Caesar, BG 4.21

Question 1

Atrebātēs, ium, m.pl

Answer 1

A tribe in what is now Belgium or N. France, inland from Calais

Question 2

auctōritās auctōritātis f.

Answer 2

authority; influence, clout

Question 3

audiō audīre audīvī audītus

Answer 3

to hear, listen (to)

Question 4

brevis breve

Answer 4

short, of space; shallow of time, brief; subst. pl., brevia –ium, n., shoals

Question 5

celeriter celerius celerrime

Answer 5

swiftly

Question 6

classis classis f.

Answer 6

class/division of Romans; grade (pupils); levy/draft; fleet/navy; group/band

Question 7

committō committere commīsī commīssus

Answer 7

to bring together, unite, join, connect, attach; put together, construct; entrust; engage (battle), set against; begin, start; bring about; commit; incur; forfeit

Question 8

Commius –ī m.

Answer 8

a military tribune in Caesar’s army

Question 9

cōnsilium cōnsiliī n.

Answer 9

deliberation; plan, advice; judgment

Question 10

domus domī f.

Answer 10

house, home

Question 11

ēgredior ēgredī ēgressus sum

Answer 11

to stride out, depart, disembark ( + abl)

Question 12

eō

Answer 12

there, in that place; for that reason, consequently

Question 13

explōrō explōrāre explōrāvī explōrātus

Answer 13

to search out, explore; test, try out; reconnoiter, investigate

Question 14

facultās facultātis f.

Answer 14

means; ability, skill; opportunity, chance; resources (pl.), supplies

Question 15

fidēlis fidēle

Answer 15

faithful/loyal/devoted; true/trustworthy/dependable/reliable; constant/lasting

Question 16

fidēs fideī f.

Answer 16

faith, trust; trustworthiness; confidence; truth of the matter

Question 17

fīnitimus –a –um

Answer 17

neighboring, bordering, adjoining

Question 18

hūc

Answer 18

to here, hither

Question 19

imperō imperāre imperāvī imperātus

Answer 19

to give an order, order, command; levy; rule (over) (+ dat.); hold political power, be emperor

Question 20

mandō mandāre mandāvī mandātus

Answer 20

to entrust, commit to one’s charge, deliver over; commission; order, command

Question 21

Morinī –ōrum m.

Answer 21

a people of Belgic Gaul, near modern Calais

Question 22

nūntiō nuntiāre nuntiāvī nuntiātus

Answer 22

to announce/report/bring word/give warning; convey/deliver/relate message/greeting

Question 23

obtemperō obtemperāre obtemperāvī obtemperātus

Answer 23

to obey, comply

Question 24

perferō perferre pertulī perlātus

Answer 24

to suffer, endure; report

Question 25

perīculum perīculī n.

Answer 25

danger

Question 26

permaneō permanēre permānsī permānsum

Answer 26

to remain, last

Question 27

praemittō praemittere praemīsī praemissum

Answer 27

to send ahead

Question 28

priusquam or prius quam

Answer 28

before; until; sooner than

Question 29

probō probāre probāvī probātus

Answer 29

to approve (of), esteem, commend, recommend, certify; give assent/approval/sanction; let; show to be real/true; examine, test, try, prove, demonstrate; get accepted

Question 30

quam prīmum

Answer 30

as soon as possible

Question 31

quīnque; quīntus –a –um

Answer 31

5; 5th

Question 32

remittō remittere remīsī remissum

Answer 32

to send back, release; absolve

Question 33

renūntiō renūntiāre renūntiāvī renūntiātus

Answer 33

to report, renounce

Question 34

revertor revertī reversus sum

Answer 34

to return; to turn back, go back, return; recur (usually deponent in present system, active in perfect; deponent perfect mostly post-Augustan)

Question 35

rēx rēgis m.

Answer 35

king

Question 36

sententia sententiae f.

Answer 36

thought, feeling; opinion; judicial opinion, verdict

Question 37

sequor sequī secūtus sum

Answer 37

to follow; come next, come later

Question 38

superō superāre superāvī superātus

Answer 38

to overcome, conquer; surpass; (intransitive) prevail

Question 39

trāiectus –ūs m.

Answer 39

a crossing over, passing over, passage

Question 40

ūnā

Answer 40

together, together with; at the same time, along with

Question 41

Veneticus –a –um

Answer 41

of or belonging to the Veneti (in Gaul, a people in what is now Brittany)

Question 42

virtūs virtūtis f.

Answer 42

manliness, courage; excellence, virtue

Question 43

Volusēnus –ī m.

Answer 43

an officer in Caesar’s army