Vergil vocab 6 Flashcards
āla, -ae
wing (f.)
aliter
otherwise, differently
cingō, cingere, cīnxī, cīnctus
to surround, girdle
flūmen, -inis
river, stream, flood (n.)
juxtā
close to, next to (+ acc.)
Libya, -ae
country of Northwest Africa (f.)
nūbēs, -is
cloud, fog, mist (f.)
pār, paris
equal, balanced, like
praeceps, praecipitis
headlong, headforemost
prōlēs, -is
progeny, offspring, race (f.)
scopulus, -ī
rock, cliff, crag (m.)
secō, secāre, secuī, sectus
to cut, cleave, slice
senex, senis
old man (m.)
similis, -e
like, similar (+ dat./gen.)
tangō, tangere, tetigī, tāctus
to touch, reach
tegō, tegere, tēxī, tēctus
to cover, protect
volō, volāre, volāvī, volātus
to fly, speed, flit
Ascanius, -ī
son of Aeneas (m.)
celer, -eris, -ere
swift, quick, speedy
clārus, -a, -um
clear, bright, illustrious
dēmittō, dēmittere, dēmīsī, dēmissus
to let down, send down, lower, drop
ēnsis, -is
sword, knife (m.)
Iūlus, -ī
Ascanius, son of Aeneas (m.)
laus, laudis
praise, glory, merit (f.)
Libycus, -a, -um
Libyan, of Libya, a country of Northern Africa
locō, locāre, locāvī, locātus
to place, lay, establish, locate
loquor, loquī, locūtus sum
to speak, say, tell, talk
mortālis, -e
mortal, human, earthly
pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum
beautiful, handsome, noble, splendid, illustrious
respiciō, respicere, respexī, respectus
to look back at, regard
Rōmānus, -a, -um
Roman, of Rome
spēs, speī
hope, expectation (f.)
torqueō, torquēre, torsī, tortus
to twist, hurl, sway
abeō, abīre, abiī, abitus
to depart
audeō, audēre, ausus sum
to dare, venture
causa, -ae
cause, reason, occasion (f.)
celer, celeris, celere
swift, speedy, quick
cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coactus
to muster, compel
coma, -ae
hair, locks, tresses (f.)
dulcis, -e
sweet, dear, fond
fortis, -e
brave, strong, valiant, stout
haereō, haerēre, haesī, haesus
to cling to, halt (+ dat.)
intereā
meanwhile, in the meantime
Mnēstheus, -eī
Trojan leader (m.)
rapiō, rapere, rapuī, raptus
to seize, snatch, rob
Sergestus, -ī
Trojan leader (m.)
varius, -a, -um
various, different, diverse