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ac

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and in addition, or and besides; and, as well, and indeed, and; even; in comparison: as, than

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adigō adigere adēgī adāctus

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to drive to, compel

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agō agere ēgī āctus

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to drive; do; spend, conduct; concern (oneself with a thing); make a proposal (about)

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aliter

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otherwise, differently; in any other way [aliter ac => otherwise than]

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alius alia aliud (archaic: alis alid)

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other, another

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altitūdō altitudinis f.

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height, altitude; depth; loftiness, profundity, noblemindedness, secrecy

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aqua aquae f.

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water; sea, lake; river, stream; rain, rainfall (pl.), rainwater; spa; urine

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arbitror arbitrārī arbitrātus sum

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to judge, consider, think

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arbor (or arbos) arboris f.

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tree; tree trunk; mast; oar; ship; gallows; spearshaft; beam; squid

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ariēs –etis m.

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ram (of the golden fleece); Ram (sign of the Zodiac); battering ram; support beam; sea-monster

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artē

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closely, fast, firmly

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barbarus –a –um

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foreign, barbarous, savage

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bīnī –ae –a

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2 by 2

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bipedālis –e

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two feet long, broad, or thick

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cōnsternō –ere –strāvī –strātus

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to strew over; cover, strew

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contendō contendere contendī contentus

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to stretch, draw tight, make taut; draw/bend (bow/catapult); tune; stretch out; compete/contend (fight/law), dispute; compare/match/contrast; demand/press for; strain/tense; make effort, strive for; speak seriously/passionately; assert; hurl, shoo

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contexō –ere –uī –tus

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to weave together; construct, build

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contrā

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facing; against, contrary to; face to face; in opposition; in turn

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contrārius –a –um

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opposite, contrary, hostile

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convertō –ere –vertī

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to turn round, cause to turn, turn back

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crātēs (crātis) –is f.

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a hurdle; wicker work, wattles; crates pectoris, the wattled covering of the breast; the ribs

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dēcernō dēcernere dēcrēvī dēcrētus

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to decide/settle/determine/resolve; decree/declare/ordain; judge; vote for/contend

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dēfēnsor dēfēnsōris m.

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defender, protector

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dēfīgō dēfīgere dēfīxī dēfīxus

