Cat63Vocab
sŭper: adv., over, above; more; besides; prep. w/ acc., over
altus, -a, -um: deep
vĕho, -hĕre, -xi, -ctum: carry; —Passive, to be carried or borne, to ride, sail, go
Attis, -ĭdis, m.: Attis, in myth, a eunuch consort of the goddess Cybele or Cybebe
cĕler, -ĕris, e: swift
rătis, -is, f.: raft; boat, ship
Phrygĭus, -a, -um: of Phrygia, Phrygian
nĕmus, -ŏris, n.: a wood, forest
cĭto (1): set in motion, rouse; pf. pass. ptc. cĭtātus, -a, -um: driven, urged on, hastened, hurried, quick, rapid, speedy, swift
cŭpĭdē: eagerly
pēs, pĕdis, m.: foot
tango, tangĕre, tĕtĭgi, tactum: touch; reach, arrive at, come to a place
ădĕo, -īre, -ĭī, -ĭtum: approach, go to, visit
ŏpācus, -a, -um: dark
silva, -ae, f.: forest, wood
rĕdĭmĭo, -īre, -ĭi, -ītum: wreathe, encircle
stĭmŭlo (1): to goad on; incite, rouse, excite
fŭro, -ĕre, -ŭi: be mad or crazed; rage with passion, rave
răbĭes, -ei, f.: savageness, ferocity; uncontrolled emotion, frenzy
văgus, -a, -um: roaming, wandering, rambling
ănĭmus, -i, m.: the mind
īlĭum, -ii, n., n.: groin, genitals
ăcūtus, -a, -um: sharp
pondus, -ĕris, n.: weight
sĭlex, -ĭcis, m.: any hard rock; flint
rĕlinquo, -linquĕre, -līqui, -lictum: quit, leave, forsake
sentĭo, -tīre, -si, -sum: perceive, sense, feel
membrum, -i, n.: any part of the body; limb
vĭr, vĭri, m.: man; husband; (poet.) manhood
rĕcens, -entis: recent, fresh
sŏlum, -i, n.: base, floor; (sts. pl.) soil, earth, ground
sanguis, -ĭnis, m.: blood
măcŭlo (1): spot, spatter, stain
nĭvĕus, -a, -um: snowy, white
căpĭo, căpĕre, cēpi, captum: catch, snatch
mănus, -ūs, f.: hand
lĕvis, -e: light in weight
typănum, -i, n.: a small drum or tom-tom, usu. as used in the worship of Cybele or Bacchus (see this Roman stone relief image of a priest of Cybele, tympanum hanging above right)
ĭnĭtĭum, -ĭi, n.: beginning; pl. rites, mysteries, and objects used in such rites
quătĭo, quătĕre, quassum: shake
tergum, -i, n.: back; hide from an animal's back
taurus, -i, m.: a bull
tĕner, -ĕra, -ĕrum: soft, tender, delicate
căvus, -a, -um: hollow; deep
dĭgĭtus, -i, m.: finger
cano, -ere, cecini, cantum: sing
ădŏrĭor, -ŏrīri, -ortus sum: begin
trĕmĕbundus, -a, -um: shaking, trembling
cŏmĕs, -ĭtis, m.: companion, friend, comrade
ăge, ăgite (imperative): (in encouragement, exhortation), come! come on! (old Engl. go to!) up! on! quick!
Galla, -ae, f.: an emasculated priest of Cybele
pĕcus, pecŏris, n.: herd, flock
ălĭēnus, -a, -um: belonging to another person or people; foreign
pĕto, -ĕre, -īvi and -ĭi, -ītum: seek
vĕlut, vĕlŭti: adv., just as, like
exul, -ŭlis, m. or f.: an exile
secta, -ae, f.: path; way, mode; doctrines, school sect
exsĕquor, -qui, -cūtus sum: follow, accompany
dux, dŭcis, m. or f.: leader
răpĭdus, -a, -um: strongly flowing, swiftly moving, rapid
sălum, -i, n.: swell, billow; the sea
trŭcŭlentus, -a, -um: ferocious; n. pl. as subst., ferocity
pĕlăgus, -i, n.: the sea
ēvĭro (1): unman, emasculate
Vĕnus, -ĕris, f.: Venus or Aphrodite, goddess of love and charm
nĭmĭus, -a, -um: excessive
ŏdĭum, -ii, n.: hatred
hĭlăro (1): cheer, gladden
ĕra, -ae, f.: a woman in relation to her sevants; mistress, i.e., the woman or goddess one serves (as opp. to a kept woman)
error, -ōris, m.: a wandering
mŏra, -ae, f.: delay
tardus, -a, -um: slow, late, dull
cēdo, cēdĕre, cessi, cessum: go; go away, depart
cymbălum, -i, n., gen. plur. cymbalum: cymbal. Shown top left in this image of a priest of Cybele.
