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65 Cards in this Set
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Īliacus, -a, -um |
Trojan (from the city's alternative name Ilion/Ilium (cf. Iliad as the title of Homer's epic poem on the conflict) |
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arx, arcis f |
citadel |
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cūria, -ae f |
senate house |
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interritus, -a, -um |
unterrified, undaunted |
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causam agō (agere, ēgī, āctum) |
plead a case |
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commūnis, -e |
common, shared |
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mandō, mandāre, mandāvī, mandātum (mandārat = mandāverat) |
entrust |
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Paris, Paridis m (accus. Parin/Parim/Paridem - the book's `Paridin' is an error) |
Paris (son of Priam and abductor of Helen) |
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-que...-que |
both...and |
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praeda, -ae f |
booty |
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rapuēre |
rapuērunt (they (have) seized) |
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tenuēre |
tenuērunt (they (have) held) |
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nefandus, -a, -um |
wicked |
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lūx, lūcis f |
light, day |
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referō, referre, rettulī, relātum |
bring back, recount, tell |
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spatiōsus, -a, -um |
long |
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post + acc. |
after |
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aciēs, aciēī f |
keenness, edge, battle-line, battle |
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contineō, continēre, continuī, contentum |
keep together, hold together, defend |
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moenia, -ium f.pl. |
walls, fortifications |
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diū (usually two syllables but sometimes one in poetry) |
for a long time |
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cōpia, -ae f |
plenty, abundance |
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cōpiae, cōpiārum f pl |
troops |
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dēmum |
at last, finally |
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nōstī (=nōvistī, from nōscō, nōvi, nōtum) |
you know, you have learned |
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ūsus, ūsūs m |
usefulness, service |
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requīrō, requīrere, requīsīvī, requīsītum |
ask, look for, inquire after, need, want |
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fossa, -ae f |
ditch |
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cingō, cingere, cīnxī, cīnctum |
surround, gird |
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mūnīmen, mūnīminis n |
fortification |
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cōnsōlor, cōnsōlārī, cōnsōlātus sum (deponent) |
console |
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pudet, pudēre, puduit |
cause to feel ashamed (impersonal verb with accusative of person and genitive for the thing they are ashamed of) |
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terga dō, dare, dedī, datum |
turn one's back |
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nec mora |
without delay (`and not delay') |
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concītō, concītāre, concītāvī, concītātum |
incite, impel |
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dīmittō, dīmittere, dīmīsī, dīmissum |
send away |
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dēdecus, dēdecoris n |
disgrace |
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socius, sociī m |
ally, companion, comrade |
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āvertō, āvertere, āvertī, āversum |
turn away/aside (sometimes used reflexively in the passive) |
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Ātrīdēs, -is m |
son of Atreus (i.e. Agamemnon or Menelaus) |
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Telamōniādēs, -is m |
son of Telamon (i.e. Ajax) |
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hiscō, hiscere |
open the mouth, gape (also hiascō, hiascere and hiō, hiāre, hiātum with similar meaning. The form *hiscō, hiscāre etc. listed in the Oxford dictionaries appears not to exist) |
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orior, orīrī, ortus sum (deponent) - although the infinitive shows the verb is 4th conjugation it has some 3rd conjugation forms - e.g. oritur with short `i', and imperfect subjunctive orerētur etc. |
arise |
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trepidus, -a, -um |
trembling |
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tempore ab hōc |
from this time on |
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iste, ista, istud |
that (of yours) - often derogatory |
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quodcumque |
whatever |
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retrahō, retrahere, retrāxī, retractum |
drag back |
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exsecror, exsecrārī, exsecrātus sum |
curse |
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licet + subjunctive |
granted that, although it may be true that.. |
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adgredior/aggredior, adgredī, adgressus sum |
go up to, attack |
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nītor, nītī, nīsus/nīxus sum |
lean (on), exert oneself |
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penetrālis, -e |
inner |
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retegō, retegere, retēxī, retēctum |
uncover, reveal |
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Phrygius, -a, -um |
Phrygian, Trojan |
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comparō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum |
compare, obtain |
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nempe |
certainly, truely |
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ingēns, ingentis |
huge |
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metuō, metuere, metuī, metūtum |
fear |
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ferus, -a, -um |
wild |
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ēnsis, ēnsis m |
sword |
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gestāsset |
gestāvisset (had/would have carried, plpf subj. from gestō, -āre, -āvī, -tum ,wear, carry - frequentative form from gerō) |
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laeva, -ae f |
left hand |
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tergus, tergoris n |
hide |
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pariō, parere, peperī, partum |
bring forth, create |