BG Vocab., Book 1.1-3

Question 0

absum, abesse, āfuī, –

Answer 0

to be away from, distant, lacking

Question 1

incolō, incolere, incoluī, –

Answer 1

to inhabit, dwell in

Question 2

animus, animī (m.)

Answer 2

mind, character, spirit, courage

Question 3

propterea quod

Answer 3

because

Question 4

hūmānitās, -tātis (f.)

Answer 4

humanity, culture, refinement

Question 5

commeō, commeāre, commeāvī, commeātus

Answer 5

to go back and forth [with ad–resort to, visit]

Question 6

contendō, contendere, contendī, contentum

Answer 6

push forward, hasten, march; fight; maintain

Question 7

quoque

Answer 7

[following emphasized word]–also, too

Question 8

praecēdō, praecēdere, praecessī, praecessum

Answer 8

go before, surpass, excel

Question 9

virtūs, virtūtis (f.)

Answer 9

manliness, courage, excellence

Question 10

attingō, attingere, attigī, attactum

Answer 10

touch, border on; reach, extend

Question 11

īnferus, -a, -um

Answer 11

low, below; inferior = lower

Question 12

occāsus, occāsūs (m.)

Answer 12

falling down, setting; w/ solis = sunset

Question 13

vergō, vergere, —, —

Answer 13

to look or lie toward; to be situated

Question 14

orior, orīrī, ortus sum

Answer 14

arise, spring up

Question 15

septentrionēs, -um (m.)

Answer 15

northern

Question 16

dītissimus, -a, -um

Answer 16

richest

Question 17

coniūrūātiō, -ōnis (f.)

Answer 17

swearing together, plot, conspiracy

Question 18

rēgnī cupiditāte

Answer 18

eagerness, greed, desire for the kingdom

Question 19

potior, potīrī, —, —

Answer 19

become master of, get possession of, obtain

Question 20

imperium, -ī (n.)

Answer 20

right to command, authority, supreme military command

Question 21

lacus, lacūs (m.)

Answer 21

lake

Question 22

ūnā ex parte

Answer 22

on one side

Question 23

alterā ex parte

Answer 23

on the second side

Question 24

tertiā (ex parte)

Answer 24

on the third side

Question 25

lātē

Answer 25

widely, extensively

Question 26

angustus, -a, -um

Answer 26

compressed, narrow (very)

Question 27

magnō dolōre aedificiēbantur

Answer 27

they were greatly annoyed

Question 28

arbitror, arbitrārī, arbitrātus sum

Answer 28

to judge, to think

Question 29

vagor, vagārī, ---

Answer 29

to wander or roam about

Question 30

addūcō, adducere, addūxī, adductum

Answer 30

to lead to, influence

Question 31

coēmō, coēmere, coēmī, coēmptum

Answer 31

to buy, buy up

Question 32

sementis, sementis (f.)

Answer 32

sowing

Question 33

proficīscor, proficīscī, profectus sum

Answer 33

to set out, go forward

Question 34

suppetō, suppetere, suppetīvī, suppetītum

Answer 34

to be near, to be in store, to be supplied

Question 35

iūmentum, -ī (n.)

Answer 35

yoke, pack animal

Question 36

constituō (in the context of 1.3)

Answer 36

to decide

Question 37

conficiō, conficere, confēcī, confectum

Answer 37

to make thoroughly, to finish, to complete

Question 38

dūxērunt (in context of line 1.3.7)

Answer 38

to consider

Question 39

dēligō, dēligere, dēlēgī, dēlēctum

Answer 39

to pick out, choose

Question 40

legātiō, -ōnis (f.)

Answer 40

embassy, legation, commission

Question 41

occupō (1)

Answer 41

to take possession of, seize, engage

Question 42

conor, conārī, conātus sum

Answer 42

to try

Question 43

rēgnum, -ī (n.)

Answer 43

in context--absolute authority in the state

Question 44

nōn esse dubium quīn

Answer 44

for uncertainty not to exist

Question 45

potior, potīrī, ---

Answer 45

to become master of, to get possession of

Question 46

iūs iūrandum

Answer 46

oath

Question 47

firmissimus, -a, -um

Answer 47

most stable, strong, vigorous

Question 48

perfacilis, perfacile

Answer 48

very easy

Question 49

prīncipātus, -ūs (m.)

Answer 49

first place in leadership