sŏno (1): make a sound
vox, vōcis, f.: voice; word
rĕbŏo (1): resound, re-echo
tībīcen, -ĭnis, m.: piper, a performer on the tibia
căno, cănĕre, cĕcĭni, cantum: sing
curvus, -a, -um: bent, curving
grăvis, -e: heavy, grevious, severe; low-pitched
călămus, -i, m.: a reed; reed pipe
Maenas, -ădis, f.: a "raver" or Maenad, female votary of Bacchus, Bacchante
vīs, vis, f.: strength, force, violence
iăcĭo, iăcĕre, iēci, iactum: throw
săcer, să̄cra, să̄crum: sacred, holy
sanctus, -a, -um: holy, sacred, inviolate
ŭlŭlātŭs, -ūs, m.: ululation, a howling or wailing in which the tongue is moved rapidly up and down to form the sounds
ăgĭto (1): freq. of ago, shake
sŭesco, sŭescĕre, sŭēvi, sŭētum: become accustomed; in perf., be accustomed
dīvus, -a, -um: divine, holy; dīvus (dīus), i, m., and dīva (dia), ae, f., a god, a goddess, a deity.
vŏlĭto (1): freq. of volo, fly about; move about rapidly; dart swiftly
cŏhors, -rtis, f.: retinue, staff, entourage
dĕcet, -cēre, -cuit: 3rd pers. only, be suitable or fitting
cĕlĕro (1): hurry
trĭpŭdĭum, -ii, n.: a ritual dance in three-step
nŏthus, -a, -um: illegitimate; spurious, counterfeit
mŭlĭer, -ĕris, f.: woman
thĭăsus, -i, m.: an orgiastic dance; a group that performs such dances
rĕpentē: suddenly, immediately
lingua, -ae, f.: tongue
trĕpĭdo (1): tremble with excitement
ŭlŭlo (1): make an ululating sound with the mouth and tongue
rĕmūgĭo, -īre: boom or bellow in reply
rĕcrĕpo (1): ring or sound in answer
vĭrĭdis, -e: green
cĭtus, -a, -um: moving quickly, rapid, swift
Ida, -ae f.: Mt. Ida in Phrygia
prŏpĕro (1): hurry
chŏrus, -i, m.: a singing and dancing performance; a singing and dancing group, chorus, troupe
fŭrĭbundus, -a, -um: frantic, excited
ănhēlo (1): breathe hard, gasp, pant
vādo, vādĕre: advance (esp. with rapid or violent movement)
ănĭma, -ae, f.: breath
cŏmĭtātus, -a, -um: attended, accompanied
iŭvenca, -ae, f.: a young cow, heifer
vīto (1): avoid, evade
ŏnus, -ĕris, n.: burden, load
indŏmĭtus, -a, -um: untamed; indomitable; violent
iŭgum, -i, n.: yoke
prŏpĕrĭpēs, -ĕdis: swift footed
lassŭlus, -a, -um: dim. of lassus; tired, weary
somnus, -i, m.: sleep, sts. personified as Somnus
Cĕrēs, -ĕris, f.: Ceres (Gk. Demeter), goddess of grain; (by metonymy) food
pĭger, -gra, -grum: sluggish, torpid, lazy
lăbo (1): stand unsteadily, totter
languor, -ōris, m.: faintness, exhaustion, lassitude
sŏpor, -ōris, m.: sleep
ŏpĕrĭo, -īre, -ŭi, -ertum: shut, close; cover
ăbĕo, -īre, -ĭvi or -ii, -ītum: go away or out
