Pliny & Virgil (Selected) Common Vocab Flashcards
rēgīna, -ae (f)
queen
excitō, -āre, -āvisse, -ātum
to wake, rouse up, raise
dēbeō, -ēre, dēbuī
to ought; to owe
coepī, coepisse, coeptum
to begin
novus, -a, -um
new, recent
dē
(down) from; about, concerning + abl.
moveō, -ēre, mōvī, mōtum
to move, motivate
perīculum, -ī (n)
danger, risk
narrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum
to narrate
caterva, -ae (f)
group, retinue, band, troop
similis, -e
like, similar + dat., gen.
prō
before; for, on behalf of + abl.
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itum
to have, hold; to consider
faciō, -ere, fēcī, factum
to do, make
mors, -rtis (f)
death
pectus, -oris (n)
chest, breast; heart
putō, -āre, -āvī
to think
opus, -eris (n)
work
lūmen, -inis (n)
light, lamp; pl. eyes
agō, -ere, ēgī, āctum
to drive, lead, do
dulcis, -e
sweet, pleasant
rūrsus
again
lēx, lēgis (f)
law, decree
dīvus, -a, -um
divine; god(dess); sky
nōmen, inis (n)
name
legō, -ere, lēgī, lectum
to read; to pick out
āter, ātra, ātrum
dark, black
vir, -ī (m)
man; husband
īdem, eadem, idem
same
pugna, -ae (f)
fight
metus, -ūs (m)
dread, fear
hīc
here, in this place
tremor, -ōris (m)
tremor, shaking
valeō, -ēre, -uī
to be well, to be strong; to be able
dēserō, -ere, -ruī, -ertum
to desert, abandon
tendō, -ere, -dī, tentum
to stretch; to extend; strive
hinc
hence, from this place
vīs, vīs (f)
force, power; (pl. vīrēs) strength
sanguis, -inis (m)
blood
tēlum, -ī (n)
spear, arrow, projectile
ūnā
together
nec… nec
neither…nor
incipiō, -ere, incēpī, inceptum
to begin, take on
minor, minus
smaller, less
populus, -ī (m)
people
figūra, -ae (f)
figure, shape, form
locus, -ī (m) [pl. locī, loca)
place
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tum
to hold
cinis, cineris (m)
ashes
flamma, -ae (f)
flame
referō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātum
to report, say
pēs, pedis (m)
foot
proximus, -a, -um
nearest, very close
nox, noctis (f)
night
pulcher, -chra, chrum
beautiful
mūrus, ī (m)
wall
fēmina, -ae (f)
woman
iubeō, -ēre, īussī, iussum
to order
Danaus, -a, -um
Danaan, Greek
adversus, -a, -um
facing, opposing, unfavorable; against + acc.
īra, -ae (f)
anger, rage, passion
ipse, -a, -um
himself, herself, itself; very
ūllus, -a, -um
any, any one
uterque, utraque, utrumque
each (of two)
torqueō, -ēre, torsī, tortum
to twist; torture
maneō, -ēre, mānsī
to stay, remain
paulus, -a, -um
little, small; (adv.) paulum
summus, -a, um
top of, highest
statim
immediately
iaceō, -ēre, iacuī
to lie (down)
rēgnum, -ī (n)
kingdom, kingship, rule
ingēns, -entis
huge, immense
tōtus, -a, -um
total, entire, whole
līmen, -inis (n)
threshold, doorway
tollō, -ere, sustulī, sublātum
to raise; destroy
maximē
very greatly, especially
umbra, -ae (f)
shade, shadow; ghost
accendō, -ere, accendī, accēnsum
to kindle, enflame, enrage
arvum, ī (n)
field, arable/cultivated field
quamquam
although
Teucrus, -a, -um
Teucrian, Trojan
patior, -ī, passum
to suffer, endure; to allow
sīdus, -eris (n)
star, constellation
causa, ae (f)
reason, cause; for the sake of + gen.
