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73 Cards in this Set
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priscus, -a, -um
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ancient, olden, old-fashioned, archaic
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vario, -are
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to adorn with contrasting colors; embroider; mottle, bruise
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heros, heroos, m.
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a hero
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prospecto, -are
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to gaze out
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fluentisonus, -a, -um
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resounding with the noise of the sea
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Dia
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Naxos, the island north of Crete where Theseus abandoned Ariadne. It is described as it were one of the many deserted islands of the Aegean.
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tueor, tueri, tutus
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to look at, view, observe
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classis, -is, f.
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any designated group or class; fleet
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cedo, cedere, cessi, cessum
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go; go away, depart
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Theseus, -ei, m.,
acc. Thesea voc. Theseu |
son of Aegeus, seducer of Ariadne, slayer of the Minotaur
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indomitus, -a, -um
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untamed; indomitable; violent
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necdum
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and not yet, but not yet
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viso, -ere, visi (freq. of video)
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go to see; look at, gaze at, view
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utpote
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as one might expect, as is natural
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cerno, -ere, crevi, cretum
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sift; distinguish; decide; determine; make out, perceive
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fallax, fallacis
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treacherous, deceptive
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immemor, -oris
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forgetful, heedful, feckless
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remus, -i, m.
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oar
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vadum, -i
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a shallow piece of water, shoal;
(pl.) the waters of the sea |
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pello, pellere, pepuli, pulsum
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push; strike; beat; drive, drive off
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procella, -ae
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storm, gale
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ventosus, -a, -um
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windy
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irritus, -a, -um
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not ratified, null and void; empty, unfulfilled, vain
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linquo, linquere, liqui
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to leave, to quit
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alga, -ae
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seaweed
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maestus, -a, -um
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sad
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saxeus, -a, -um
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made of stone
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effigies, -ei, f.
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statue, effigy
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bacchans, -antis, f.
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a Bacchant or Maenad, female worshiper of Bacchus/Dionysus
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prospicio
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to look forth or out
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fluctuo, -are
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surge like a wave; be in turmoil
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retineo, -Ere, -tinui, -tentum
(E signifies a macron over the e) |
hold fast; keep
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mitra, -ae, f.
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an oriental headdress tied under the chin with ribbons
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subtilis, -e
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fine-textured, delicate
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flavus, -a, -um
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yellow, gold-colored, blonde
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vertex, verticis, m.
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whirlpool, whirlwind; top of the head; summit
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contego
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to cover up; to shelter
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amictus, -us, m.
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a mantle or cloak
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velo, -are
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to cover, clothe, veil
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pectus, -oris, n.
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breast, chest; soul, heart, mind
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teres, teretis
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smooth; rounded
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strophum, -ii
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a twisted band supporting a woman's breasts
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lactens, -entis
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milky; milky-white
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vincio, -ire, vixi, vinctum
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fasten, tie, bind
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papilla, -ae
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nipple; breast
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passim
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dispersedly, all over the place
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fluctus, -us, m.
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wave
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sal, salis, m.
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salt; fig., of a quality that gives character and flavor, wit; by metonymy, the sea
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fluito, -are
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flow; float, drift
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vicis (gen.), f., acc. vicem
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a recurring occasion for action, turn; plight or situation
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assiduus, -a, -um
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settled; constantly present, persistent, unremitting
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luctus, -us, m.
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the expression of grief; lamentation, grief, sorrow
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externo, -are
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drive out of one's wits, madden, panic
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spinosus, -a, -um
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thorny, prickly
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sero, -ere, sevi, satum
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to sow, plant
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ferox, -ocis
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fierce
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curvus, -a, -um
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bent, curving
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attingo, -tingere, -tigi, -tactum
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touch; touch upon (in speaking), mention
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iniustus, -a, -um
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unjust
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perhibeo, -Ere, -hibui, -hibitum
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to present, bestow; say, hold, maintain, give out
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caedes, -is
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killing, murder; gore
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electus, -a, -um
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select, choice (adj.)
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decus, -oris (n.)
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glory; the best of anything
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innupta, -ae
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an unmarried girl
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soleo, -ere, -itus
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to be accustomed; to (euphemistic, w/acc.) to "know," i.e., to be sexually intimate with
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daps, dapis, f.
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a sacrificial meal; any feast or meal; food
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angustus, -a, -um
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narrow
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carus, -a, -um
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dear
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opto, -are
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to wish, choose, desire
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funus, -eris, n.
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funeral rites; a corpse; death
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nitor, niti, nixus
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to learn; press onward; realy, depend
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magnanimus, -a, -um
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noble-spirited, brave, bold
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superbus, -a, -um
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proud, haughty
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