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Juvenal Vocabulary-Satire 4 Nouns
Nouns for Satire 4
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Language - Latin
Undergraduate 3
03/12/2011

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reus, -ī; offensae veteris reus atque tacendae
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m (either of the two parties involved in litigation) defendant, the accused, plaintiff; convict, criminal, culprit; (w. gen) person charged with; in reōs recipere (or referre) to list among the accused; reum agere to try a defendant; reum facere to indict, bring a defendant to trial; reum postulāre to prosecute, force to face a trial
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imperātor, -ōris
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m (inp-, indup-) commander, general; commander in chief; emperor; director; master, ruler
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cardō, -inis; facili patuerunt cardine valvae
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m (kar-) pivot and socket; hinge; turning point; axis, pole; boundary; region , district (of a country); the earth (as pivot of the universe); cardō extrēmus old age; cardō rērum critical juncture; cardō summus zenith (of the sky)
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vīlicus, -ī; attonitae positus modo vilicus urbi
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m (vill-) foreman, manager (of an estate)
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vultur, -uris; vulturibus servabat viscera Dacis
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m (vol-) vulture || Vultur m mountain in Apulia
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aestus, -ūs; de pluviis aut aestibus aut nimboso locuturi
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m agitation, anxiety, restlessness; glow, heat, sultriness; surge, billows; tide; minuente aestū at low tide
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axis, -is; qui mendicaret ad axes
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m axle; wagon, chariot; the earth's axis; north pole; vault of heaven; region, climate, country; board, plank
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fiscus, -ī; aequore toto res fisci est
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m basket; money box; imperial treasury (distinct from state treasury: aerārium); state revenues
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ursus, -ī; quod comminus ursos figebat
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m bear
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fundus, ī; nata forent Rutupino fundo
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m bottom; farm; estate; (leg) sanctioner, authority
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cinaedus, -ī; inprobior saturam scribente cinaedo
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m catamite; homosexual
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iūdex mōrum; caderet sub iudice morum
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m censor
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artifex, -icis; consilium laudo artificis
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m craftsman, artist, master, professional; performer, actor, musician; author (of book); originator, contriver; (w gen or ad or in + abl) expert in
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silūrus, -ī; municipes fracta de merce siluros
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m European catfish
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focus, -ī; accipe privatis maiora focis
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m hearth, fireplace; brazier; funeral pile; altar; (fig) home, family
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oestrus, -ī; fanaticus oestro percussus
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m horsefly, gadfly; fancy, inspiration
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vēnātor, -ōris; nudus harena venator
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m hunter
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scurra, -ae; purpureus ructarit scurra
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m jester, comedian; city slicker
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sīnus, -ī; implevitque sinus
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m large drinking cup
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susurrus, -ī; tenui iugulos aperire susurro
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m low, gentle noise; murmur, whisper, buzz, hum
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pulmō, -ōnis; cum pulmo Falerno arderet
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m lung
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rhombus, -ī; incidit spatium admirabile rhombi
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m magic wheel; turbot (fish)
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pallor, -ōris; miserae magnae-que sedebat pallor amicitiae
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m pallor, pale complexion; pallōrem dūcere to turn pale
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tēmō, -ōnis; de temone Britanno excidet Arviragus
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m pole, tongue (of a carriage or plow); wagon
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figulus, -ī; figuli tua castra sequantur
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m potter; bricklayer
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mullus, -ī; mullum sex milibus emit
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m red mullet (fish)
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dēlātor, -ōris; cum plena et litora multo delatore forent
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m reporter; (leg) informant
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rēmex, -igis; agerent cum remige nudo
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m rower, crew member; rēmigēs, -um mpl crew
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echīnus, -ī; et semel aspecti litus dicebat echini
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m sea urchin; hedgehog; dishpan
