AP Latin Pliny Vergil Vocab List 3

architectus

architect; inventor, designer

arcus arcūs

bow, arc, arch; rainbow; anything arched or curved

ārdēns

glowing, fiery, hot, ablaze, burning, eager

ārdēō ārdēre ārsī ārsum

to be on fire, burn, blaze, be burned, glow

area arae

ground, dry land, open space

ārēna (harēna)

sand, grains of sand; sandy land or desert; seashore; arena

arma armōrum

implements, outfit, instruments, tools; implements of war, arms, weapons

ars artis

practical skill, art

arvum arvī

field, cultivated land, plowed land

arx arcis

castle, citadel, fortress, stronghold

ascendō ascendere ascendī ascēnsus

to climb, go/climb up; mount, scale; embark; rise, ascend, move upward

aspiciō aspicere aspēxī aspectus

to look at, look upon, behold, look

at or ast

but (introducing a contrast to what precedes)

āter atra atrum

black, coal-black, gloomy, dark

Athēnae Athēnārum

(proper) Athens (city in Greece)

āthlēta -ae

wrestler, boxer, athlete, one who is in public games; expert

atque or ac

and; than (correl. with alius); as (correl. with idem)

ātrium -ī

atrium, reception hall in a Roman house

attonitus -a -um

astonished, fascinated; stupefied, dazed; inspired

audācia -ae

boldness, courage, confidence; recklessness

audāx -ācis

bold; courageous; reckless, rash; presumptuous

audeō, audēre, ausus sum

to venture, dare, be bold, dare to do, risk

audiō audīre audīvī audītus

to hear, listen (to)

aura aurae

air (in motion), a breeze, breath of air, wind, blast

Aurēlius -ī

(proper) a Roman male name (nomen - name of a Roman gens)

aureus (aureātus) -a -um

of gold, golden; gilded; gleaming like gold; splendid

auris auris

ear

aurum aurī

gold

aut; aut...aut

or (introducing an antithesis to what precedes); either...or (aut...aut)

autem

but, on the other hand, on the contrary, however

auxilium auxiliī

help, assistance; remedy; supporting resource, force; (pl.) auxiliary troops

avunculus avunculī

maternal uncle, mother's brother

beātus -a -um

happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate

bellum (duellum) bellī

war

bene

well

beneficium beneficī(ī)

favor, benefit, service, kindness

benignus -a -um

kind, favorable; kindly, mild, affable