Stage 37

Vocabulary

potestas, potestatis, f. power

redigo, -ere, redegi, redactum bring

refero, referre, rettuli, relatum bring back, deliver

initium, initii, n. beginning

aestas, aestatis, f. summer

proelium, proelii, n. battle

consto, constare be agreed

  satis constat it is generally agreed

affirmo, -are, -avi, -atum declare

coniunx, coniugis, f. wife

firmo, -are, -avi, -atum strengthen, establish

parco, -ere, peperci, parsum spare (takes dat.)

dedo, -ere, dededi, deditum give up

  se dedo surrender, give oneself up

tributum, tributi, n. tribute, tax

mollius: molliter gently, leniently

adsumo, -ere, adsumpsi, adsumptum adopt

sollicito, -are, -avi, -atum worry

inquietus, -a, -um unsettled

aurum, -i, n. gold

equidem indeed

obtineo, -ere, obtinui, obtentum hold

Hibernia Ireland

consularis, -is, m. ex-consul

meditor, meditari, meditatus sum consider

deprehendo, -ere, deprehendi, deprehensum discover

sensus, -us, m. feeling

similis, simile (takes dat.) similar

modo just now

suadeo, suadere, suasi, suasum advise, suggest (takes dat.)

supercilia, superciliorum, n. pl. eyebrows

  supercilia contrahere draw eyebrows together, frown

moderatio, moderationis, f. moderation

breviter briefly

commode appropriately

amplius more fully

vereor, vereri, veritus sum be afraid, fear

consideratus, -a, -um careful, well-considered

utor, uti, usus sum use (takes abl.)

elatus, -a, -um excited, carried away

copiae, -arum, f. pl. forces

obicio, -ere, -obieci, obiectum present, put in the way of, expose to

praefectus, -i, m. commander

  praefectus praetorio commander of the praetorium guard

sapienter wisely

speciosus, -a, -um impressive

aerarium, aerarii, n. treasury

nec...nec neither...nor

comparo, -are, -avi, -atum compare, obtain

gero, -ere, gessi, gestum wear; achieve, manage

proximus, -a, -um last

obliviscor, oblivisci,  oblitus sum forget

memini, meminisse remember

imperium, -ii, n. power

fio, fieri, factus sum be made, be done, become, occur

rego, -ere, rexi, rectum rule

cupido, cupidinis, f. desire

dubitabat quin did not doubt that

odium, -ii, n. hatred

invidia, -ae, f. jealousy, envy