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to fix, sink, stick

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dēiciō dēicere dēiēcī deīctum
to throw down, eject
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difficultās difficultātis f.
difficulty
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dīgnitās dīgnitātis f.
worth, excellence; fitness/suitability (for task),; honor, esteem, standing; rank/status; merit; dignity; position/authority/office; dignitaries (pl.)
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dīmētior –mēnsus sum
to measure, mark out; lay out
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dīrigō (dērigō) –ere –rēxī –rēctus
to lay straight, bring into a definite line; to aim, direct (\> de and rego); (of an army) form a battle line
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disclūdō –ere –clūsī –clūsus
to open; loosen (\> dis– and claudo)
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disiungō –ere –iūnxī –iūnctus
to disjoin, separate, drive away from
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distineō –ēre –uī –tentus
to hold at bay, keep off (\> dis– and teneo)
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distō distāre distāvī distātus
to stand apart; be distant
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etsī
although
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excipiō excipere excēpī exceptus
to take out; remove; follow; receive; ward off, relieve
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exter extera exterum
outer/external; outward; on outside, far; of another country, foreign; strange
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fastīgō –āre
to make pointed; exalt
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festūcula –ae f.
a little stalk or straw
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fībula –ae f.
a clasp, brooch, buckle (\> figo)
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firmitūdō –inis f.
firmness, durability, strength, stability, strength of mind
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flūmen flūminis n.
river, stream; any flowing fluid; flood; onrush [adverso ~ =\> against current]
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īdem eadem idem
same
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immittō immittere immīsī immīssus
to send in(to), let in(to)
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impetus impetūs m.
attack, assault, charge; attempt; impetus, vigor; violent mental urge, fury
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īmus –a –um
the lowest, deepest, last, of the underworld
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incitō incitāre incitāvī incitātus
to enrage; urge on; inspire; arouse; torment, plague
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īnferus –a –um
below, beneath, underneath; of hell; vile; lower, further down; lowest, last; inferī, inferōrum or inferum, m.pl. the inhabitants of the underworld (the dead and the gods of the underworld)
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iniciō –ere –iēcī –iectum
to throw, lay hands on; bring into, instill
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inligō inligāre inligāvī inligātus
to bind on; attach to; impede, encumber (separated by tmesis)
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īnstituō īnstituere īnstituī īnstitūtus
to set up, establish, found, make, institute; build; prepare; decide; educate, train
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īnsuper
above, overhead; moreover; (prep. w. abl.) besides
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intervāllum –ī n.
the space between two stakes; an interval, distance
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itaque
and so, accordingly; thus, therefore, consequently
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item
likewise; besides, also, similarly
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iūnctūra –ae f.
a joining; joint (\> iungo); the action of combining; combination
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iungō iungere iūnxī iūnctus
to join, unite; bring together, clasp (hands); connect, yoke, harness
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longurius –ī m.
a long pole
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māchinātiō –ōnis f.
a contrivance, mechanism, mechanical artifice
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māteria māteriae f.
wood (building material), lumber, timber; woody branch/growth/part of tree; material, matter, substance; food/fuel; breeding stock; topic, subject matter; means, occasion, condition effecting action; latent ability/potential
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mediocris mediocris mediocre
medium/average/intermediate; middling/fair/ordinary/moderate/tolerable; trivial; commonplace; undistinguished; of humble station; mediocre; fairly small; minor
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minuō minuere minuī minūtus
to lessen, reduce, diminish, impair, abate
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modus modī m.
measure; limit; rhythm, meter; manner, way; (eius modi) of that kind
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neu or neve
or not, and not; (for negative of imp.) [neve ... neve =\> neither ... nor]
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nihilum/nīlum nihilī/nīlī n.
nothing; nothingness, which does not exist; something valueless; no respect
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noceō nocēre nocuī nocitus
to harm, hurt; injure (+ dat.)
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oblīquus –a –um
slanting, indirect, covert
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omnis omne
every; all
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opus operis n.
work; need
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paulum
a little (\> paulus, small)
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perpendiculum –ī n.
a plumb–line
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pēs pedis m.
foot [pedem referre =\> to retreat]
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pōns pontis m.
bridge
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praeaccuō –ere –ūtum
to sharpen before or at one end, to sharpen to a point
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prō
on behalf of, for, instead of, in accordance with (+ abl.); in order to (LL)
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prōcumbō –cumbere –cubuī –cubitum
to fall forwards, sink down, fall prostrate
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prōnus –a –um
prone, stooping
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prōpōnō prōpōnere prōposuī prōpositus
to announce, display; propose; relate; put or place forward
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propter
on account of, because of (+ acc.)
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quadrāgēnī ae –a
40 each
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quantum
so much as; how much; how far
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quō
by how much more or less, that the more or less
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rapiditās –ātis f.
swiftness, rush, velocity
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ratiō ratiōnis f.
account, reckoning, invoice; plan; prudence; method; reasoning; rule; regard
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revinciō –īre –vinxī –vinctus
to bind back; bind fast; bind around, wreathe, festoon
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secundum
after, behind (+ acc.)
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secus; comp. sequior –ius
otherwise, differently, not so, the contrary; non secus ac, no different from, just as (when, etc.)
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sesquipedālis –e
one and a half feet long; polysyllabic
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sīve or seu
or if; or; [sive ... sive =\> whether ... or]
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spatium spati(ī) n.
space; area/expanse, room (for); intervening space, gap/interval; length/width; race course, lap, circuit; closed way/walk, turn; track (planet); act of play; interval, time, extent, period, term; duration; distance; area; size; bulk
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subiciō subicere subiēcī subiectus
to throw under, place under; put up for auction; make subject; expose
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sublica –ae f.
a stake, pile, palisade
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superus –a –um
above, high; higher, upper, of this world; greatest, last, highest; (masc. pl. as subst.) the gods
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tamen
nevertheless, however
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teneō tenēre tenuī tentus
to hold, grasp; keep possess; occupy
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tignum –ī n.
building–materials, a piece of timber, trunk of a tree, log, stick, post, beam
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trabs trabis f.
tree–trunk, beam; (by metonymy) ship
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trādūcō trādūcere trādūxī trāductus
to bring across/over, move/transfer; make insulting remarks about; convert; cause to cross/to extend across area; lead across; exhibit/display/carry past in parade/procession
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truncus –ī m.
the stem, stock, or trunk of a tree; stem, trunk; trunk of the human body
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uterque utraque utrumque
which (of two), whichever, no matter which; one, either, one or other; (w/que) each/either (of two); both (separately); each side (pl.), each set
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utrimque
on or from either side; on both sides; on every side (\> uterque)
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vīs vis f.
force, power; violence; in pl., (physical) strength

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