Grammar, Vocab, Idioms Flashcards
(83 cards)
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caedo
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cut down, slaughter
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cupio, cupere, cupivi
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desire
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opto, optare, aptavi
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wish
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arbitror
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think
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utor, uti, usus sum
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use (PUFFV)
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potior, potiri, potitus sum
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to gain possession of (PUFFV)
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fungor, fungi, functus sum
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to perform/function (PUFFV)
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fruor, frui, fructus sum
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to enjoy (PUFFV)
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vescor, vesci
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to devoir (PUFFV)
10
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linquo, linqui
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leave behind
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cogo, cogere, coegi, coactus
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force, compel
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gladius
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sword
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scutum
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shield
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galea
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helmet
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tango, tangere, tetigi, tactus
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touch
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fames
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hunger
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ad multam noctem
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until late at night
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amans patriae
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patriotic
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apud se
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at his house, in his presence
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certum mihi est
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I am sure
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cum primum
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as soon as
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cum … tum
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not only…but also
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domi militiaeque
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at home and in the field
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ex consuetudine mea
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according to my custom
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famae meae servire
to have regard for my reputation
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finem facere
to put an end to
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fortuna secunda uti
to enjoy good luck
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iam diu
for a long time now
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iam pridem
long since
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in dies
daily
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in reliquum tempus
for the future
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in viam se dare
to start out
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ius iurandum
an oath
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multum plurimum posse
to be very powerful
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multum plurimum valere
to be very powerful
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novis rebus studere
to be eager for a revolution
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orationem habere
to deliver a speech
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orbis terrae/orbis terrarum
the world
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patres conscripti
senators
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post hominum memoriam
in man's memory
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post urbem conditam
since the founding of the city
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potius quam
rather than
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qua de causa
for this reason
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quam ob rem
for this reason
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referre ad senatum
to make a motion in the senate
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tanti est
it is worthwhile
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tum cum
at the time when
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una ex parte
on one side
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synchysis
ABAB
50
chiasmus
ABBA
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syncopy
taking out the "v"
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litotis
double negative
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anastrophe
out of order
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anaphora
repetition
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genitive of cities, towns, small islands, domus, rus, humus
"in"
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tantum...quantum
as much...as
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et...et
both...and
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aut...aut
either...or
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neque...neque
neither...nor
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ibi...ubi
there...where
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non solum....sed etiam
not only...but also
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talis...qualis
such...as
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tot...quot
so many...as (many)
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vel...vel
either...or
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sive...sive
whether...or
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tam...quam
just...as
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miseret, miserere, miseruit
it makes one pity, feel sorry for something
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paenitet, paenitere, paenituit
it makes one regret something
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pudet, pudere, puduit
it makes one be ashamed of something
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taedet, taedere, taesum est
it bores, makes one tired of something
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iuvat
enjoy (when used impersonally)
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videtur
It seems best (when used impersonally)
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annuit coeptis
God approves the undertakings
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corpus delicti
the facts of a crime
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum
speak only good of the dead
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ex officio
by virtue of office
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in loco parentes
in place of a parent
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vox populi, vox dei
the voice of the people, the voice of god
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te deum laudamus
we praise thee, o lord
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sine qua non
a necessity
81
prima facie
on first appearance
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novus ordo seclorum
new order of the ages
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utinam
if only
