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1
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adsistō –ere –adstitī

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to stand at, by, or present; stand

2
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aliquāndō

A

sometimes

3
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assideō assidēre assēdī assessus

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to sit by, besiege; watch over (> ad and sedeo)

4
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concors concordis

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of one mind or spirit; harmonious, friendly (> com– and cor)

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corrumpō corrumpere corrūpī corruptus

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to spoil/rot; taint/contaminate; damage/ruin, undo; destroy/deface; digest; infect; pervert, corrupt, deprave; bribe, suborn; seduce, tempt, beguile; falsify

6
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cūnctor –ārī –ātus sum

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to delay

7
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dēlēniō dēlēnīre dēlēniī dēlēnītum

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to soothe; soften

8
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dēnūntiō dēnūntiāre dēnūntiāvī dēnūntiātus

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to denounce; command, order

9
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epulae epulārum (f. pl.)

A

banquet, feast

10
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ēvincō –ere –vīcī –victus

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to conquer completely; overcome

11
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exāctor –ōris m.

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tax-collector; supervisor

12
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extrēmus –a –um

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farthest, situated at the end or tip, extreme

13
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foris foris f.

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door

14
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fundō fundere fūdī fūsus

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to pour, cast (metals); scatter, shed, rout

15
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humus humī f.

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ground, soil, earth, land, country

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incalēscō –calēscere –caluī —

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to grow warm, be heated, glow; grow warm with passion

17
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īnsum inesse īnfuī

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to be in

18
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irritus (inritus) –a –um

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invalid, void

19
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languēscō –ere languī

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to become faint, grow weak, droop (> langueo)

20
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miser misera miserum

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wretched, pitiable, miserable

21
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nūntiō nuntiāre nuntiāvī nuntiātus

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to announce/report/bring word/give warning; convey/deliver/relate message/greeting

22
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pellō pellere pepulī pulsus

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to push, drive (off)

23
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percussor –ōris m.

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a striker, murderer, assassin

24
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praegredior praegredī praegressus

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go in front; precede (transitive); pass in front of

25
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prex precis f.

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prayer, request

26
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prōlātō –āre

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to extend, enlarge

27
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properō properāre properāvī properātus

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to hasten, speed; prepare quickly

28
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quaerō quaerere quaesiī/quaesīvī quaesītus

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to search for, seek, ask; (absol.) seek or acquire wealth, etc.

29
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questus –ūs m.

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a complaining; moaning; groans; mournful sound (> queror)

30
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raptim

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snatchingly, hastily, suddenly, speedily, hurriedly

31
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redeō redīre rediī reditum

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to return, go back; fall back on, revert to

32
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regredior regredī regressus sum

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to go back, return

33
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servīlis –e

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of a slave, slavish, servile

34
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suādeō suādēre suāsī suāsus

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to urge, recommend; suggest; induce; propose, persuade, advise

35
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superbia superbiae f.

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arrogance, pride, haughtiness

36
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superus –a –um

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above, high; higher, upper, of this world; greatest, last, highest; (masc. pl. as subst.) the gods

37
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tempestīvus –a –um

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of the right time, at the proper time, timely, seasonable, opportune, fitting, appropriate, suitable; convivium tempestivum: a banquet beginning early in day, an extended banquet

38
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timeō timēre timuī

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to fear, be afraid (of)

39
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tribūnus tribūnī m.

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tribune

tribūnus plēbis: “tribune of the people”

tribūnus mīlitum: an army officer

40
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uxōrius –a –um

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pertaining to a wife; enslaved to one’s wife, uxorious, slave of a wife (> uxor, wife)