Pliny 9.36 Vocabulary List

quemadmodum or quem ad modum

in what manner, how

aestās aestātis f.

summer

dispōnō dispōnere dispōsuī dispōsitus

to place, arrange, distribute

ēvigilō ēvigilāre

to be wakeful, be vigilant

libet (libēre) libuit libitum est

it pleases, is pleasing (impersonal)

plērumque

generally

tardus -a -um

slow

rārō (rārius rārissimē)

rarely, seldom

tenebrae tenebrārum f. pl.

darkness

āvocō -āre

to call off, call away

abdūcō abdūcere abdūxī abductus

to lead/take away

quotiēns or quotiēs

how many times; whenever

ēmendō -āre

to correct, amend

paucus -a -um

(pl.) a few; (sing.) small

compōnō compōnere composuī compōsitus

to build, arrange, bury, calm down

-ve

or (postpositive enclitic)

notārius -(i)ī m.

shorthand writer, stenographer

admittō admittere admīsī admīssus

to send to, admit

fōrmō fōrmāre fōrmāvī fōrmātus

to form, shape

dictō -āre

to say often, declare

rūrsus or rūrsum

back

dīmittō dīmittere dīmīsī dimīssus

to send away

dīmētior -mēnsus sum

to measure

suādeō suādēre suāsī suāsus

to recommend, persuade

xystus -ī m.

a colonnade, terrace

cryptoporticus -ūs f.

a covered gallery or passage, a vault, a hall

cōnferō cōnferre cōntulī cōllātus

to collect, transfer, move

meditor meditārī meditātus sum

to think, rehearse

vehiculum vehiculī n.

carriage

dūrō dūrāre dūrāvī dūrātus

to harden, endure

intentiō -ōnis f.

exertion, effort, attention; intention, purpose; concentration, fervor

mūtātiō -ōnis f.

change, alteration

ipse ipsa ipsum

himself, herself, itself (intensive)

reficiō reficere refēcī refectus

to repair

paulum or paululum

a little

redormiō -īre -dormīvī/-dormiī -dormītus

to sleep again

pariter

alike

fīrmō fīrmāre fīrmāvī fīrmātus

to strengthen

unguō -ere (ungō -ere) -ūnxī -ūnctus

to anoint

lavō lavāre (lavere) lāvī lōtus (lautus)

to wash

lyristes -ae m.

a lute player, lyrist

ērudītus -a -um

clever, skilled

vespera -ae f.

the evening

extendō -ere -tendī -tentus (-tēnsus)

to stretch forth; stretch

cito citius (comp.) citissime (superl.)

quickly

condō condere condidī conditus

to build, store up, place

nōnnumquam

sometimes

ōrdō ōrdinis m.

row, order

dēmum

finally

lēctiō -ōnis f.

a selection, text

gestō gestāre gestāvī gestātus

to carry, bear

interveniō -venīre -vēnī -ventum

to come between, intervene

interdum

sometimes

lassus -a -um

tired, weary

opportūnus -a -um

suitable, convenient

interpellātiō -ōnis f.

interruption

subveniō subvenīre subvēnī subventum

to aid

venōr venārī venātus sum

to hunt, go hunting

aliquandō

at some time, at length

pugillārēs -ium m.

small tablets for writing

colōnus colōnī m.

farmer, colonist

satis or sat (comp. satius)

enough

agrestis agrestis agreste

rural, rustic

querēla querēlae f.

complaint

urbānus -a -um

urban, urbane, suave, witty

commendō commendāre commendāvī commendātus

to entrust, recommend, approve