Wheelocks Vocab Adj 4 of 5 Flashcards
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first, foremost, chief, principal
primus, -a, -um
how many, as many as (indeclinable)
quot
similar (to), like, resembling
similis, simile
above, upper
superus, -a, -um
useful, advantageous
utilis, utile
better
melior, -ius
worse
peior, -ius
more (NB no masc. and fem. or dat. sing; abl. sing. plure, gen. plur. plurium, neut. pl. plura)
plus
smaller
minor, minus
former
prior, -ius
higher
superior, -ius
best
optimus, -a, -um
greatest
maximus, -a, -um
worst
pessimus, -a, -um
most
plurimus, -a, -um
smallest
minimus, -a, -um
highest, furthest
summus, -a, -um
highest, last
supremus, -a, -um
dead
mortuus, -a, -um
chief, foremost; (m. or f. noun) leader, emperor (genitive principis)
princeps
worthy, worthy of
dignus, -a, -um
hard, harsh, rough, stern, unfeeling, hardy, difficult
durus, -a, -um
so large, so great, of such a size
tantus, -a, -um
the remaining, the rest, the other, all the others (always plural)
ceteri, -ae, -a