Daedalus and Icarus 2025 Vocabulary

ago, agere, egi, actus

to do, drive, lead (NB: agent)

ales, alitis, m./f.

bird (cf. aves)

audax, audacis

bold, daring (NB: audacity, audacious)

aura, aurae, f.

air, breeze

caeruleus, a, um

blue, blue (NB: cerulean)

cera, ae, f.

wax

condo, condere, condidi, conditus

to found, establish (ab urbe condita, from the city having been founded)

cupido, cupidinis, f.

longing, desire (NB: cupidinous)

demissus, a, um

low

ensis, ensis, m.

sword (NB: Mass. motto/seal - ense petit placidam sub libertate quietam - she seeks a quiet peace under liberty with a sword)

erudio, erudire, erudivi, eruditus

to teach (NB: erudite, erudition)

fecundus, a, um

fertile (NB: fecundity)

gaudeo, gaudere, __, gavisus

to rejoice

gravo, gravare, gravavi, gravatus

to weigh down (NB: gravity, grave situation)

instruo, instruere, instruxi, instructus

to instruct

lacertus, i, m.

upper arm

locus, loci, m.

place (NB: location)

madesco, madescere, madui

to become wet

mel, mellis, n.

honey (NB: mellifluous)

monitus, us, m.

advice, warning (cf. moneo, monere)

nec iam

no longer

osculum, i, n.

kiss (NB: osculate)

patrius, a, um

of a father, paternal (cf. pater; paternal, patriarchy)

senilis, senile

of an old man, old man's, senile, aged (NB: senile, senility)

sepelio, sepelire, sepelii, sepultus

to bury (cf. sepultum)

sepulcrum, i, n.

tomb, grave (NB: sepulcher)

tremo, tremere, tremui

to tremble, shake (NB: tremulous, tremble)

velut

just as, like, as, as if

vinculum, i, n.

chain, bond (cf. vincere)

volatus, volatus, m.

flight (cf. volo, volare)

volo, volare, volavi, volatum

to fly