The Aeneid Vocabulary

Question 1

acer/acris

Answer 1

Definition: sharp
Derivatives: acrid, acerbity, acrimoniously , exacerbating

Question 2

arma

Answer 2

Definition: weapons
Derivatives: armada, armor, armoires, armistices, armament

Question 3

cadere/casus

Answer 3

Definition: to fall
Derivatives: cascades, cadences, casualties, caer(Sp.)

Question 4

canere/cantus

Answer 4

Definition: to sing
Derivatives: cantar(Sp.), chanter(Fr.), canarie, canon, canticle

Question 5

ira

Answer 5

Definition: anger
Derivatives: irate, irritating, irascible, irritable, ira(Sp.)

Question 6

narrare

Answer 6

Definition: to tell
Derivatives: narrative, narrator, narration

Question 7

navis

Answer 7

Definition: ship
Derivatives: navigation, navel , navegar(Sp.)

Question 8

pugnare

Answer 8

Definition: fight
Derivatives: pugnacious, pugnacity, repugnant, impugned, pugilist

Question 9

urbs

Answer 9

Definition: city
Derivatives: suburbanites, urbanization, urbanized, suburban

Question 10

ventus

Answer 10

Definition: wind
Derivatives: ventilation, venting, vent(Fr.), vient(Sp.)

Question 11

αρχειν

Answer 11

Transliteration: archein
Definition: rule
Derivatives: monarchies, patriarchal, matriarchy, anarchism

Question 12

δημος

Answer 12

Transliteration: dēmos
Definition: people
Derivatives: endemically, democratic, pandemic, epidemic, academics

Question 13

sharp

Answer 13

acer/acris

Question 14

weapons

Answer 14

arma

Question 15

to fall

Answer 15

cadere/casus

Question 16

to sing

Answer 16

canere/cantus

Question 17

anger

Answer 17

ira

Question 18

to tell

Answer 18

narrare

Question 19

ship

Answer 19

navis

Question 20

fight

Answer 20

pugnare

Question 21

city

Answer 21

urbs

Question 22

wind

Answer 22

ventus

Question 23

rule

Answer 23

αρχειν/archein

Question 24

people

Answer 24

δημος/dēmos