Pliny & Virgil (Selected) Common Vocab Flashcards

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accendō, -ere, accendī, accēnsum

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to kindle, enflame, enrage

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accipiō, - ere, -cēpī, -ceptum

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to receive

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adversus, -a, -um

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facing, opposing, unfavorable; against + acc.

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aequor, -oris (n)

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sea, the level (sea)

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agō, -ere, ēgī, āctum

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to drive, lead, do; dibe

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altus, -a, -um

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high, tall; deep; the sea

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ārdeō, -ēre, arsī, arsum

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to burn, be eager

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arma, -ōrum (n)

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arms, weapons

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arvum, ī (n)

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field, arable/cultivated field

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arx, arcis (f)

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citadel

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at/ast

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but; at leasta

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āter, ātra, ātrum

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dark, black

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auris, -is (f)

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ear

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avunculus, ī (m)

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uncle

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bellum, ī (n)

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war

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caelum, ī (n)

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sky

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capillus, ī (m)

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hair

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capiō, -ere, cēpī, captum

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to take, to seize, to catch

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cārus, -a, -um

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dear

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cāsus, -ūs (m)

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misfortune, chance

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caterva, -ae (f)

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group, retinue, band, troop

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causa, ae (f)

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reason, cause; for the sake of + gen.

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certus, -a, -um

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sure, certain, reliable

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cinis, cineris (m)

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ashes

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circum

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around, about + acc.

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cīvitās, -ātis

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city-state, citizenship

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coepī, coepisse, coeptum

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to begin

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comes, itis (m/f)

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comrade, companion

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condō, -ere, condidī, conditum

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to found; to hide

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coniūnx, -iugis (m/f)

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spouse; husband/wife

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corpus, oris (n)

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body

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corripiō, -ere, -uī, correptum

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to snatch

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crēdō, -ere, credidī

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to believe, trust + dat.

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cūra, -ae (f)

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care, concern, anxiety, worry

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cursus, -ūs (m)

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course, running; haste

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36
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Danaus, -a, -um

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Danaan, Greek

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(down) from; about, concerning + abl.

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38
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dea, -ae (f)

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goddess

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dēbeō, -ēre, dēbuī

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to ought; to owe

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dēserō, -ere, -ruī, -ertum

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to desert, abandon

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deus, ī (m)

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god

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42
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dexter, -tra, -trum

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right; right hand

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43
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dīcō, -ere, dīxī, dictum

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to say, speak, tell

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diēs, diēī (m/f)

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day (light)

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45
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dignus, -a, -um

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worthy, worthy of + abl

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dīvus, -a, -um

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divine; god(dess); sky

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dō, dare, dedī, datum

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to give; to grant

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dominus, -ī (m)

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master, sir

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domus, -ūs (f)

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household; home

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dūcō, -ere, dūxī, ductum

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to lead, draw

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dulcis, -e

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sweet, pleasant

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effundō, -ere, -fūdī, -fūsum

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to pour, spread out

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ēgredior, -ī, -gressum

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to go out, disembark

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54
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enim

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for, indeed

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55
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epistula, -ae (f)

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letter

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56
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equidem

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indeed, I for my part

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ēripiō, -ere, -uī

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to rescue, snatch from

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excitō, -āre, -āvisse, -ātum

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to wake, rouse up, raise

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extrēmus, -a, um

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farthest, outermost

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faciō, -ere, fēcī, factum

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to do, make

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fāma, -ae (f)

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fame, rumor, reputation

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fātum, ī (n)

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fate

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fēmina, -ae (f)

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woman

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ferō, ferre, tulī, lātum

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to carry, bring; to endure

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ferrum, ī (n)

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iron; sword

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figūra, -ae (f)

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figure, shape, form

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67
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fingō, -ere, finxī, fictum

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to make up, imagine

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flamma, -ae (f)

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flame

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69
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flūctus, -ūs (m)

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wave

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fortis, -e

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strong, brave

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fuga, -ae (f)

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flight; haste

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72
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fugiō, -ere, fūgī

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to flee, escape

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73
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gemitus, -ūs (m)

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groan, sob, lament

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74
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gēns, gentis (f)

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people, clan

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75
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genus, -eris (n)

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birth, lineage; people, kind

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gerō, -ere, gessī, gestum

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to carry, wear, wage (war)

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gravis, -e

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heavy, serious, severe

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habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itum

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to have, hold; to consider

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hasta, -ae (f)

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spear

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80
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hīc

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here, in this place

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81
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hic, haec, hoc

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this, these

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82
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hinc

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hence, from this place

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83
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horreō, -ēre, -uī

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to shudder, stand on end, bristle

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iaceō, -ēre, iacuī

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to lie (down)

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85
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ibi

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there, in that place

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86
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īdem, eadem, idem

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same

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87
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ignis, -is (m)

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fire; lightning

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imāgō, -inis (f)

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image, ghost

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imperātor, -ōris (m)

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commander, emperor

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imperium, -ī (n)

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power, command

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implicō, -āre, -uī, -itum

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to enfold, entwine

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incertus, -a, -um

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uncertain, unsure, unreliable

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incipiō, -ere, incēpī, inceptum

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to begin, take on

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īnfans, -ntis (m/f)

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infant; unspeaking

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95
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īnfēlix, -īcis

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unlucky, unfortunate

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96
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ingēns, -entis

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huge, immense

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97
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inquam, inquis, inquit

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I say, you say, he/she/it says

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intendō, -ere, -tendī, -tentum

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to stretch out, aim

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99
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inter

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between, among + acc.