genus, -eris (n)
birth, lineage; people, kind
dea, -ae (f)
goddess
nam
for, indeed, truly
tellūs, -ūris (f)
land, earth
medius, -a, -um
middle of, middle
sēdēs, -is (f)
seat; home; settlement, foundation
domus, -ūs (f)
household; home
rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum
to ask, question
sōlus, -a, -um
alone, only, sole, lonely
salutō, -āre, -āvi, -ātum
to greet
vincō, -ere, vīcī, victum
to conquer
hic, haec, hoc
this, these
lītus, -oris (n)
shore, coast, beach
sacer, -cra, -crum
sacred, holy; sacrifice, rite
dominus, -ī (m)
master, sir
nōscō, -ere, nōvī, nōtum
to learn; (perf. nōvī) to know
solvō, -ere, solvī, solūtum
to loosen; to set sail; to break
ōs, ōris (n)
mouth; face
prīmus, -a, -um
first; leading, as leader
foedus, foederis (n)
agreement, pact
mēns, mentis (f)
mind; intent, purpose
altus, -a, -um
high, tall; deep; the sea
vertō, -ere, vertī, versum
to turn, change
avunculus, ī (m)
uncle
vinculum, -ī (n)
chain
parēns, -entis (m/f)
parent; ancestor
vērus, -a, -um
true, real
ferrum, ī (n)
iron; sword
nē
lest, that not
moror, -ārī, -ātum
to delay, to linger
tergum, -ī (n)
back (of body), rear
rēx, rēgis (m)
king
imperium, -ī (n)
power, command
quiēscō, -ere, -ēvī, -ētum
to rest
tamen
however, nevertheless
comes, itis (m/f)
comrade, companion
caelum, ī (n)
sky
bellum, ī (n)
war
gravis, -e
heavy, serious, severe
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātum
to carry, bring; to endure
gemitus, -ūs (m)
groan, sob, lament
tantus, -a, -um
so great, so much
miser, -era, -erum
miserable, wretched
stō, -āre, -stetī, statum
to stand, stop
cīvitās, -ātis
city-state, citizenship
respondeō, -ēre, -dī, -nsum
to answer
inquam, inquis, inquit
I say, you say, he/she/it says
lībertus, ī (m)
freedman
īnfans, -ntis (m/f)
infant; unspeaking
dō, dare, dedī, datum
to give; to grant
ibi
there, in that place
vertex, -icis (m)
head, peak, top
dūcō, -ere, dūxī, ductum
to lead, draw
fortis, -e
strong, brave
ēripiō, -ere, -uī
to rescue, snatch from
aequor, -oris (n)
sea, the level (sea)
mūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum
to change, mutate
cūra, -ae (f)
care, concern, anxiety, worry
saevus, -a, -um
savage, fierce
implicō, -āre, -uī, -itum
to enfold, entwine
omnis, -e
all, every, whole
moenia, -ium (n)
walls; city-walls
diēs, diēī (m/f)
day (light)
dignus, -a, -um
worthy, worthy of + abl
fuga, -ae (f)
flight; haste
nāvis, -is (f)
ship
coniūnx, -iugis (m/f)
spouse; husband/wife
poscō, -ere, poposcī
to ask, request, demand
ōrō, -āre, āvisse
to plead, beg; pray for
dīcō, -ere, dīxī, dictum
to say, speak, tell
intendō, -ere, -tendī, -tentum
to stretch out, aim
cārus, -a, -um
dear
cursus, -ūs (m)
course, running; haste
nemus, -oris (n)
wood, forest, grove
crēdō, -ere, credidī
to believe, trust + dat.
tum, tunc
then, at that time
suspendō, -ere, -pendī, -pensum
to hang up
epistula, -ae (f)
letter
-ōra, -ae (f)
shore, coast, border
quidem
indeed, certainly
ārdeō, -ēre, arsī, arsum
to burn, be eager
gēns, gentis (f)
people, clan
deus, ī (m)
god
sternō, -ere, strāvī, strātum
to lay (low)
corpus, oris (n)
body
regō, -ere, rēxī, rēctum
to rule, lead
umerus, ī (m)
shoulder
Lāocoön (m) [acc. Lāocoonta]
Laocoon
fāma, -ae (f)
fame, rumor, reputation
possum, posse, potuī
to be able, can
auris, -is (f)
ear
inter
between, among + acc.
