Cat14Vocab

• indicates items in the DCC Core Latin Vocabulary

• nī, nisi: unless

• plūs, plūris: adj. & adv., more

• ŏcŭlus, -i, m.: eye

• ămo (1): love

iūcundus, -a, -um: pleasant, delightful

Calvus, -i, m.: cognomen of C. Licinius Calvus

• mūnus, -ĕris, n.: function, duty, task; gift; favor

• iste, -a, -ud: pron. & pron. adj., this (which you have or see); this

• ōdī ōdisse: hate

• ŏdĭum, -ii, n.: hatred

• ve: or

• lŏquor, lŏqui, -cātus sum: speak; tell

• cūr: interr. & re. adv., why

• tŏt: indecl. adj., so many

• mălus, -a, -um: bad, evil, malicious

• perdo, -dĕre, -dĭdi, -ditum: ruin, spoil

• pŏēta, -ae, m.: poet

• dĕus, -i, m.: god

• multus, -a, -um: much; a lot of, many a; (pl.) many

clĭens, -entis, m.: a person attached to a patronus for legal and other protection in a semi-feudal relationship

• tantus, -a, -um: so much, pl. so many; so great, such

• mitto, mittĕre, mīsi, missum: send, send forth; (of weapons) throw, cast, hurl; emit, utter; cease, desist, omit; let go, release, abandon, discard; give

impĭus, -a, -um: wicked, irreligious, without pietas

suspĭcor, -āri, -ātus sum: guess, infer; suspect

• nŏvus, -a, -um: latest, last

• rĕpĕrĭo, rĕpĕrīre, repperi, rĕpertum: find, discover

Sulla, -ae, m.: a Roman cognomen

littĕrātor, -ōris, m.: schoolteacher

mi: abbr. form of dat. mihi, to me; vocative masc. sg. of meus

• male: (adv.) badly

• bĕnĕ: adv. well

• bĕātus, -a, -um: happy, blessed; rich, well-to-do

dispĕrĕo, -īre, -ii: perish; go for nothing, be wasted

• lăbōro (1): work, labor

horrĭbĭlis, -e: fearful, dreadful; rough, uncouth

• săcer, să̄cra, să̄crum: sacred, holy; accursed, detestable

lĭbellus, -i, m.: dim. of liber, little book; book-shop

• scīlĭcet: clearly, evidently, no doubt

• mittō mittere mīsī missum: send, let go; mīs(is)ti, "you sent" (pf.)

contĭnŭō: adv., immediately, without delay

• dĭes, -ēi, m. or f.: day

• pĕrĕo, -īre, -ĭi (-īvi), -ĭtum: vanish; be done in,perish, die; (hyperb.) suffer intensely, be in big trouble

Sāturnālia -iōrum, n.: (sc. festa) the festival of the Saturnalia (beginning Dec. 17)

• optimus -a -um: best, excellent; adv. optimē

salsus, -a, -um: salt(y), witty

• ăbĕo, -īre, -ĭvi or -ii, -ītum: go away or out; come off, turn out; escape criticism or other consequences

lūcĕo, -cēre, -xi: shine; dawn

lĭbrārĭus, -i, m.: scribe; book dealer

• curro, currĕre, cŭcurri, cursum: run

scrīnĭum, -ii, n.: a cylindrical wooden box for holding rolled books (volumina)

• collĭgo, -lĭgĕre, -lēgi, -lectum: gather

vĕnēnum, -i, n.: poison

• supplĭcĭum, -ii, n.: compensation offered to placate a person who has been wronged; reparation; punishment

rĕmūnĕror, -āri, -ātus sum: repay

• hinc: adv., from this place or point

intĕrĕā: adv., in the meantime; with adversative force, in these circumstances

• vălĕo, -ēre, -ŭi, -ĭtum: have strength or health; be effective

• illuc: adv., thither, to that place

• undĕ: rel. adv., from which, whence

• pēs, pĕdis, m.: foot

• affĕro, affĕrre, attŭli, allātum: bring along, come with

• saec(u)lum, -i n.: a generation

incommŏdum, -i, n.: detriment, harm; pl., misfortune

pessĭmus, -a, -um: extremely bad, worst

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