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Juvenal Vocabulary-Satire 1 Adjectives
Adjectives for Satire 1
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03/23/2011

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patricius, -a, -um
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adj. & m. patrician
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damnātus, -a, um
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adj. (leg.) found guilty; hateful, damn
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Trōiugena
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adj. (m&f only) Trojan-born, born at Troy, of Trojan descent, Trojan || m. Trojan
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perītus, -a, -um
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adj. (w. gen or abl, w. in + abl or ad) experienced in, skillful in, expert in/at, familiar with; (w. inf) skilled in, expert at, e.g., ~ cantāre skilled in singing; iūris ~ expert in the law, legal adviser, lawyer
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adulter, -era, -erum
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adj. adulterous, unchaste; cross-bred (plants); debased (coinage); adultera clāvis skeleton key || m. lover, adulter || f. adulteress
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armiger, -era, -erum
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adj. armed; producing warriors; (of a field sown with dragon's teeth) producing armed men || m. armed man; bodyguard; armor-bearer || f. armor-bearer (female); Iovis armigera Jove's armor-bearer (i.e., the eagle)
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flagrāns, -antis
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adj. blazing, flaming, hot; shining, glowing, glittering; ardent, hot, vehement, eager
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crūdus, -a, -um
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adj. bloody, bleeding; uncooked (food); raw (meat, wound); unripe, green (fruit); untanned (hide); undigested (food); suffering from indigestion; hoarse; hardy, vigorous (old age); coarse, rude; fierce, wild, savage
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placidus, -a, -um
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adj. calm; gentle; quiet, peaceful; tame (animal)
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potēns, -entis
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adj. capable; mighty, powerful, strong; efficacious, potent; influential; (w. gen.) 1 capable of, equal to, fit for; 2 having power over; 3 presiding over; 4 having obtained (one's wish); 5 having carried out (an order)
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capāx, -ācis
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adj. capacious, spacious, wide, roomy; (of mind) able to grasp, receptive; (w. gen., dat., of inf.) big enough for; (w. gen.) 1 capable of, capable of holding; 2 susceptible of; 3 capable of understanding; capāx nāvium navigable
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sēcūrus, -a, -um
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adj. carefree; secure, safe; cheerful; careless; offhand
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lacernatus, -a, -um
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adj. cloaked, wearing a cloak
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subitus, -a, -um
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adj. coming on suddenly, sudden, unexpected; rash (person); emergency (troops) || n. emergency; dē ~ō (or per ~um) suddenly
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sānctus, -a, -um
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adj. consecrated, hallowed, sacred, inviolable, holy; venerable, august, divine; chaste
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dēnsus, -a, -um
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adj. dense, close, thick, crowded; frequent, repeated; intense (love, cold); concise (style)
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horrēns, -entis
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adj. dreadful, awful
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siccus, -a, -um
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adj. dry; thirsty; sober; firm, solid (body); solid (argument); dry, insipid (style)
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vacuus, -a, -um
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adj. empty, clear, free; vacant; worthless, useless; single, unmarried; widowed; at leisure; carefree; (w. gen or abl or w. ab) free from, devoid of, without; (w. dat) free for
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inanis, -is, -e
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adj. empty, void; deserted, abandoned, unoccupied; hollow; worthless, idle; lifeless, unsubstantial; penniless; unprofitable; groundless || n. empty space, vacuum; emptiness, worthlessness
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lautus, -a, -um
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adj. expensive, elegant, fine; well-heeled; refined, fashionable
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supinus, -a, -um
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adj. face-up; lying on one's back; turned upwards; sloping, sloping upwards; (of streams) flowing upwards (to their source); on one's back; lazy, careless, indifferent
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albus, a, um
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adj. flat white; bright, shining, clear (sky, light, sun, etc.); favorable; clad in white; light-skinned, fair; whitened, made white; favorable, auspicious; grey (hair); pale (from fear, sickness)
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satur, -ura, -urum
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adj. full, well-fed, stuffed; plump; fertile; deep (color)
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fūnestus, -a, -um
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adj. funereal, mourning; lamentable; polluted (through contact with a corpse); deadly, fatal, calamitous; sad, dismal, mournful
