Pliny Vesuvius Letters Vocab

Adversus

________- ein bedrohliches, ________, feindselig.

nubēs, nubis, f

cloud

ērudītus, -a, -um

learned

aptō (1)

to fit out or prepare

immineō, imminēre, imminuī

to threaten

subiaceō, subiacēre subiacuī

to lie under (w/ dative)

discrīmen, discriminis, n

crisis, distinction, decision

exprimō, exprimere, expressī, expressus

to press out; convey, express

noscō, noscere, nōvī, nōtus

to get to know, to learn, to recognize

cōpia, cōpiae, f

opportunity, chance; abundance, supply

similitūdō, similitūdinis, f

likeness

dēdūcō, dēdūcere, dēdūxī, dēductum

to launch, lead away

frequēns, -ntis

crowded, in large numbers

amoenitās, amoenitātis, f.

pleasantness, charm

rectus, -a, -um

correct, in a straight line

solūtus, -a, -um

free from

ōra, ōrae, f.

shore; boundary

cunctor (1)

to delay, hesitate

dirimō, dirimere, dirēmī, diremptus

to separate

invehō, invehere, invexī, invectus

to carry in, bring in

lavō, lavāre, lāvī, lōtus

to wash (oneself)

incidō, incidere, incidī

to fall on; happen

accēdō, accēdere, accessī, accessum

to come near, approach

obstō, obstāre, obstitī

to stand in the way, block

fulgor, fulgōris, m.

flash of lightning; brilliance, brightness

tenebrae, tenebrārum, f.

shadows; darkness, night

līmen, līminis, n.

threshold

mora, morae f.

delay, hindrance

cāsus, cāsūs m.

fall; chance, accident

vagor, vagārī, vagātus

to wander

fax, facis, f.

torch

semel

once

colligō, colligere, collēgī, collēctum

to pick up, gather, collect; infer

angustus, angusta,angustum

narrow

placeō, placēre, placuī

to please

ferē

approximately, almost

altus, -a, -um

high; deep

lātus, -a, -um

broad, wide; widespread

abeō -īre -iī -itum

to go away

accipiō -cipere -cēpī -ceptum

to receive

adeō -īre -iī -itum

to go to

adeō

to such a degree, so

adhūc

still

adversus -a -um

threatening, adverse, hostile

adversus + acc.

against

aequē

equally

alius, alia, aliud

other, different

an

whether, or

anima, -ae, f.

breath, spirit

animus, -ī, m.

spirit, mind

ārdeō ārdēre ārsī ārsum

to burn, be on fire; be eager

candidus -a -um

white, bright

claudō claudere clausī clausum

to close, shut

classis -is f.

class, division, fleet

cōnferō cōnferre contulī collātum

collect, bring to

crēscō crēscere crēvī crētum

grow, increase

ēripiō -ripere -ripuī -reptum

to snatch away, take away; rescue

fīnis -is m.

end, boundary

frangō frangere frēgī frāctum

to break, shatter

fuga -ae f.

flight, route

hortor hortārī hortātus sum

to urge strongly, advise, exhort

imperium -ī n.

command, power

impōnō -ere -posuī -positum

interim

meanwhile

interdum

sometimes, now and then

lapis, lapidis, m.

stone

lūmen luminis n.

light

mālō mālle māluī

to prefer

metus -ūs m.

fear, dread

negō -āre

to deny, refuse

pondus ponderis n.

weight

prōcēdō -cēdere -cessī -cessum

to go forth, advance

properō -āre

to hasten, speed

prōpōnō -pōnere -posuī -positum

to put forth, propose, present

ratiō -ōnis f.

method, plan, reason

recēns -ntis

fresh, new

reddō -dere -didī -ditum

to return, give back

referō referre rettulī relātum

to bring back, report

vertō vertere vertī versum

to turn