BC Ch. 4 Vocab

Caesar Civil War

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cōgō, -ere, coēgī, coāctus: collect, round up, convene

pāstor, -ōris, m.: shepherd, herdsman

attribuō, -ere, -uī, =ūtus: assign, grant

procul: away, at a distance, far off

cōnspicor, -ārī, -ātus sum: catch sight of, observe

praesum, -esse, -fuī, -futurus: be in charge

dēprēndō, -ere, -dī, -sus: sieze, take by surprise

faber, - brī, m.: workman, engineer

mandātum, -ī: charge, commission, order

quoniam: because, since

facultās, -ātis, f.: opportunity

colloquor, -ī, -cūtus sum: converse, confer, parley

prōficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectus: accomplish, effect

condiciō, -ōnis, f.: contract, terms, agreement

cōram: face to face

disceptō, -āre: debate

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prōtinus: immediately, without pause

reperiō, -īre, repperī, repertus: discover, learn

obtineō, -ēre, -tinuī, -tentus: get hold of, maintain, hold fast

inopia, -ae, f.: lack, scarcity

resistō, -ere, -stitī, -: pause, make a stand

vereor, -ērī, -itus sum: fear

dīmittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missus: let go, send away

administrātiō, -ōnis, f.: management, aid

portus, -ūs, m.: port

ratiō, -ōnis, f.: method, reasoning

faux, faucis, f.: jaws, entrance

mōlēs, -is, f.: large mass, pile, jetty

agger, -eris, m.: pier, causeway, earthen wall

lītus, -ōris, n.: shore

iaciō, -ere, iēcī, iactus: throw, construct, establish

vadōsus, -a, -um: shallow

ratis, -is, f.: raft, boat

ancora, -ae, f.: anchor

angulus, -ī,m.: corner

fluctus, -ūs, m.: wave, tide

deinceps: following, next in succession

integō, -ere, -tēxī, -tēctus: cover

aditus, -ūs, m.: entrance

incursus, -ūs, m.: approach

crātis, -is, f.: wickerwork, lattice

pluteus, -eī, m.: screen, shed

tabulātum, -ī: floor, story

commodus, -a, -um: suitable, convenient

impetus, -ūs, m.: attack, attempt

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onerārius, -a, -um: for transport, freight

adōrnō, -āre: equip, prepare

ērigō, -ere, -rēxī, -rēctus: raise, build

appellō, -ere, -pulī, -pulsus: drive to

cotīdiē: daily, every day

utrimque: on both sides

ēminus: from a distance, long range

funda, -ae, f.: sling

māgnoperē: greatly

temptō, -āre: test, try

tardō, -āre: hinder

necessārius, -a, -um: closely tied

conciliō, -āre: bring about, win over, procure

exīstimātiō, -ōnis, f.: esteem, credit, reputation

perveniō, -īre, -vēnī, -ventus: arrive, reach

compositiō, -ōnis, f.: agreement, compact

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dīmidius, -a, -um: half

dēportō, -āre: transport, convey

profectiō, -ōnis, f.: departure

obstruō, -ere, -ūxī, -ūctus: block up, barricade

vīcus, -ī, m.: street, row of houses

platea, -ae, f.: broad way, street

inaedificō, -āre: build, wall up

trānsversus, -a, -um: at right angles, from side to side

praedūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductus: construct, extend

sudis, -is, f.: stake

stīpes, -itis, m.: post

praeacūtus, -a, -um: sharpened, pointed

dēfīgō, -ere, -fīxī, -fīxus: sink, plant, embed

trabs, trabis, f.: tree trunk, log, beam

praesepio, -īre, -sepsī, -septus: block up, fence

cōnscendō, -ere, -endī, -ēnsus: board

sagittārius, -ī, m.: archer

funditor, -ōris, m.: slinger

rārus, -a, -um: scattered, infrequent, in small groups

āctuārius, -a, -um: swift, nimble

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iniūria, -ae, f.: injustice, insult, outrage