longus, -a, -um
long; distant, far
tandem
finally, at length
resīdō, -ere, -sēdī
to sit back, settle
manus, -ūs (f)
hand
extrēmus, -a, um
farthest, outermost
nihil
nothing
imāgō, -inis (f)
image, ghost
enim
for, indeed
Troiānus, -a, -um
Trojan
tot
so many
quasi
as if
retrō
back, backward
lacrima, -ae (f)
tear (as in, the droplets flowing from one’s eyes)
timor, -ōris (m)
fear, dread
dexter, -tra, -trum
right; right hand
urbs, urbis (f)
city
volō, velle, voluī
to want, wish, be willing
magis
more, rather
flūctus, -ūs (m)
wave
virgō, virginis (f)
maiden, unmarried woman
mare, -is (n)
sea
quālis, -e
which kind, just as
vērō
in truth, actually, in fact
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītum
to know
mox
soonm
opus est
there is a need…
horreō, -ēre, -uī
to shudder, stand on end, bristle
at/ast
but; at least
capillus, ī (m)
hair
arx, arcis (f)
citadel
ēgredior, -ī, -gressum
to go out, disembark
veniō, -īre, vēnī, ventum
to come, go
tālis, -e
such
capiō, -ere, cēpī, captum
to take, to seize, to catch
sors, sortis (f)
lot, luck
peregrīnus, -ī (m)
foreigner, non-citizen
mōns, montis (m)
mountain
vōx, vocis (f)
voice, word
strīdēns, -ntis
whirring, hissing, screeching
incertus, -a, -um
uncertain, unsure, unreliable
corripiō, -ere, -uī, correptum
to snatch
ignis, -is (m)
fire; lightning
fugiō, -ere, fūgī
to flee, escape
nūbēs, -is (f)
cloud
tēctum, ī (n)
roof, shelter; house
vel, -ve
or, and even
circum
around, about + acc.
arma, -ōrum (n)
arms, weapons
equidem
indeed, I for my part
hasta, -ae (f)
spear
terra, -ae (f)
land, ground, earth
petō, -ere, -īvi
to seek, ask, head for
unda, -ae (f)
wave
condō, -ere, condidī, conditum
to found; to hide
gerō, -ere, gessī, gestum
to carry, wear, wage (war)
effundō, -ere, -fūdī, -fūsum
to pour, spread out
relinquō, -ere, -līquī, -lictum
to leave, abandon
sequor, -ī, secūtum
to follow, pursue
vocō, -āre, -āvī
to call
accipiō, - ere, -cēpī, -ceptum
to receive
imperātor, -ōris (m)
commander, emperor
spīritus, -ūs (m)
breath, exhalation, spirit
volvō, -ere, -ī, volūtum
to revolve, roll, churn
oculus, ī (m)
eye
somnus, ī (m)
sleep
certus, -a, -um
sure, certain, reliable
nisī
if not, unless
cāsus, -ūs (m)
misfortune, chance
lātus, -a, -um
wide
vestīgium, ī (n)
footprint, tracks
surgō, -ere, -rēxī, -rēctum
to rise, to surge
vel… vel
either… or
super
above, over, on top, upon + acc.
mittō, -ere, mīsī, missum
to send
īnfēlix, -īcis
unlucky, unfortunate
vulnus (volnus), -eris (n)
wound
sermō, -mōnis (m)
conversation, talk
premō, -ere, pressī, -sum
to press; to repress, hide
fātum, ī (n)
fate
pendeō, -ēre, pependī
to hang, to hang down
fingō, -ere, finxī, fictum
to make up, imagine
