Stage 39

Vocabulary

studium, -i, n. study

litterae, -arum f.pl. literature

genus, generis, n. race, kind

mortalis, -e mortal

fulmen, fulminis, n. thunderbolt

cremo, -are, -avi, -atum burn, destroy by fire

diversus, -a, -um different

nimbus, -i, m. rain-cloud

diluvium, -i, n. flood

perdo, -ere, perdidi, perditum destroy, waste, lose

prudenter sensibly, prudently

se gero behave oneself

inquisitio, -onis, f. examination, investigation

musca, -ae, f. fly

configo, -ere, confixi, confixum stab, skewer

respicio, -ere, respexi, respectum look at, look back

displiceo, -ere, displicui, displicitum displease (takes the dative)

disco, -ere, didici learn

repente suddenly

fabulosus, -a, -um famous, legendary

facundus, -a, -um fluent, eloquent

merito deservedly

solutus, -a, -um untied, free

  oratio soluta prose speech

narratio, narrationis, f. narration

cunctanter slowly, hesitantly

Aquilo, -onis, m. North Wind

caverna, -ae, f. cave, cavern

Aeolius, -a, -um Aeolian

includo, -ere, inclusi, inclusum shut up

Notus, -i, m. South Wind

gravo, -are, -avi, -atum load, weigh down

imber, imbris, m. rain, storm-cloud

tridens, tridentis, m. trident

campus, -i, m. plain, ground

excipio, -ere, excepi, exceptum take over

tellus, telluris, f. land, earth

discrimen, discriminis, n. boundary, dividing line; crisis

remigo, -are, -avi, -atum row

aro, -are, -avi, -atum plow

supra over, on top of  (takes the accusative case)

mergo, -ere, mersi, mersum submerge

piscis, piscis, m. fish

ovis, ovis, f. sheep

fulvus, -a, -um, tawny, light brown

capella, -ae, f. she-goat

gracilis,-e graceful

fallo, -ere, fefelli, falsum deceive, escape notice of, slip by

resumo, -ere, resumpsi, resumptum pick up again

capto, -are, -avi, -atum try to catch

concipio, -ere, -cepi, -ceptum catch (fire)

ardesco, -ere catch fire

axis, axis, m. vault of heaven

antrum, -i, n. cave

canus, -a, -um white

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

hinc then, next

caeruleus, -a, -um from the deep blue sea, dark blue

iuvo, -are, iuvi, iutum help, assist, please

auxiliaris, auxiliare additional

intremo, -ere, intremui shake

exspatior, -ari, exspatiatus sum extend, spread out

pontus, -i, m. sea

desum, deesse, defui be lacking, be missing, be unavailable

collis, collis, m. hill

cumba, -ae, f. boat

aduncus, -a, -um curved

illic there, in that place

culmen, culminis, n. roof

ulmus, -i, f. elm tree

no, -are, navi swim

lasso, -are, -avi, -atum tire, weary

volucris, volucris, f. bird

vagus, -a, -um  wandering

qua where

gramen, graminis, n. grass

carpo, -ere, carpsi, carpsum pluck, seize

deformis, -e ugly, disfigured

phoca, -ae, f. seal