, of no effect
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procella
storm, gale; tumult, commotion
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alga
seaweed
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maestus
sad, unhappy, mournful, gloomy
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ocellus
eye; darling
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effigies
effigy
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prospicere
to foresee; see far off
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cura
care; worry etc.
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flavus
yellow, golden
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retinere
hold back, restrain; uphold
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papilla
teat
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delabi
de + labor
108
passim
here and there; everywhere
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alludo
frolic, play; sport about
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fluitare
float; flow
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amictus
cloak, mantle; outer garment
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curare
to care for
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perditus
destroyed, ruined
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assiduus
constant, regular, incessant
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luctus
grief, sorrow, lamentation, mourning
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externare
to terrify
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spinosus
thorny
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perhibere
to give, present, bestow
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cogere
to collect
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pestis
pestilence
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exsolvo
unfasten, loose
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caedis
slaugher, massacre, murder
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decus
splendor; honour, distinction
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daps
sacrificial meal
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angustus
narrow, steep, close
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vexo
to shake, jolt, toss
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proicio
to throw down, throw out
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funus
burial, funeral
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nitor ; niti
to press, lean upon; depend on;
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magnanimus
brave, bold, noble in spirit
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alere
to nourish, feed
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qualis
of what kind?
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praecingere
to gird, surround, encircle
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vernus
of or pertaining to spring, vernal
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colos
colour
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prius
earlier, previously, first
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flagrans
flaming, blazing
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declinare
divert, deflect
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concipere
take up; receive; catch
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funditus
'from the root'; utterly; without exception
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imus
inmost, deepest
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exardescere
to go up in flames
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medulla
marrow; kernel
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exagitare
drive out; stir up
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miscere
to mix
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flavus
yellow; golden
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suspirare
to sigh
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languere
to be tired, sluggish
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timor
dread
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fulgor
brightness, brilliance, radiance etc.
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expallescere
to turn white
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contendere
to stretch, make taut
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appetere
to seek, grasp at
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munusculum
small present; small favour
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velut
just as if
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quatere
to shake
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quercus
oak
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coniger
coniferous
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sudare
to sweat
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cortex
bark
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turbo
whirling, whirlwind, whirlpool
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contorquere
to stir up; agitate
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eruere
to pluck, dig up, root up
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radicitus
by the roots; completely
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exturbare
to drive away
166
cadere
to fall, sink, drop
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late
far and wide
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cumque
at any time
169
obvius
in the way; hostile
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frangere
to break, shatter
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domare
to conquer, subdue, master
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nequiquam
in vain
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vanus
empty, vain, false
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sospes
safe and sound
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errabundus
wandering
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digredi
to depart, go away
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commemorare
to recall, keep in mind
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linquere
leave, quit
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denique
finally, in the end
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gnasci
to be born, be produced
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deperdere
to lose permanently, be deprived of
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praeoptare
to prefer
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ratis
raft, ship, boat
184
devincire
to tie, bind up
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discedere
to go, march off
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perhibere
to bestow, present
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conscendere
to climb up, ascend
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acies
sharpness; edge
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protendere
to stretch out, lengthen
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exter
outer, external
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querella
complaint, grievance
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udus
wet
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singultus
sobbing; hyperventilating
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ciere
to move, set in motion
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sicine
so? Thus?
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perfidus
false, deceitful, trecherous
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ara
altar
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praesto
ready, to hand; on the spot
199
miserescere
to have mercy
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praegestere
to be eager
201
apisci
to reach, obtain, win
202
letum
death, destruction
203
eripere
to snatch; take by force; rescue
204
amittere
to loose
205
superus
above, higher, upper
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dilacerare
to tear apart
207
fera
wild animal
208
ales
bird, wingéd beast
209
quisnam
who then? Who on earth?
210
gignere
beget, bear, bring forth, birth
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rupes
cliff, rock
212
leaena
lioness
213
mare
male, masculine
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exspuere
to spit out, reject, vomit out
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praemium
reward, gift
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conubium
wedlock
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horrere
to dread, shrink from
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praeceptum
teaching, precept, lesson
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attamen
but yet; however; nevertheless
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permulcere
to stroke, rub gently
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vestigium
footstep, track
222
lympha
water-nymph
223
consternere
to strew, cover, spread
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ignarus
unaware
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cubile
marriage bed, couch
226
conqueri
to bewail, lament
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aura
breeze, breath, wind; air
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externare
to terrify; madden
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augere
to increase, wax, enlargen
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quire
to be able
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prope
near, close
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nimis
too much
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exter
outer, external
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religo
tie up, bind fast; moor
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navita
sailor
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funis
rope, line, cord
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celare
to hide, conceal
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niti
to press, lean
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truculentus
aggressive, ferocious
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an
can it be?
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incurvo
to make crooked, cause to bend
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praeterea
besides, thereafter; in addition
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patere
to lie open
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cingere
to encircle, surround
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ostentare
to show, display, point out
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languescere
to become faint or languid
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exposcere
to request, ask, demand
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prodere
to project, thrust forward
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prosterus
following, next, coming after
250
comprecari
to implore, invoke, supplicate, pray to
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quare
how? In what way?
