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a, ab

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away from

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ad

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to or toward

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ager, agri

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field, farm

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albus

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white

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alius

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other

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altus

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tall, high

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ambulo

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to walk

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amicus

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friendly

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amor

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love

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amplus

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large

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animus

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mind

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annus

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year

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ante

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before

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antiquus

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ancient

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apello

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to call or name

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aqua

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water

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arma

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weapons

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avis

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bird

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barbarus

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primitive, crude

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beatus

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blessed

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bellium

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war

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bene

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well

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bibliotecha

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library

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bibo

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to drink

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bis

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twice

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bos

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cow, ox

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brevis

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short

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canis

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dog

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captivus

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prisoner

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caput

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head

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carcer

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prison

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celer

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quick

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centum

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hundred

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certus

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sure

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circum

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around

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cognomen

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last name

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cognosco

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to know

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comminus

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common

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conservo

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save

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contra

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against

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contumelia

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insult, outrage

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cor

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heart

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corpus

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body

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credo

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entrust

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culpa

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fault

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cresco

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to grow

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cruciatus

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torture

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de

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down, from

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decimus

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tenth

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dei

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god

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dens

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teeth

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dexter

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on the right

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dictum

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word

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dies

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days

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do

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to give

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doceo

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to teach

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doleo

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to suffer

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dominus

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lord, master

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domus

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house

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e, ex

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out from

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equus

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horse

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extra

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outside, beyond

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facio

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to do

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fallo

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to deceive

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familia

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family

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ferrum

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iron

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filius

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son

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finis

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finish

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fortis

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strong

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frater

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brother

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fuqa

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flight

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gens, gentis

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people; nations

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genus

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birth; kind

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gratus

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pleasing, grateful

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gravis

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severe

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habito

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to live

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herba

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plant

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heres

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heir

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homo

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human

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horreo

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to dread

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hospita

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guest

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hostis

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enemy

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humilis

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humble

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humus

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earth

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ignis

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fire

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ignoro

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to not know

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incendo

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to burn

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incipio

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to begin

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infra

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below

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ingenium

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talent, character

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iniquus

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unjust

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intellego

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to understand

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inter

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between, among

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intra

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within, inside

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latus

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side

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laudo

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to praise

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lavo

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to wash

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liber

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free

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lingua

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language

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loquor

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to speak

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lumen

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light

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luna

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moon

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mando

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command

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manus

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hand

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magnus

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great

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malus

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bad

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mens

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mind

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mergo

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to sink

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mergere

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to plunge

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mille

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one thousand

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minus

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to lessen

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miser

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unhappy

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multus

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much, many

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munio

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to defend

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muto

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to change

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narro

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to tell

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nauta

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sailor

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navigo

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to sail

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nego

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to deny

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neuter

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neither

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nihil

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nothing

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nocu

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to harm

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nomen

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name

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non

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not

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novem

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nine

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novus

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new

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nox, noc

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night

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nullus

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none

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numerous

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number

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nuntio

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to announce

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octo

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eight

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oculus

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eye

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omnis

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every, all

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opus

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work

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oratis

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speech

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orbis

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circle

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ostendo

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to show

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otium

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leisure

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opto

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choose

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optimus

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best

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pater

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father

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pax, pacis

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peace

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pecunia

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money

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ped

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foot

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per

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through

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plebs

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common people

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porta

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door

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porto

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to carry

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post

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after

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practer

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beyond

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primus

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first

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pugo

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to fight

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quantus

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how much

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quartus

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fourth

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quinque

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fifth

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rapio

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to seize

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ratio

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reason

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recipio

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to receive

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regis

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kings

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reverto

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to return

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rogo

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to ask, beg

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salus

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health

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sapientia

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wise, sane

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scientia

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knowledge

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scribo

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to write

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semper

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always

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servus

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slave

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sex

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six

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silva

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forest, woods

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similes

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same

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sol

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sun

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solus

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alone

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somnus

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sleep

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soror

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sister

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spiro

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to breathe

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sub

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under

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super

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over, above

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supra

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above, previously

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septum

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seven

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tango

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to touch

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tardo

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to delay

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tempus

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time

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tendo

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to stretch

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terra

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earth

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tertius

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third

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trans

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across, over

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tres, tria

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three

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tribuo

A

to allot

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teneo

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to hold

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ubi

A

where

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ultimus

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last, farthest

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ultra

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beyond

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unda

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wave

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unus

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one

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urbs

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city

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utilis

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useful

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uxor

A

wife

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vacuus

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empty

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vagor

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roam

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verbum

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word

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verto

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to turn

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verus

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true

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via

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way, road

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video

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to see

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vir

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man

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visus

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sight

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vita

A

life

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voco

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to call