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100
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ipse, -a, -um

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himself, herself, itself; very

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101
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īra, -ae (f)

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anger, rage, passion

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102
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iubeō, -ēre, īussī, iussum

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to order

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103
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lacrima, -ae (f)

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tear (as in, the droplets flowing from one’s eyes)

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Lāocoön (m) [acc. Lāocoonta]

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Laocoon

105
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lātus, -a, -um

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wide

106
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legō, -ere, lēgī, lectum

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to read; to pick out

107
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lēx, lēgis (f)

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law, decree

108
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lībertus, ī (m)

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freedman

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līmen, -inis (n)

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threshold, doorway

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lītus, -oris (n)

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shore, coast, beach

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locus, -ī (m) [pl. locī, loca)

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place

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longus, -a, -um

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long; distant, far

112
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magis

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more, rather

112
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lūmen, -inis (n)

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light, lamp; pl. eyes

113
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maneō, -ēre, mānsī

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to stay, remain

114
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manus, -ūs (f)

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hand

115
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mare, -is (n)

A

sea

116
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maximē

A

very greatly, especially

117
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medius, -a, -um

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middle of, middle

118
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mēns, mentis (f)

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mind; intent, purpose

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metus, -ūs (m)

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dread, fear

120
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minor, minus

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smaller, less

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miser, -era, -erum

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miserable, wretched

122
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mittō, -ere, mīsī, missum

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to send

123
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moenia, -ium (n)

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walls; city-walls

124
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mōns, montis (m)

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mountain

125
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moror, -ārī, -ātum

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to delay, to linger

126
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mors, -rtis (f)

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death

127
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moveō, -ēre, mōvī, mōtum

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to move, motivate

128
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mox

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soonm

129
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mūrus, ī (m)

A

wall

130
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mūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum

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to change, mutate

131
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nam

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for, indeed, truly

132
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narrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum

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to narrate

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nāvis, -is (f)

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ship

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lest, that not

135
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nemus, -oris (n)

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wood, forest, grove

136
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nec… nec

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neither…nor

137
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nihil

A

nothing

138
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nisī

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if not, unless

139
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nōmen, inis (n)

A

name

140
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nōscō, -ere, nōvī, nōtum

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to learn; (perf. nōvī) to know

141
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novus, -a, -um

A

new, recent

142
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nox, noctis (f)

A

night

143
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nūbēs, -is (f)

A

cloud

144
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oculus, ī (m)

A

eye

145
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omnis, -e

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all, every, whole

146
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opus, -eris (n)

A

work

147
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opus est

A

there is a need…

148
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-ōra, -ae (f)

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shore, coast, border

149
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ōrō, -āre, āvisse

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to plead, beg; pray for

150
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ōs, ōris (n)

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mouth; face

151
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parēns, -entis (m/f)

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parent; ancestor

152
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patior, -ī, passum

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to suffer, endure; to allow

153
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paulus, -a, -um

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little, small; (adv.) paulum

154
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pectus, -oris (n)

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chest, breast; heart

155
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pendeō, -ēre, pependī

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to hang, to hang down

156
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peregrīnus, -ī (m)

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foreigner, non-citizen

157
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perīculum, -ī (n)

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danger, risk

158
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pēs, pedis (m)

A

foot

159
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petō, -ere, -īvi

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to seek, ask, head for

160
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populus, -ī (m)

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people

161
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poscō, -ere, poposcī

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to ask, request, demand

162
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possum, posse, potuī

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to be able, can

163
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premō, -ere, pressī, -sum

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to press; to repress, hide

164
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prīmus, -a, -um

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first; leading, as leader

165
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prō

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before; for, on behalf of + abl.

