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33 Cards in this Set
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rogus
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funeral pyre
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rupes
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a rock cliff, crag
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saeculum
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generation, age (i.e., a long period of time)
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sceleratus
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accursed; criminal, sinful
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Semiramis
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Semiramis, queen of Syria and wife of Ninus
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sicco
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to dry
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silens
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quiet, silent
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sitis
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thirst
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sol
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sun
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solitus
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usual, accustomed
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solum
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base, foundation; ground, earth
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spatior
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to walk or wander about
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spumo
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to foam, to be covered with foam
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statuo
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set upright, stand; with ut+subjunctive, decide (that)
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strido
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hiss
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supersum
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to be above; to remain, be left over
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suppleo
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to fill up (with a liquid)
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taeda
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marriage torch
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tectum
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roof, ceiling; house, building (a common synecdoche)
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tego
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cover; hide, conceal
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tenebrae
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shadows, darkness
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tepeo
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to be warm; to have the warmth of a human body
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tingo
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to wet, soak, moisten; to dye, stain, color
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tremebundus
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trembling, quivering
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tumulus
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burial mound, tomb
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uber
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copious, abundant; +abl, rich (in)
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urna
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a pitcher, urn
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verso
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turn, spin; turn back and forth, twist
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verto
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turn, spin; reverse, change
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vicinia
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nearby area, vicinity; nearness, proximity
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viscus
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(usually plural) flesh, entrails
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vitiatus
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faulty, defective
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vitium
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defect, fault, flaw, imperfection; vice
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