Cat36Vocab

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annālis, -e: a book of annals or chronicles; (pl.) a chronicle in several books

căco (1): defecate

carta, -ae, f.: a sheet or roll of papyrus

vōtum, -i, n.: vow, prayer

solvo, solvĕre, solvi, solūtum: loosen, untie, dislodge, cast off; discharge, fulfill (a vow)

pŭella, -ae, f.: girl; young woman; girlfriend

sanctus, -a, -um: holy, sacred, inviolate

Vĕnus, -ĕris, f.: Venus or Aphrodite, goddess of love and charm

cŭpīdo, -ĭnis, f.: desire; object of desire (as term of affection); Cupid or Eros, companion of Venus/Aphrodite, personification of sexual desire

vŏvĕo, vŏvēre, vōvi, vōtum: promise, vow

rēstĭtŭo, -ŭĕre, -ŭi, -ūtum: rebuild; restore, cure; give back unharmed or in its original state

dēsĭno, -sĭnĕre, -sĭi, -sĭtum: cease, leave off, stop

trux, -ŭcis: harsh, fierce, cruel, savage

vī̆bro (1): shake, brandish

ĭambus, -i, m.: an iamb or iambic verse; (pl.) invective verse, esp. that written in iambic meter

pessĭmus, -a, -um: extremely bad, worst

pŏēta, -ae, m.: poet

scrībo, -bĕre, -psi, -ptum: write; mark up, inscribe with drawings

tardĭpēs, -pĕdis: slow-footed, lame

infēlix, -īcis: infertile; disastrous, unlucky

ustŭlo (1): char, burn

lignum, -i, n.: wood, firewood

iŏcōsus, -a, -um: full of laughs, jolly, happy

lĕpĭdus, -a, -um: charming, witty

dīvus, -a, -um: divine, holy

nunc: adv., now

ō: interjection, expressing grief, pleasure, indignation, or adjuration

caerŭlĕus, -a, -um: sea-blue

crĕo (1): beget, give birth to, produce

pontus, -i, m.: sea

Īdălĭum, -ĭi, n.: town in Cyprus sacred to Aphrodite/Venus

ăpĕrĭo, -īre, -ĕrŭi, -ertum: open

Cnidus, -ī, f.: town on the coast of Caria, in SW Asia Minor, where Venus/Aphrodite was worshipped

hărundĭnōsus, -a, -um: reedy

cŏlo, cŏlĕre, colŭi, cultum: inhabit; till; look after

tăberna, -ae, f.: hut; inn, hostel

accĭpĭo, -cĭpĕre, -cēpi, -ceptum: receive, accept; hear

reddo, -dĕre, -dĭdi, -dĭtum: give back, restore; repay (a debt, obligation, or vow); pay (honor, tribute, etc.); render, turn something or someone into

illĕpĭdus, -a, -um: unbecoming, ungraceful, awkward

nĕque: conj., adv. and not

invĕnustus, -a, -um: not venustus, unlovely, unattractive

vos: 2nd pers. pl. pron., you

intĕrĕā: adv., in the meantime; with adversative force, in these circumstances

vĕnĭo, vĕnīre, vēni, ventum: come

ignis, is, m.: fire; funeral pyre; any luminous object in the sky, such as a star; love's fire

plēnus, -a, -um: full

rūs, rūris, n.: country, boondocks

infăcētĭae, -ārum, f.: clumsiness, gaucheries, blunders

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