Confessions 1.18.29

Question 1

a(d)spīrātiō –ōnis f.

Answer 1

exhalation; aspiration; the pronunciation of an aspirate, sounding an ‘h’

Question 2

** auferō auferre abstulī ablātus **

Answer 2

to carry away, take away, remove; make cuts

Question 3

caecitās –tātis f.

Answer 3

blindness

Question 4

** caveō cavēre cāvī cautus **

Answer 4

to be careful, beware; avoid, take precautions/defensive action; give/get surety; stipulate

Question 5

certō or certē

Answer 5

certainly, definitely, really, for certain, for a fact, truly; surely, firmly

Question 6

circumstō circumstāre circumstetī

Answer 6

to stand round, surround

Question 7

cōnscientia cōnscientiae f.

Answer 7

awareness, conscience

Question 8

dīligēns

Answer 8

careful; diligent, scrupulous; accurate; industrious; assiduous; thrifty, economical, frugal; attentive, fond (of), devoted (to)

Question 9

displiceō displicēre displicuī displicitus

Answer 9

to displease

Question 10

excelsum –ī n.

Answer 10

a height; eminence

Question 11

fāma fāmae f.

Answer 11

report, rumor; reputation, fame; tradition, story

Question 12

furor furōris m.

Answer 12

madness, rage, fury, frenzy; passionate love

Question 13

habitō habitāre habitāvī habitātus

Answer 13

to inhabit, dwell; live, stay

Question 14

illicitus –a –um

Answer 14

not allowed, unlawful, illicit

Question 15

īnfatīgābilis –e

Answer 15

indefatigable, tireless

Question 16

inimīcō inimīcāre

Answer 16

to make enemies,to set at variance

Question 17

inimīcus –a –um

Answer 17

unfriendly, hostile (+ dat.)

Question 18

inrītō (irrītō) inrītāre inrītāvī inrītātus

Answer 18

to exasperate, provoke; rouse, stimulate

Question 19

īnsector īnsectārī īnsectātus sum

Answer 19

to pursue with blows; to pursue with words, to censure, blame, rail at, inveigh against, speak ill of

Question 20

interior interiōris

Answer 20

inner, interior, middle; more intimate, closer (of friends etc)

Question 21

locūtor (loquūtor) –ōris m.

Answer 21

a speaker; a talker, prater, babbler

Question 22

multitūdō multitūdinis f.

Answer 22

multitude, great number; crowd; rabble, mob

Question 23

** neglegō neglegere neglēxī neglēctus **

Answer 23

to disregard, neglect, ignore, regard of no consequence; do nothing about; despise

Question 24

odium odiī n.

Answer 24

hatred

Question 25

patienter

Answer 25

patiently

Question 26

perpetuus –a –um

Answer 26

continuous, uninterrupted, whole; perpetual, lasting; everlasting; in perpetuum: for the whole course of a given period, for the duration of one’s life

Question 27

** persequor persequī persecūtus sum **

Answer 27

to follow up, pursue; overtake; attack; take vengeance on; accomplish

Question 28

placitum –ī n.

Answer 28

agreed position; consent; appointment

Question 29

quaeritō –āre –āvī –ātum

Answer 29

to ask, ask for, seek

Question 30

scientia scientiae f.

Answer 30

knowledge, science; skill

Question 31

silentium silenti(ī) n.

Answer 31

silence

Question 32

sonus sonī m.

Answer 32

sound, noise

Question 33

** spargō spargere sparsī sparsum **

Answer 33

to scatter, strew; cast in fragments; disperse; shower, hurl; sprinkle; besprinkle, bedew, stain; infuse; (fig.), spread abroad, disseminate; bring over or upon, diffuse

Question 34

syllaba (sul–) –ae f.

Answer 34

a syllable

Question 35

vāstō vāstāre vāstāvī vāstātus

Answer 35

to lay waste, ravage

Question 36

vigilanter

Answer 36

watchfully, carefully, vigilantly