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auster, -trī; velut urgueat auster
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m south wind; the South
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venter, -ris; venter adest abdomine tardus
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m stomach, belly; womb; embryo, fetus, unborn child; belly, protuberance; appetite, gluttony
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ictus, ūs; laudabat et ictus et pegma
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m stroke, blow, hit; cut; sting, bite; wound; range (musical or metrical) beat; (fig) shock, blow; sub ictum within range
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lacus, -ūs; utque lacus suberant
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m vat; tank, pool, reservoir, cistern; lake
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satelles, -it is; dirusque a ponte satelles
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mf bodyguard, attendant, follower; (pej) lackey; partisan; (w. gen) accomplice in (crime)
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mūniceps, -ipis; municipes fracta de merce siluros
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mf citizen of a municipality; fellow citizen, fellow countryman
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procerēs, -um; vocantur ergo in consilium proceres
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mpl leading men (of a society, etc.); leaders (of a profession, art)
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fūnus, -eris; vix redolent duo funera
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n funeral, funeral rites, burial; corpse; death; murder; havoc, ruin, destruction; sub fūnus on the brink of the grave || npl shades of the dead
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amōmum, -ī; matutino sudans Crispinus amomo
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n (bot) spice plant; spice obtained from this plant
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obsōnium, -(i)ī; exclusi spectant admissa obsonia patres
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n (ops-) shopping; groceries || npl groceries; pension
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abdōmen, -inis; venter adest abdomine tardus
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n abdomen, belly; (fig) gluttony, greed
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vēlārium, -(i)ī; pueros inde ad velaria raptos
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n awning (over the open-air theater)
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iūmentum, -ī; quantis iumenta fatiget porticibus
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n beast of burden, horse, mule
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pegma, -atis; laudabat et ictus et pegma
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n bookcase, scaffold
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nemus, -oris; quanta nemorum vectetur in umbra
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n cluster of trees; grove; sacred grove
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dēdecus, -oris; absit ab illo dedecus hoc
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n disgrace, dishonor, shame; vice, crime, outrage; (mil) disgraceful defeat; dēdecorī esse (w. dat) to be a source of disgrace to; dēdecus admittere to incur disgrace; per dēdecus disgracefully
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ōstium, -(i)ī; effundit ad ostia Ponti
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n door; entranceway; entrance; mouth
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līnum, -ī; hoc monstrum cumbae linique
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n flax; linen; thread; rope; line; fishing line; net; linen dress
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vīvārium, -(i)ī; dicere piscem depastumque diu vivaria Caesaris
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n game preserve, zoo; fish pond
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iūgerum, -ī; iugera quot vicina foro
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n jugerum (land measure, about 2/3 of an acre)
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aequor, -oris; aequore toto res fisci est
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n level surface; plain; sea
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pretium, -(i)ī; hoc pretio squamam
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n price; value, worth; reward, return, recompense; bribe; pay, wages; ransom; ad pretium redigere to put a price on; in pretiō esse to be prized; to be held in high esteem; in pretiō habēre to prize, hold in high esteem; pretiō meō (tuō) at my (your) expense; pretium cūrae esse to be worth the trouble; pretium facere to set a price; pretium habēre to have value, be worth something; pretium operae esse to be worth the effort, be worthwhile
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prōdigium, -(i)ī; sed olim prodigio par est
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n prodigy, portent; unnatural crime, monstrous crime; monster, freak
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sōlstitium, -(i)ī; octogensima vidit solstitia
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n summer solstice, mid-summer, summer heat
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iugulum, -ī; tenui iugulos aperire susurro
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n, iugulus, -ī m throat
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libīdō, -inis; aegrae solaque libidine fortes deliciae
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f (lub-) desire, longing, inclination, pleasure; will, willfulness, arbitrariness, caprice, fancy; lust, sexual desire; rut, heat; ad (or per) libīdinem (w. gen) at the pleasure of; ex libīdine arbitrarily; libīdinem habēre in (w. abl) to be fond of, take pleasure in
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raeda, -ae; devexae iactaret basia redae
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f (rēd-) four-wheeled carriage, coach