contumēlia, -ae, f.: indignity, abuse, insult

faveō, -ēre, fāvī, fautūrus: favor, support

concursō, -āre: rush about, run to and fro

vulgus, -i, m.: common people, general public

tēctum, -ī, n.: roof, house

scāla, -ae, f.: ladder

solvō, -ere, solvī, solūtus: untie, free, set sail

conveniō, -īre, -vēnī, -ventus: agree

caecus, -a, -um: blind, dark, hidden

subsistō, -ere, -stitī, -: halt, cause to stop

adhaereō, -ēre, -: stick to, be attached to

scapha, -ae, f.: light boat, skiff

linter, -tris, f.: small boat, tub

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priusquam: before

trānsmarīnus, -a, -um: across the sea

mora, -ae, f.: delay

longinquitās, -ātis, f.: length, duration, distance

adimō, -ere, -ēmī, -ēmptus: deprive, take away

fretum, -ī: strait

longus, -a, -um: tedious, taking a long time

impedītus, -a, -um: troublesome, difficult

dēvinciō, -ere, -nxī, -nctus: tie up, bind, unite closely

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conquīrō, -ere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītus: seek out, collect

sors, sortis, f.: lot

ēiciō, -ere, -iēcī, -iectus: throw out, eject, expel

cōnsentiō, -īre, -sēnsī, -sēnsus: be in agreement

reficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectus: repair, rebuild, restore

exigō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctus: exact, demand, collect

queror, -ī, -questus sum: complain

cōntiō, -ōnis, f.: meeting, assembly

prōiiciō, -ere, -iēcī, -iectus: throw out, abandon

prōdō, -ere, -didī, -ditus: betray, give up

suscipiō, -ere, -cēpī, -ceptus: support, undertake

aptus, -a, -um: ready, suitable

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nancīscor, -ī, nactus sum: find

suprā: formerly

nōtitia, -ae, f.: familiarity, acquaintance

adficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectus: influence, afflict

valētūdō, -inis, f.: health, illness

expōnō, -ere, - posuī, -positus: set out, disembark

tollō, -ere, sustulī, sublātus: lift

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doceō, -ēre, -cuī, -ctus: point out

appetō, -ere, -īvī, -ītus: seek after, desire

lēgitimus, -a, -um: lawful

contentus, -a, -um: satisfied

pateō, -ēre, -uī, -: be accessible, lie open

contrādīcō, -ere, -dīxī, -dictus: contradict, speak against, oppose

ācer, -cris, -cre: sharp, bitter

repūgnō, -āre: oppose, disagree

prīstinus, -a, -um: former, old-fashioned

cōnsuētūdō, -inis, f.: habit, custom

extrahō, -ere, -āxī, -āctus: prolong, drag out

improbō, -āre: disapprove of

prōpōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positus: display, put forward

acerbitās, -ātis, f.: bitterness, harshness, severity

recūsō, -āre: refuse, object to

permisceō, -ēre, -miscuī, -mīxtus: mix together, confound, disturb

mālō, mālle, māluī, -: prefer

praedīcō, -ere, - dīxī, -dictus: advise, admonish, warn

crūdēlitās, -ātis, f.: cruelty, severity

īnsolentia, -ae, f.: arrogance

expetō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus: ask for, desire

colloquium, -i: conversation, conference, parley

suscipiō, -ere, -cēpī, -ceptus: undertake, support

compositiō, -ōnis, f.: arrangement

oportet, -ēre, -uit, -: require, order

reformīdō, -āre: shrink from, dread

tenuis, -e: weak, thin

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reperiō, -īre, repperī, reppertus: find out, discover, find

mūnus, -eris, n.: office, duty

remaneō, -ēre, -mānsī, -mansus: remain, stay behind

excūsātiō, -ōnis, f.: excuse

subiciō, -ere, -iēcī, -iectus: throw under, make subject

aliquot: some

dēstinō, -āre: make up one's mind, fix, mark out

Letter to Cicero

temerē: rashly, blindly

imprūdenter: unwisely, carelessly, imprudently

iūdicō, -āre: judge, conclude, decide

exīstimō, -āre: value, think, consider

prōclīnō, -āre: tilt forward, bend

cōnsulō, -ere, -luī, -ltus: consult, take counsel, advise

obsequor, -ī, -cūtus sum: yield to

secundus, -a, -um: favorable, second, inferior

accidō, -ere, -cidī, -: come to pass, happen

postrēmus, -a, -um: last

quiēscō, -ere, -ēvī, -ētus: rest, be quiet, be neutral

cīvis, -is, c.: citizen

conveniō, -īre, -vēnī, -ventus: come together, agree

tūtus, -a, -um: safe, unharmed

contentiō, -ōnis, f.: tension, stretching, comparison