166
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proximus, -a, -um

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nearest, very close

167
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pugna, -ae (f)

A

fight

168
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pulcher, -chra, chrum

A

beautiful

169
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putō, -āre, -āvī

A

to think

170
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quālis, -e

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which kind, just as

171
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quamquam

A

although

172
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quasi

A

as if

173
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quidem

A

indeed, certainly

174
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quiēscō, -ere, -ēvī, -ētum

A

to rest

175
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referō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātum

A

to report, say

176
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rēgīna, -ae (f)

A

queen

177
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rēgnum, -ī (n)

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kingdom, kingship, rule

178
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regō, -ere, rēxī, rēctum

A

to rule, lead

179
Q

relinquō, -ere, -līquī, -lictum

A

to leave, abandon

180
Q

resīdō, -ere, -sēdī

A

to sit back, settle

181
Q

respondeō, -ēre, -dī, -nsum

A

to answer

182
Q

retrō

A

back, backward

183
Q

rēx, rēgis (m)

A

king

184
Q

rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum

A

to ask, question

185
Q

rūrsus

A

again

186
Q

sacer, -cra, -crum

A

sacred, holy; sacrifice, rite

187
Q

saevus, -a, -um

A

savage, fierce

188
Q

salutō, -āre, -āvi, -ātum

A

to greet

189
Q

sanguis, -inis (m)

A

blood

190
Q

sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītum

A

to know

191
Q

sēdēs, -is (f)

A

seat; home; settlement, foundation

192
Q

sequor, -ī, secūtum

A

to follow, pursue

193
Q

sermō, -mōnis (m)

A

conversation, talk

194
Q

sīdus, -eris (n)

A

star, constellation

195
Q

similis, -e

A

like, similar + dat., gen.

196
Q

sōlus, -a, -um

A

alone, only, sole, lonely

197
Q

solvō, -ere, solvī, solūtum

A

to loosen; to set sail; to break

198
Q

somnus, ī (m)

A

sleep

199
Q

sors, sortis (f)

A

lot, luck

200
Q

spīritus, -ūs (m)

A

breath, exhalation, spirit

201
Q

statim

A

immediately

202
Q

sternō, -ere, strāvī, strātum

A

to lay (low)

203
Q

stō, -āre, -stetī, statum

A

to stand, stop

204
Q

strīdēns, -ntis

A

whirring, hissing, screeching

205
Q

summus, -a, um

A

top of, highest

206
Q

super

A

above, over, on top, upon + acc.

207
Q

surgō, -ere, -rēxī, -rēctum

A

to rise, to surge

208
Q

suspendō, -ere, -pendī, -pensum

A

to hang up

209
Q

tālis, -e

A

such

210
Q

tamen

A

however, nevertheless

211
Q

tandem

A

finally, at length

212
Q

tantus, -a, -um

A

so great, so much

213
Q

tēctum, ī (n)

A

roof, shelter; house

214
Q

tellūs, -ūris (f)

A

land, earth

215
Q

tēlum, -ī (n)

A

spear, arrow, projectile

216
Q

tendō, -ere, -dī, tentum

A

to stretch; to extend; strive

217
Q

teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tum

A

to hold

218
Q

tergum, -ī (n)

A

back (of body), rear

219
Q

terra, -ae (f)

A

land, ground, earth

220
Q

Teucrus, -a, -um

A

Teucrian, Trojan

221
Q

timor, -ōris (m)

A

fear, dread

222
Q

tollō, -ere, sustulī, sublātum

A

to raise; destroy

223
Q

torqueō, -ēre, torsī, tortum

A

to twist; torture

224
Q

tot

A

so many

225
Q

tōtus, -a, -um

A

total, entire, whole

226
Q

tremor, -ōris (m)

A

tremor, shaking

227
Q

Troiānus, -a, -um

A

Trojan

228
Q

tum, tunc

A

then, at that time

229
Q

ūllus, -a, -um

A

any, any one

230
Q

umbra, -ae (f)

A

shade, shadow; ghost

231
Q

umerus, ī (m)

A

shoulder

232
Q

unda, -ae (f)

A

wave

233
Q

ūnā

A

together

234
Q

urbs, urbis (f)

A

city

235
Q

uterque, utraque, utrumque

A

each (of two)

236
Q

valeō, -ēre, -uī

A

to be well, to be strong; to be able

237
Q

vel, -ve

A

or, and even

238
Q

vel… vel

A

either… or

239
Q

veniō, -īre, vēnī, ventum

A

to come, go

240
Q

vērō

A

in truth, actually, in fact

241
Q

vertex, -icis (m)

A

head, peak, top

242
Q

vertō, -ere, vertī, versum

A

to turn, change

243
Q

vērus, -a, -um

A

true, real

244
Q

vestīgium, ī (n)

A

footprint, tracks

245
Q

vincō, -ere, vīcī, victum

A

to conquer

246
Q

vinculum, -ī (n)

A

chain

247
Q

vir, -ī (m)

A

man; husband

248
Q

virgō, virginis (f)

A

maiden, unmarried woman

249
Q

vīs, vīs (f)

A

force, power; (pl. vīrēs) strength

250
Q

vocō, -āre, -āvī

A

to call

251
Q

volō, velle, voluī

A

to want, wish, be willing

252
Q

volvō, -ere, -ī, volūtum

A

to revolve, roll, churn

253
Q

vōx, vocis (f)

A

voice, word

254
Q

vulnus (volnus), -eris (n)

A

wound

255
Q

foedus, foederis (n)

A

agreement, pact