Irregular Comparison of Adjectives + pg 220 Wheelock vocab

Question 1

facilis, difficilis, similis, dissimilis, gracilis, and humilis all form their superlatives by

Answer 1

adding -limus, -lima, -limum to their bases: facillimus, simillimus, etc.

Question 2

adjectives with a masculine ending in -er form the superlative by

Answer 2

adding -rimus, not to the base, but directly to this masculine -er. Ex: liber, libera, liberum (free) -> liberrimus,-a,-um (freest)

Question 3

bonus,-a,-um

Answer 3

good

Question 4

magnus,-am,-um

Answer 4

great

Question 5

malus,-a,-um

Answer 5

bad

Question 6

multus,-a,-um

Answer 6

much

Question 7

parvus,-a,-um

Answer 7

small

Question 8

prae, pro

Answer 8

in front of, before

Question 9

superus,-a,-um

Answer 9

that above

Question 10

melior,-ius

Answer 10

better

Question 11

maior,-ius

Answer 11

greater

Question 12

peior,-ius

Answer 12

worse

Question 13

____, plus

Answer 13

more

Question 14

minor, minus

Answer 14

smaller

Question 15

prior, -ius

Answer 15

former

Question 16

superior, -ius

Answer 16

higher

Question 17

optimus, -a, -um

Answer 17

best

Question 18

maximus, -a, -um

Answer 18

greatest

Question 19

pessimus, -a, -um

Answer 19

worst

Question 20

plurimus, -a, -um

Answer 20

most

Question 21

minimus, -a, -um

Answer 21

smallest

Question 22

primus, -a, -um

Answer 22

first

Question 23

summus, -a, -um

Answer 23

highest, furthest

Question 24

supremus, -a, -um

Answer 24

highest, last

Question 25

look at the chart for plus on pg 219

Answer 25

you’ll thank me later

Question 26

delectatio, delectationis

Answer 26

f., delight, pleasure, enjoyment (delicious)

Question 27

nepos, nepotis

Answer 27

m., grandson, descendant (nephew)

Question 28

sol, solis

Answer 28

m., sun (solar)

Question 29

diligens, gen. diligentis

Answer 29

adj., diligent, careful (diligence) I believe this is an -i stem adjective

Question 30

dissimilis, dissimile

Answer 30

adj., unlike, different (dissimilar)

Question 31

gracilis, gracile

Answer 31

adj., slender, thin

Question 32

humilis, humile

Answer 32

adj., lowly, humble (humility)

Question 33

maior, maius

Answer 33

compar. adj., greater, older

Question 34

maiores, maiorum

Answer 34

m. pl., ancestors (i.e. the older ones)

Question 35

primus, prima, primum

Answer 35

adj., first, foremost, chief, principal (primary)

Question 36

quot

Answer 36

indecl. adj., how many, as many as (quota)

Question 37

similis, simile

Answer 37

+gen. or dat., similar (to), like, resembling (simile)

Question 38

superus, supera, superum

Answer 38

adj., above, upper

Question 39

superi, superorum

Answer 39

m. pl., the gods

Question 40

utilis, utile

Answer 40

adj., useful, advantageous

Question 41

pono, ponere, posui, positum

Answer 41

v., to put, place, set

Question 42

probo, probare, probavi, probatum

Answer 42

v., to approve, recommend, test (probe)