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Daedalus and Icarus: Vocabulary
Identify these words from Ovid's Metamorphoses VIII.183-235, "Daedalus and Icarus".
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| interea | meanwhile |
| exilium | exile |
| perosus | detesting |
| undas | waves |
| pelago | sea; ocean |
| obstruat | he blocks off; bars access to |
| caelum | sky |
| illac | by that route |
| ignotas | unknown; unfamiliar |
| artes | arts; skills; talents |
| penna | feather |
| ala | wing |
| coeptas | begun |
| flectit | he bends |
| paulatim | little by little |
| cerae | wax |
| aves | birds |
| pericla | danger, destruction |
| mollibat | he softened |
| vaga | moving, shifting |
| flavam | yellow, golden |
| opifex | craftsman |
| libravit | he balanced |
| instruit | he instructed |
| gravet | it may weigh down |
| praecepta | advice, instructions |
| celsior | too high |
| demissior | too low |
| vola | fly |
| carpe | seize |
| umeris | shoulders |
| opus | work |
| seniles | of an old man |
| ales | large birds |
| levatus | lifted, raised |
| oscula | kisses |
| nato | son |
| teneram | tender |
| produxit | he led out |
| pisces | fish |
| hortatur | he urged |
| damnosas | destructive |
| obstipuit | was stunned |
| aethera | the heavens |
| dextra | right |
| melle | honey |
| audaci | bold |
| deseruit | he deserted |
| cupidine | passionate, desire |
| caerulea | sky-blue |
| infelix | unhappy |
| oporatas | fragrant |
| vincula | chains |
| tabuerant | melt away |
| remigio | set of wings |
| ora | mouth |
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