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Odes 3.1 Odi profanum vulgus Flashcards

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Achaemenius –a –um

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Persian, Parthian; of the Persian royal family

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aerātus –a –um

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furnished with copper, bronze; made of bronze; bronze–covered; with brazen prow; armed with bronze; armed

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agrestis agrestis agreste

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rural, rustic

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altum altī n.

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deep sea; height

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arbustum –ī n.

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a growth of trees; a grove; thicket (> arbor)

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arceō arcēre arcuī

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to ward/keep off/away; keep close, confine; prevent, hinder; protect; separate

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Arctūrus –ī m.

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Arcturus, the principal star in the constellation Boötes; Arcturus

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ātrium –ī n.

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atrium, court

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bonus –a –um

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good

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** cadō cadere cecidī cāsum **

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to fall, sink; die, be killed; derive from, proceed from (a source)

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caementum –ī n.

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a rough, unhewn stone, as it comes from the quarry, a quarry-stone

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cantus –ūs m.

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a singing or playing; melody; song; strain, sound; incantation, charm (> cano)

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capāx –ācis

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containing much, wide, large, spacious, roomy, capacious

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clārus –a –um

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bright, clear; famous, distinguished

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cliēns clientis m.

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client (of a patron), dependent

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  • contendō contendere contendī contentus *
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to stretch, draw tight, make taut; draw/bend (bow/catapult); tune; stretch out; compete/contend (fight/law), dispute; compare/match/contrast; demand/press for; strain/tense; make effort, strive for; speak seriously/passionately; assert; hurl, shoo

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contrahō contrahere contrāxī contractus

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to collect, contract, reduce; shrink because of pain

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costum –ī n.

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costum (an eastern) aromatic plant

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culpō culpāre culpāvī culpātus

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to blame, censure

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cūnctus –a –um

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all, entire, all together

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  • dēcēdō dēcēdere dēcessī dēcessus *
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to withdraw/retire, go off/away, depart, leave; relinquish/cease; desert/abandon;stray/digress; pass away/depart life, die; subside/cease (feelings); disappear

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dēlēniō dēlēnīre dēlēniī dēlēnītum

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to soothe; soften

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** dēmittō dēmittere dēmīsī dēmissum **

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to send down, drop; cause (ideas, etc.) to enter (one’s consciousness), make (someone) absorb

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  • dēscendō dēscendere dēscendī dēscēnsus
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to descend, climb/march/come/go/flow/run/hang down; dismount; penetrate/sink; stoop; demean; drop/become lower (pitch); be reduced; trace descent/come down

