Tacitus Vocab Quiz 1

cāsus, casus, m.

outcome, chance, misfortune (from cado 'fall')

caedes, caedis, f.

slaughter, murder (from caedo 'cut down')

epulae, epularum, f. pl

feast, banquet

facinus, facinoris, n.

crime, misdeed

ferrum, ferri, n.

iron, sword

insidiae, insidiarum, f. pl

trap, ambush

mare, maris, n.

sea

naufragium, naufragii, n.

shipwreck (from frango 'break')

nāvis, navis, f.

ship

nox, noctis, f.

night

tenebrae, tenebrarum, f. pl.

shadows, darkness

venēnum, veneni, n.

poison, venom

vīs, vis, f. (pl. vires)

force, violence, power

vulnus, vulneris, n.

wound

aliquis, aliquid

anyone/thing, someone/thing (ali + quis)

quīdam, quaedam, quoddam

a certain (quī + dam)

ignārus, ignara, ignarum

ignorant, unaware

saevus, saeva. saevum

savage, cruel

excipiō, excipere, excepi, exceptum

to receive, accept (from capio 'take')

gerō, gerere, gessi, gestum

to carry (oneself), wear (clothes), wage (war)

metuō, metuere, metui, metutum

to fear

pereō, perire, perii, peritum

to die, perish (from eo 'go')

ruō, ruere, rui, rutum

to rush, fall (into ruins)

vehō, vehere, vexi, vectum

to convey, bring

quōmodo

how? in what manner?