Chapter 20

Vocabulary

remedium, -i, n. remedy, cure

vulnus, vulneris, n. wound

effluo, -ere, effluxi, flow out

sano, (1) cure, heal

scindo, -ere, scidi, scissus cut, split

deligo, (1) bind, tie

lectus, -i m. bed

aranea, -ae, f. spider’s web, cobweb

numerus, -i, m. number

tollo, -ere, sustuli, sublatus raise

colloco, (1) place

provideo, -ere, providi, provisus foresee

nefastus, -a,-um terrible, forbidden

certus, -a, -um certain, infallible

verus, -a, -um true, real

medicus, -i, m. doctor

mus, muris, m./f. mouse

niger, nigra, nigrum black

capio, -ere, cepi, captus seize, capture

disseco, -are, dissecui, dissectus cut up, dissect

languidus, -a, -um weak, faint, languor

eius from is, ea, id he, she, it

versus, -us, m. verse

magicus, -a, -um magic

spongia, -ae, f. sponge

acetum, -i, n. vinegar

summergo, -ere,  summersi, summersus sink, submerge

recido, -ere, reccidi fall back

fervens, boiling

forceps, forcipis, m./f. forceps, tongs

firme, firmly

cutis, cutis, m. skin

perite, skillfully

consero, -ere, conserui, consertus stitch

fascia, -ae, f. bandage

latus, -a, -um wide

moneo, -ere, monui, monitus warn

quiesco, -ere, quievi, quietus rest

natura, -ae f. nature

familiarissime: familiariter closely, intimately

affligo, -ere, afflixi, afflictus afflict, hurt

domi at home (locative case)

impiger, impigra, impigrum lively, energetic

aliquando, sometimes

medicina, -ae, f. medicine

studeo, -ere, studui study ( takes the dative)

ars, artis, f. art, skill

nuptiae, nuptiarum, f. wedding

responsum, -i, n. answer

tutius est it would be safer

navigandi of sailing

veho, -ere, vexi, vectus carry, transport

tempestas, -atis, f. storm

obruo, -ere, obrui, obrutus overwhelm

commotus, -a, -um upset, distressed

pareo, -ere, parui obey (takes dative)

exercitus, -us, m. army

Atheniensis Athenian

Scorpio the Scorpion (sign of the zodiac)

ingenium, -i n. character

pravus, -a, -um evil

dolor, doloris m. pain

ingravesco, -ere grow worse

noctu by night

somnium, -i n. dream

medicamentum, -i n. ointment

exquisitissimo: exquisitus, -a, -um special

compono, -ere, composui, compositus put together, mix, make up

unguo, -ere, unxi, unctus (also ungo)anoint, smear

obeo, -ire, -ivi or -ii, -itus meet

refero, referre, rettuli, relatus bring back

infero, inferre, intuli, illatus bring in

iniuria, -ae f. injury

testamentum, -i n. will

heres, heredis, m. heir

si if

lego, -ere, legi, lectus read

fideliter faithfully

servio, -ire, -ivi or –ii, -itus to be a slave

plus more (comparative of multus)

quingenti five hundred

mors, mortis, f. death

quidquam aliud anything else

mando (1) entrust

funus, funeris, n. funeral

signo (1) sign, seal

humilis, -e low-born, of low class

libellus, -i m. little book

incipio, -ere, incepi, inceptus begin, start