quĭes, -ētis, f.: sleep, repose
mollis, -e: soft, mild, languid, voluptuous
răbĭdus, -a, -um: raging, ravening, frenzied, violent
fŭror, -ōris, m.: passion, rage, frenzy
ōs, ōris, n.: mouth; face, countenance
aurĕus, -a, -um: golden
sōl, sōlis, m.: the sun, sts. personified as Sol
rădĭo (1): radiate light, beam, shine
lustro (1): purify ceremonially; move through
aether, -ĕris, m.: the upper regions of space; upper air
albus, -a, -um: white; transparent, clear, colorless
fĕrus, -a, -um: fierce, wild, savage; inhuman, cruel
pello, pellĕre, pĕpŭli, pulsum: push; strike, beat; drive, drive off
vĕgĕtus, -a, -um: vigorous, active, energetic; fresh
sŏnĭpēs, -pĕdis: (poet.) a horse
excĭo, -īre, -īvi or -ii, -itum: rouse (from sleep)
fŭgĭo, fŭgĕre, fūgi, fŭgĭtum: run away, flee, escape, slip off
rĕcĭpĭo, -cĭpĕre, -cēpi, -ceptum: receive, take in
sĭnus, -ūs, m.: bosom, refuge
Pasithea, -ae f.:Pasithea, one of the the three Graces, married to Hypnos, or Sleep
pectus, -ŏris, n.: breast, chest; soul, heart, mind
rĕcŏlo, -cŏlĕre, -cŏlŭi, -cuitum: reoccupy; go over in one's mind
lī̆quĭdus, -a, -um: liquid, fluid; clear, unclouded
aestŭo (1): blaze; swelter; burn with pain or desire; toss about, seethe, writhe
rĕdĭtus, -ūs, m.: a returning, return
vădum, -i, n.: a shallow piece of water, shoal; (pl.) the waters of the sea
vīso, -sĕre, -si, -sum: (freq. of video) go to see; look at, gaze at, view
lā̆crĭmo (1): weep
pā̆trĭa, -ae, f.: fatherland
allŏquor, -qui, -cūtus sum: speak to, address
maestus, -a, -um: full of sadness, sad, sorrowful, afflicted, dejected, melancholy
crĕātrix, -īcis, f.: mother, creatress
gĕnĕtrix, -īcis, f.: mother, creator
fămŭlus, -i, m.: servant, slave
ĕrĭ-fŭga, -ae, m.: a runaway, a slave who absconds from his master
nix, nĭvis, f.: snow
gĕlĭdus, -a, -um: frozen
stăbŭlum, -i, n.: stable, fold, shed; lair, den
lătĭbŭlum, -i, n.: hiding place, lair, den, hole
ūbī̆nam: interro. adv., where in the world? just where?
pōno, pōnĕre, pŏsŭi, pŏsĭtum: put, place
rĕor, rēri, rătus sum: believe, think, imagine
cŭpĭo, -ĕre, -īvi or -ĭi, -ītum: want, desire
pūpŭla, -ae, f.: the pupil of the eye
derigo, derigĕre, dĕrexi, dĕrectum: align, make straight, aim
ăcĭēs, -ēi, f.: a sharp edge; the sight of one's eyes, vision
căreo, -ēre, -ui, -ĭtum: lack, be free of
rĕmōtus, -a, -um: removed, remote, distant
gĕnĭtor, -ōris, m.: father; pl., parents
absum, abesse, āfui, āfŭtārus: be absent
pălaestra, -ae, f.: a wrestling place, usu. a wrestling floor with adjacent changing rooms, etc.