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dēsīderō dēsīderāre dēsīderāvī dēsīderātus *
to desire/want, long/wish for, request, require/need; miss, lack; lose; want to know; investigate/examine/discuss (L+S); raise the question
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dēstringō –stringere –strīnxī –strictum
to strip off, touch gently, criticize
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dīvitia dīvitiae f.
riches (pl.), wealth
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doleō dolēre doluī dolitus
to feel pain, suffer, be in pain, ache
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ēlabōrō ēlabōrāre
to labor, endeavor, struggle, make an effort, take pains
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eques equitis m.
horseman/cavalryman/rider; horsemen (pl.), cavalry; member of the equestrian order; knight (abb. eq.); (wealthy enough to own his own horse); horse
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Falernus –a –um
Falernian, from the region of Mt. Falernus in Campania, famed for its wines
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fāma fāmae f.
report, rumor; reputation, fame; tradition, story
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famulus –a –um
pertaining to the house; (subst.) a house servant or slave; manservant; attendant
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fastīdiō fastīdīre
to feel disgust, shrink, flinch, loathe, dislike, despise; show an aversion to (food or drink)
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fastīdiōsus –a –um
full of disgust, squeamish, disdainful, scornful; wearisome, nauseating
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faveō favēre fāvī fautus
to favor, be devoted to; show partiality, support someone enthusiastically
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frequēns frequentis
crowded; numerous, full, frequented, populous; repeated, frequent, constant; frequens senatus: a senate with adequate attendance, a quorate senate
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fundus fundī m.
base, foundation, farm
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Gigantēus –a –um
of the Giants, connected with the Giants
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haedus –ī m.
a kid, Haedi, orum, m., the constellation of the Kids in the hand of Auriga, whose rising portends storms
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hūc
to here, hither
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*** iaciō iacere iēcī iactus ***
to throw, hurl, cast; throw away; utter; (of buildings) throw up, pile up
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īdem eadem idem
same
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impetus impetūs m.
attack, assault, charge; attempt; impetus, vigor; violent mental urge, fury
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lapis lapidis m.
stone; milestone; jewel
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lēx lēgis f.
law
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lingua linguae f.
tongue; speech, language; dialect
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maior māius
bigger; older
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mendāx –ācis
given to lying; false, deceitful (> mentior)
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minae –ārum f. pl.
threats, menaces; projecting points, pinnacles
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mōlēs mōlis f.
large mass; rock/boulder; heap/lump/pile, bulk; monster; mole/jetty/dam/dike; large structure/building; military structure, wall, ramp; causeway/embankment; crowd, throng; heavy responsibility/burden; difficulty/danger; might/force
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mōliō –īre
to build, erect; to start (pass.)
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mōs mōris m.
custom, practice, habit; mood, manner, fashion; character (pl.), behavior, morals
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operōsus –a –um
full of labor, painstaking, active, busy, industrious, laborious
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ōrdinō ōrdināre
to order, set in order, arrange, adjust, dispose, regulate
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orior orīrī ortus sum
to rise, arise; be born
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* pendeō pendēre pependī *
to hang, hang down
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permūtō permūtāre permūtāvī permūtātus
to exchange
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petītor –ōris m.
one who tries to obtain something; a candidate for office
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Phrygius –a –um
Phrygian, Trojan; subst., Phrygiae, arum, f., Phrygian or Trojan women (> Phryx)
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postis –is m.
doorjamb; door
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profānus –a –um
in front or outside of the sacred inclosure; not sacred; profanos facere, to desecrate; subst., profani, orum, m., the unconsecrated; uninitiated, profane (> pro and fanum, shrine)
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purpura –ae f.
purple color, purple; purple border or fringe
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redēmptor –ōris m.
a contractor, undertaker, purveyor, farmer
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*** redūcō redūcere redūxī reductus ***
to lead back, back, roll back; bring back; restore; reduce
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rītus –ūs m.
a farm of religious ceremonial; a form, rite; custom, manner; abl., ritu, in the manner of, like
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sapor –ōris m.
a taste, relish, flavor, savor
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scandō scandere scandī scānsus
to mount, climb, ascent
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sedeō sedēre sēdī sessus
to sit, remain; settle; encamp
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sentiō sentīre sēnsī sēnsus
to perceive; feel
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Siculus –a –um
pertaining to the Siculi, an ancient race, part of which migrated from Latium to Sicily; Sicilian (> Siculi)
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sollicitō sollicitāre sollicitāvī sollicitātus
to disturb, worry; stir up, arouse, agitate, incite
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sulcus –ī m.
a furrow; furrow; track, train
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supercilium –ī n.
eyebrow
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Tempē indecl. n.
valley of the Peneus R. between Mt. Olympus and Mt. Ossa, famous for its scenic beauty
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torreō –ēre –uī –tostus
to burn, scorch, roast, parch; rush, roll; of a river bank; p., torrens, entis, subst., a torrent, 7.567.
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trirēmis –is f.
a vessel with three banks of oars, a trireme
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tumultuōsus –a –um
bustling, confused, disorderly, turbulent, tumultuous
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urna urnae f.
urn
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ūsus ūsūs m.
use, enjoyment; experience, skill, advantage; custom
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verberō verberāre verberāvī verberātus
to whip, flog, beat
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vīnea –ae f.
grapevines
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vulgus vulgī n.
common people/general public/multitude/common herd/rabble/crowd/mob; flock
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Zephyrus –ī m.
Zephyrus, a gentle west wind, the western breeze, zephyr

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