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lībra, -ae; aequantem sane paribus sestertia libris
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f balance, scales; plummet, level; pound (of 12 ounces)
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bēlua, -ae; at illi dextra iacebat belua
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f beast, brute, monster
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cumba or cymba, -ae; hoc monstrum cumbae linique
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f boat
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testa, -ae; testa alta paretur
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f brick, tile; jug, crock; potsherd; shellfish; shell (of a crustacean, snail, etc.); fragment, splinter (esp. of a broken tooth or bone)
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abolla, -ae; rapta properabat abolla
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f cloak; (fig) wearer of a cloak, soldiers, philosophers
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crista, -ae; et tamen illi surgebant cristae
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f cockscomb; crest, plume
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pestis, -is; si clade et pest sub illa saevitiam damnare liceret
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f contagious disease; plague; death, destruction; instrument of death or destruction; (of persons) troublemaker, anarchist, subversive
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dēlicia, -ae; aegrae solaque libidine fortes deliciae
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f darling, pet
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clādēs, -is; si clade et pest sub illa saevitiam damnare liceret
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f disaster; loss; (mil) defeat, carnage; destruction; ruins; (of person) scourge, destroyer
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patina, -ae; sed derat pisci patinae mensura
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f dish, pan
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fācundia, -ae; erant mores qualis facundia
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f eloquence
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pinna, -ae; anxia praecipiti venisset epistula pinna
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f feather; wing; flight; fin; feathered arrow; pinnacle, battlement
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pruīna, -ae; iam letifero cedente pruinis autumno
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f frost; winter; pruīnae a covering of frozen snow
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glaciēs, -ēī; quos operit glacies
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f ice
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dēsidia, -ae; desidia tardos et longo frigore pingues
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f idleness, inactivity; laziness; apathy
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merx, -cis; municipes fracta de merce siluros
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f merchandise, wares; mala merx (fig) a bad lot
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ostrea, -ae; nata forent edita fundo ostrea
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f or ostreum, -ī n oyster
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papȳrus, -ī; succinctus patria quondam papyro
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f or papȳrum, -ī n papyrus
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tabula, -ae; praecipuam in tabulis ceram senis abstulit orbi
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f plank, board; writing tablet; painting (on a panel of wood); game board; votive tablet; door panel; placard, advertisement; auction notice; will; record; counting board || fpl account books, records, register, lists; tabulae novae clean slate (i.e., cancellation of debts)
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porticus, -ūs; quantis iumenta fatiget porticibus
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f portico, colonnade; (mil) gallery (formed by placing vineae end to end); Stoicism
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argilla, -ae; argillam atque rotam citius properate
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f potter's clay
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squāma, -ae; hoc pretio squamam
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f scale (of fish, serpent, etc.); scale armor; scale-like yellow band on the abdomen of a bee
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alga, -ae; protinus algae inquisitores
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f seaweed
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sudis, -is; cernis erectas in terga sudes?
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f stake, ile; pike (weapon); sharp projection, spike
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cēra, -ae; praecipuam in tabulis ceram senis abstulit orbi
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f wax; writing tablet (covered w. wax); wax seal; wax bust of an ancestor; cell (of beehive); prīma cēra first page
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vidua, -ae; viduas tantum spernatur adulter
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f widow; spinster
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epulae, -ārum; quales epulas ipsum gluttisse
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fpl courses, dishses; sumptuous meal; epulae rēgum dinner fit for a king
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valvae, -ārum; facili patuerunt cardine valvae
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fpl folding doors, double doors
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nūgae, -ārum; utinam his potius nugis illa dedisset tempora saevitiae
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fpl nonsense, baloney; trivia; trash, junk; a good-for-nothing, a nobody; nūgae (or nūgās)! nonsense!; baloney!; nūgae sunt it's no use; nūgās agere to waste one's effort
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