Reading S2 5 Classical Age Vocab Flashcards
accūsō (1) v
to accuse
admīror, -mīrārī, -mīrātus sum v
to admire
aequus, -a, -um adj
equal, fair
ager, agrī m
field (agricultural)
anima, -ae f
soul
anser, -seris m
goose
Athēnae, -ārum fpl
Athens
Athēnās phr
to Athens
Athēniēnsis, -is adj
Athenian
Athēnīs phr
in Athens
auxilium, -ī n
help
benevolēns, -ntis adj
benevolent, kind-hearted, well-intentioned
bibō, -ere, bibī, bibitum v
to drink
calidus, -a, -um adj
hot
callidus, -a, -um adj
clever, wise
campus, -ī m
field (open space)
confirmō (1) v
to strengthen
conor, conārī, conātus sum v
to try
cōnsul, -sulis m
consul (1 of 2 annually elected top officials in Rome)
creō (1) v
to create
crūdēliter adv
cruelly
decemvir, -virī m
decemvir (1 of 10 appointed commitee members in the Roman government)
dēmōcratia, -ae f
democracy
dēpōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positum v
to put down
dēvōveō, -ēre, -vōvī, -vōtum v
to devote, appoint, sacrifice
dictātor, -tōris m
dictator (someone given supreme power by the senate for an indefinite amount of time)
doceō, -ēre, docuī, doctum v
to teach
dum adv
while
dux, ducis m
leader, general
ēligō, -ere, -lēgī, -lēctum v
to elect
etiam adv
even
ēvādō, -ere, -vāsī, -vāsum v
to avoid
exercitus, -ūs m
army
expellō, -ere, -pulī, -pulsum v
to cast out
fābula, -ae f
story
flōreō (2) v
to blossom, flourish
fortis, -e adj
brave, strong
fortiter adv
bravely, strongly
fugiō, -ere, fūgī, fugitum v
to flee
fugō (1) v
to chase, cause to flee
glōria, -ae f
glory
Graecia, -ae f
Greece
Graecus, -a, -um adj
Greek
hostis, -e adj
enemy
incipiō, -ere, -cēpī, -ceptum v
to begin
incitō (1) v
to incite, rile up
ipse, -a, -um adj
the very one him/her/itself
īrātus, -a, -um adj
angry
iterum adv
again
iūstitia, -ae v
justice
iuvenis, -e adj
young (wo)man (from 13ish to 30ish)
Latīnus, -a, -um adj
Latin
lēx, lēgis f
law
līber, -bera, -berum adv
free
lībertās, -tātis f
freedom
marītus, -ī m
husband
mātrimōnium, -ī n
marriage
medicīna, -ae f
medicine
mīles, -litis m
soldier
morbus, -ī m
disease, plague
mūrus, -ī m
wall
nārrō (1) v
to tell (a story)
nē conj
in order not, lest
occupō (1) v
to occupy
officium, -ī n
office
oppugnō (1) v
to attack
patria, -ae f
homeland
patriciī, -ōrum mpl
the patricians (upper class)
patricius, -a, -um adj
patrician
pāx, pācis f
peace
Persa, -ae mf
Persian
Persia, -ae f
Persia
persuādeō, -ēre, -suāsī, -suāsum v
to persuade (+dat)
philosophia, -ae f
philosophy
philosophus, -a, -um adj
philosopher
placeō (2) v
to be pleasing
plēbēius, -a, -um adj
plebeian
plēbs, -bis f
the plebs (lower class)
polītica, -ae f
politics
posteā conj
later
potēns, -ntis adj
powerful
prīnceps, -cipis adj
first, foremost, chief
principium, -ī n
principle, beginning
proximus, -a, -um adj
next, nearest
pugnō (1) v
to fight
pulcher, -chra, -chrum adj
beautiful
redeō, -īre, -iī, -itum v
to return
rīdeō, -ēre, rīsī, rīsum v
to laugh
Rōmānus, -a, -um adj
Roman
Samnīta, -ae mf
Samnite
sapiēns, -ntis adj
wise
schola, -ae f
school, community
scrībō, -ere, scrīpsī, scriptum v
to write
scriptus, -a, -um adj
written
scūtum, -ī n
shield
senātus, -ūs m
senate
serviō (4) v
to serve (+dat)
sīc adv
thus, in this way
simplex, -plicis adj
simple
sōlus, -a, -um adj
only, alone
Spartānus, -a, -um adj
Spartan
superbus, -a, -um adj
proud, arrogant
tabula, -ae f
tablet
tardō (1) v
to delay, hinder
terrēnus, -a, -um adj
earthly, on land
Thēbānus, -a, -um adj
Theban
trādō, -ere, trādidī, trāditum v
to betray, hand over
trānsitum, -ī n
pass, passage
tribūnus, -ī m
tribune (one of various elected officials with some power in the senate)
ultimus, a, -um adj
last
ut conj
in order that, for the purpose of
uxor, -xōris f
wife
venēnum, -ī n
poison
vetō (1) v
to veto
via, -ae f
road, path, way
victōria, -ae f
victory
vīlis, -e adj
cheap
vindicāns, -ntis adj
vengeful, vindictive
virtūs, -tūtis f
manliness, power
vīvō, -ere, vīxī, vīctum v
to live