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vindex
defender, protector
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anguinus
of snek
254
redimire
to wreathe, garland
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praeportare
to carry before
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querella
complaint
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inops
weak, poor, needy, helpless
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funestare
to pollute by murder
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contremiscere
to shake, tremble; be afraid of
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concutere
to shake, vibrate, agitate
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micans
flashing, gleaming, sparkling
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sidus
star, constellation; tempest
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caligo
mist, fog; darkness, gloom
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mandare
entrust, deliver, commit to one's charge
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sustollere
to raise up, raise on high
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sospes
safe and sound; auspicious
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gnascor
to be produced spontaneously, come into existence, spring forth
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casus
a fall; chance, fortune
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senecta
old age
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quandoquidem
since, seeing that
271
gnatus
child, offspring
272
salturare
to fill up, sate; drench, saturate
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sinere
to allow, permit
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secor
sequor
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foedare
to defile, pollute, stain
276
inficere
to corrupt, infect
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linteum
linen cloth
278
carbasus
fine linen
279
ferrugo
iron-rust
280
sancire
to confirm, ratify, sanction
281
respergere
sprinkle, spatter
282
conditus
hidden
283
oblitterere
to cause to be forgotten, fall into disuse
284
invisere
to go see, visit; watch over
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funestus
deadly, fatal
286
deponere
to put down
287
undique
everywhence
288
intorti
intorsi (intorquere)
289
prosperus
successful, triumphal; lucky
290
sistere
to stop, check; set up
291
constare
to agree, correspond; fit
292
ceu
in the same way, just as
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pellere
to drive out
294
aereus
of bronze
295
niveus
snow-covered, snow-white
296
cacumen
top, peak, summit
297
anxius
anxious, uneasy, disturbed
298
absumere
to spend, waste, squander
299
scopulus
rock, boulder
300
multiplex
having many twists & turns; multi-layered
301
thiasus
orgiastic bacchic dance
302
cuspis
point, tip
303
divellere
to alienate, estrange; separate
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incingere
to gird, wrap about
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cista
chest, box
306
cavus
hollow
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plangere
to strike, beat; bewail, lament
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procerus
tall, high; long
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tympanum
small drum
310
teres
smooth; tapering
311
tinnire
to cling, clang, jingle
312
aes
money, pay, fare; copper
313
cire
to move, set in motion; rouse
314
raucisonus
hoarse-sounding; raucous
315
efflare
to blow out
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bombus
booming, deep sound, rumble
317
stridere
to creak, squeak, grate
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tibia
flute, pipe
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amplifice
magnificently, speedily
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decorare
adorn, embellish, decorate
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complectere
to embrace, hug
322
flatus
blowing
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matutinus
early; of the morning
324
proclivus
inclined
325
vagus
roving, wandering
326
cachinnus
loud, excessive, boisterous
327
plangor
outcry, shriek
328
refulgere
to flash, glitter
329
silvestris
wooded
330
corolla
small garland, wreath
331
assum
adsum
332
radicitus
by the roots; utterly, completely
333
fagus
beech tree
334
stipes
post, stake
335
nutare
to waver, give way
336
platanus
plane-tree
337
sollers
clever, dexterous, adroit
338
extenuare
to thin, diminish
339
silex
pebble, stone, flint
340
restringere
to draw tight, fasten
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persolvere
to pay, settle up
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praeruptus
steep
343
pariter
equally together
344
tremulus
trembling
345
vitta
band, ribbon / fillet
346
rite
duly, according to religious observance
347
laeva
left hand
348
colus
distaff; spinning; female concern
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lana
wool; fleece
350
leviter
lightly
351
filum
thread, string
352
supinus
supine, lying face-up
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pollex
thumb
354
librare
to balance, swing; hurl
355
decerpere
to pluck, pull, tear, snip
356
laneus
of wool
357
aridulus
dry, parched
358
labellum
bowl, basin; sink
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candens
shining, bright, clear
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calathiscus
small wicker basket
361
fundere
pour, cast, scatter
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arguere
prove, argue, allege
363
tutamen
means of protection
364
accipere
to take, grasp, recieve
365
pandere
to spread out
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subtegmen
weft, woof; transverse
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faustus
favourable, auspicious
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languidulus
faint, limp
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substernere
to spread out
370
robustus
oak; hard
371
fusus
spindle
372
tergum
back, rear, reverse, far side
373
notus
known for
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certamen
contest, competition; struggle
375
manare
flow, pour
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obsidere
to besiege, blockade
377
heres
heir(ess)
378
egregius
singular, distinguished
379
incultus
uncultivated, unkempt, overgrown
380
crinis
lock of hair
381
praecerpere
to pluck early
382
messor
reaper
383
aristar
beard of an ear of grain
384
demetere
to reap, cut, mow
385
prostenere
to knock over, lay low, strike down
386
diffundere
to spread out, disperse
387
caedere
to chop, hew, cut down
388
angustare
to narrow
389
acervus
mass, heap, pile, stack
390
tepefacere
to warm
391
agger
rampart, causway, pier
392
coacervare
to heap up, pile up
393
bustum
tomb, grave mound
394
excipere
to take out, remove
395
percellere
to strike down
396
copia
plenty, abundance
397
madeferi
to be moist
398
anceps
two-headed
399
truncus
trunk
400
poples
knee
401
hesternus
of yesterday
402
circumdare
to surround
403
discors
warring, disagreeing
404
secubitus
sleeping in beds apart
405
praefor
say, utter, recite
406
caelicola
heaven-dweller; deity
407
spernere
to spurn
408
procumbere
to sink down, lie down
409
effusus
vast, wide, sprawling
410
certatim
in competition, in rivalry; earnestly
411
ruere
to destroy, ruin
412
fumare
to smoke, steam
413
letifer
deadly, fatal
414
Mavors
Mars
415
era
mistress, lady
416
caterva
crowd, cluster
417
nefandus
impious, wicked
418
desistere
to stop, cease, desist
419
lugere
to grieve, mourn
420
primaevus
youthful
421
innuptus
unmarried
422
noverca
stepmother
423
ignarus
ignorant, unaware
424
dignari
to think, opine, deem, consider
425
contingere
to touch, reach, border on
426
sura
calf of the leg