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pēnsilis, -is, -e
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adj. hanging; supported on arches; suspended in mid-air
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patiens, -entis
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adj. hardy, tough; hard; stubborn, unyielding; patient, tolerant; (w. gen or ad) able to endure, inured to, able to take; amnis patiens navium navigable river
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praceps, -ipitis
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adj. headfirst; downhill, steep, precipitous; sinking (sun); swift, rushing, violent; hasty, rash, inconsiderate; dangerous || n. edge of a cliff, cliff; (fig) brink; danger; in/per ~ headlong, straight downward; in ~ipitī on the edge; (fig) on the brink of disaster
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galeātus, -a, -um
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adj. helmeted, wearing a helmet
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altus, -a, -um
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adj. high; tall; deep; profound (wisdom); deep, loud (sound); intense (heat, cold); thick (fog); high-born, ancient (lineage) || n. high seas, the deep; heaven; ab alto from on high, from heaven; ex alto far-fetched; ex alto petere (or repetere) to go far afield for
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rudis, -is, -e
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adj. in the natural state; raw, undeveloped, rough, wild, unformed; inexperienced, unskilled, ignorant; uncultured, uncivilized; unsophisticated; (of land) not yet cultivated, virgin; (of wool) uncombed; (of artefacts) crude, roughly fashioned; (of movement) awkward, clumsy; (of fruit) unripe; (of animals) unbroken; (of recruits) raw; (of literary works) crude, unpolished, rough); (w. gen. or abl., w ad + acc. or in + abl.) inexperienced in, ignorant of, awkward at
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infamis, -is, -e
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adj. infamous, notorious, disreputable, disgraceful; disgraced; (w. in + acc or abl.) suspected of misconduct with; infamis digitus middle finger (used in obscene gestures)
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intestātus, -a, -um
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adj. intestate; unconvicted by witnesses
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īrātus, -a, -um
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adj. irate, angry, enraged; (w. dat.) angry at
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summissus, -a, -um
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adj. lowered, stooping; lowered, soft (voice); humble, unassuming; submissive; too submissive, abject; (of hair) worn long, let down
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mās, maris
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adj. male, masculine; manly, brave || m. male
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marītus, -a, -um
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adj. matrimonial, nuptial || m. husband || f. wife
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propinquus, -a, -um
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adj. near, neighboring; (of time) near, at hand; closely related; (w. dat.) akin to; in spē propinquā missiōnis in the hope of an early discharge; nūlla propinqua spēs no hope for the near future; spēs propinquī reditūs hope for an early return || mf. relative || n. neighborhood; in propinquō in the vicinity; (of time, events) near at hand, in the offing
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vicinus, -a, -um
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adj. neighboring, nearby, near; imminent || mf neighbor || n neighborhood; ex vicino of a similar nature; in vicino in close proximity
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trepidus, -a, -um
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adj. nervous, jumpy; restless; bubbling; perilous, critical, alarming; in re trepida in a ticklish situation
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patruus, -a, -um
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adj. of a (paternal) uncle || m. father's brother, paternal uncle; ~ magnus great-uncle, granduncle
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Calēnus, -a, -um
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adj. of Cales (in Campania) || n. wine from Cales
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Lugdunensis, -is, -e
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adj. of Lyons
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praetōrius, -a, um
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adj. of the commander in chief, of the commander or general; praetor's; propraetor's; cohors praetōria general's bodyguard; comitia praetōria praetorial elections; nāvis praetōria flagship; porta praetōria camp gate nearest the general's tent; turba praetōria crowd around the praetor || n. general's quarters, headquarters; official residence of the governor in a province; council of war; emperor's bodyguard; palace, mansion
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lībertīnus, -a, -um
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adj. of the status of a freedman || m. freedman, ex-slave || f. freedwoman ex-slave
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quāliscumque, -iscumque, -ecumque
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adj. of whatever kind; of any kind whatsover, any at all; hominēs, ~ sunt people, no matter what kind they are; ~ est such as it is, for what it's worth
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vetulus, -a, -um
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adj. poor old
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miser, -era, -erum
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adj. poor, pitiful; wretched, miserable, unhappy; sorry, worthless
