VocabularyBG1.7

contendo, -ere, -tendi, tentum: strain, exert; strain in relation to some other person or thing; stretch, strain; strive with or for

rescindo, -ere, -scidi, -scissum: tear back, tear away again, cut away; break open; rescind, repeal

legatio, -onis f.: delegated authority; office of an ambassador, commander, commander-in-chief; an embassy, legation

maleficium, -i n.: wrongdoing

occido, -ere, -cidi, -cisum: to strike down, beat to the ground; occisus, -a, -um: unfortunate

pello, -ere, pepuli, pulsum: strike, knock, beat; impel, propel, move; drive, dislodge

iugum, -i n.: yoke or collar; cross-bar (Roman ‘yoke’)

concedo, -ere, -cessi, -cessum: to go away, retire, withdraw; yield, grant a thing, give up

facultas, -atis: f.: feasibility, possibility, opportunity, power, means

faciendi: facio, -ere, feci, factus: do, make

tempero, -are: set bounds, keep within limits; be moderate, control oneself; distribute, mix properly, temper

delibero, -are: weigh carefully, consult, consider; resolve as a consequence of deliberation, decide

sumo, -ere: take; exact a punishment