stădĭum, -ii, n.: a running track
gymnăsĭum, -ii, n.: an athletic center
quĕror, quĕri, questus sum: complain, protest
gĕnus, -ĕris, n.: stock, family; offspring; kind, type; way, method, mode
ŏbĕo, -īre, īvi or ĭi, -itum: meet, go into, take on
ădŏlescens, -entis, m. or f.: youth
ĕphēbus, -i, m.: ephebe, a Greek youth (in Athenian law, between 18 and 20)
flōs, -ōris, m.: flower; youthful beauty; the finest specimen of a type or class
dĕcus, -ŏris, n.: glory; the best of anything
ŏlĕum, -i, n.: olive oil; (by metonymy) wrestling, wrestling place
iānŭa, -ae, f.: door to a house, other building, or heaven
frĕquens, -entis: crowded, thronged
līmen, -ĭnis, n.: threshold, doorway
tĕpĭdus, -a, -um: warm
flōrĭdus, -a, -um: full of flowers, flowery
cŏrolla, -ae, f.: dim. of corona; garland, small wreath
linquo, linquĕre, līqui, lictus: leave, quit
ŏrĭor, orīri, ortus sum: rise
cŭbĭcŭlum, -i, n.: bedroom
mĭnistra, -ae, f.: handmaid, temple attendant
stĕrĭlis, -e: incapable of procreation
algĭdus, -a, -um: cold
ămĭcĭo, -ĭcīre, -ĭcui, -ictum: cover, cloak
cŏlo, cŏlĕre, colŭi, cultum: inhabit; till; look after
cŏlŭmen, -ĭnis, n.: roof, summit, peak
cerva, -ae, f.: hind, doe
silvĭcultrix, -īcis, f.: adj., living in the forest
ăper, -pri, m.: wild boar
nĕmŏrĭvăgus, -a, -um: forest wandering
dŏlĕt, dŏlēre, -ŭit: (impersonal), it causes pain, it rankles
paenĭtĕt, -ēre, -uit: (impersonal) it causes dissatisfaction or regret (impers. const. w/ acc. of person affected & gen. of cause)
rŏsĕus, -a, -um: rosy, red
lăbellum, -i, n.: (dim. of labrum) lip
gĕmĭnus, -a, -um: double, twin
auris, -is, f.: ear
nuntĭus, -ii, m. (sometimes neuter, nuntium -ii): a message, news, tidings
rĕfĕro, refĕrre, rettŭli, rĕlātum: bring back; report
iungo, -ngĕre, -nxi, -nctum: yoke, join, unite
rĕsolvo, -solvĕre, -solvi, -sŏlūtum: loosen, undo
lĕo, -ōnis, m.: lion. Cybele was often depicted with a chariot pulled by lions.
laevus, -a, -um: left; the left hand
hostis, -is, m.: enemy
lŏquor, lŏqui, -cātus sum: speak; tell
agedum: come!
fĕrox, -ōcis: fierce
ictus, -ūs, m.: stroke, blow, impact
lībĕrē:freely, unrestrictedly, without let or hinderance; frankly, openly, boldly
nĭmis: adv., too much; very much
impĕrĭum, -ĭi, n.: command
caedo, caedĕre, cĕcīdi, caesum: strike, beat
cauda, -ae, f.: tail
verber, -ĕris, n.: pl., blows, lashes
pătĭor, pătī, passus sum: undergo, suffer, be subjected to; bear, put up with, tolerate, let, allow
cunctus, -a, -um: the whole of, all
mūgĭo, -īre, -īvi and -ĭi, -ītum: low, moo, bellow, roar
frĕmo, -ĕre, -ŭi, -ĭtum: roar, rumble, growl
rĕtŏno (1): resound, reverberate
rŭtĭlus, -a, -um: reddish, ruddy (inclining to gold or orange)
tŏrōsus, -a, -um: knotty, bulging, muscular, brawny
cervix, -īcis, f.: the neck
iŭba, -ae, f.: mane
āio: say
mĭnax, -ācis: menacing, threatening
rĕlĭgo (1): untie
fĕrus, -i, m.: a wild animal, wild beast
ădhortor, -āri, -ātus sum: urge on
incĭto (1): incite, provoke, stir
frĕmo, -ere, -ŭi, -ĭtum: roar
rē̆fringo, -fringĕre, -frēgi, -fractum: break
virgultum, -i, n.: brushwood, undergrowth
ūmĭdus, -a, -um: damp
albĭco (1): have a whitish tinge
lītus, -ŏris, n.: shore
prŏpe: adv. & prep. w/ acc., near
marmor, -ŏris, n.: marble; the marblelike surface of the sea
impĕtus, -ūs, m.: forceful or rapid movement; attack
dē-mens, -entis: out of one's mind or senses; mad, raving; foolish
spătĭum, -ii, n.: racetrack; area, space, extent
prŏcul: adv., far off; to a great distance