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praegnāns, -antis or praegnās, -ātis
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adj. pregnant; (w. abl) full of, swollen with
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citātus, -a, -um
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adj. rapid, speedy; (of limbs) moved quickly; (of pace, actions) quick, speedy; (of bowels) loose; citātō equō at full gallop
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raucus, -a, -um
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adj. raucous, hoarse; screaming, strident; scraping; deep, deep-voiced
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ūber, -eris
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adj. rich, fertile; fruitful, productive; plentiful; plenty of; valuable; copious (tears); (of things) rich in content; imaginative (writer, style); (fig) productive || n (woman's) breast, nipple; udder; bosom (of the earth); fertility; fertile soil, fruitful field
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dīves, -itis
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adj. rich; costly; precious, sumptuous; plentiful; (w. gen or abl) rich in, abounding in
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dis, ditis
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adj. rich; fertile; generous; expensive; (w. abl.) abounding in || Dis, Ditis m. Pluto (king of the lower world)
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tacitus, -a, -um
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adj. silent; mute; unmentioned; secret; (leg.) tacit; per tacitum in silence
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simplex, -icis
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adj. single, simple; unmixed; plain, ordinary, natural, without elaboration; frank; naïve; in single file
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faber, -bra, -brum
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adj. skilled || m. craftsman; skilled worker; smith; carpenter; builder; faber aerarius coppersmith; faber ferrarius blacksmith; faber marmoris marble worker; faber navalis ship builder; faber sandapilarum maker of (cheap) coffins; faber tignarius carpenter
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exiguus, -a, -um
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adj. slight, small, meager, scanty, poor, paltry, inadequate; a little, a bit of || n. a bit, a small amount
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mollis, -is, -e
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adj. soft; springy; flexible; flabby; mild, calm; easy; gentle (slope); sensitive, impressionable; tender, touching; weak, effeminate; amatory (verses); changeable, untrustworthy
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vernus, -a, -um
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adj. spring, of spring; tempus vernum springtime
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furtivus, -a, -um
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adj. stolen; secret, hidden, furtive
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aestivus, -a, -um
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adj. summer; occasus aestivus northwest; oriens aestivus northeast
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turgidus, -a, -um
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adj. swollen, puffed up; inflated; turgid, bombastic
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tener, -era, -erum
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adj. tender, soft, delicate; young, youthful; impressionable; weak; effeminate; voluptuous
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sitiens, -entis
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adj. thirsting, thirsty; arid, parched; parching; (w. gen.) thirsting for, eager for
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lassus, -a, -um
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adj. tired, exhausted
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triumphālis, -is, -e
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adj. triumphal; having had a triumph || npl. triumphal insignia (without the actual triumph)
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turpis, -is, -e
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adj. ugly, deformed; foul, filthy, nasty; disgraceful, shameless; dirty, obscene, indecent
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iniquus, -a, -um
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adj. uneven, unequal; not level, sloping; unfair; adverse, harmful; dangerous, unfavorable; prejudiced; excessive; impatient, discontented; iniquo animo impatiently, unwillingly || m. enemy, foe
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vigilans, -antis
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adj. watchful, alert; disquieting (worries)
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languidus, -a, -um
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adj. weak, faint; weary; languid, sluggish; listless; lazy; drooping, wilting (plants)
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praetextātus, -a, -um
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adj. wearing the toga praetexta (crimson-bordered toga); underage, juvenile; mōrēs praetextāti loose morals
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lātus, -a, -um
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adj. wide, broad; extensive; widespread; drawling (pronounciation); in lātum in width; ~ clāvus broad vertical crimson stripe on the tunic of men of the senatorial class
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tot
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indecl adj. so many, as many; tot . . . quot as many . . . as
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totiens/toties
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indecl adj. so often, so many times
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udus, -a, -um
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wet, moist; humid
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