Vergil Quiz 5 Vocabulary

amans, amantis

lover

armo

arm, equip, furnish

bacchor, ari, atus

rush, wildly, brave

Bacchus

god of wine

Cithaeron, onis

Greek mountain

commoveo, ere, movi, motus

move, stir, shake, agitate

compello

address, accost, speak to

defero, ferre, tuli, latus

carry down, report

dolus, i

deciet, stratagem, fraud

excipio, ere, cepi, ceptus

catch, recieve, take up

excio, ire, ivi, itus

arouse, excite, stir

fallo, ere, fefelli, falsus

deceive, cheat, mock

impius, a, um

wicked, acursed, disloyal

incendo, ere, i, ensus

inflame, burn

inops, opis

needy, destitute, bereft of

motus, us

movement, emotion

nocturnus, a, um

of the night, nocturnal

orgia, orum

mystic rites, rituals

praesentio, ire, sensi, sensus

percieve first, suspect

qualis, e

of what sort, such as

saevio, ire, ivi, itus

rage, storm

stimulo

spur, goad, prick, incite

Thias, adis

Bacchant, devotee of Bacchus

timeo, ere, ui

fear, dread

trietericus, a, um

triennial

tutus, a, um

protected, safe, secure

ultro

further, voluntarily

alienus, a, um

belonging to another, another’s, alien, foreign

altum, i

the deep, heaven

Aquilo, onis

north wind

bene

well, rightly, securely, fully

conubium

wedlock, marriage

crudelis, e

cruel, bloody, bitter

decedo, ere, cessi, cessus

depart

dissimulo

conceal, dissimulate, pretend otherwise

etiam

also, even, besides, yet, still

funus, eris

funeral, death, disaster

hibernus, a, um

wintry, of the winter

hymenaeus, i

wedding hymn

ignotus, a, um

unknown, strange

incipio, ere, cepi, ceptus

begin, undertake

mereo, ere, ui, itus

deserve, earn, merit

molior, iri, itus

prepare, attempt, do

morior, i, mortuus

die, perish

nefas

impiety, unspeakable thing, crime

nihil, nil

nothing, not at all

perfidus, a, um

treacherous, perfidious

propero

hasten, hurry, speed

quando

when, since, if ever, because

quin

why not, but that, in fact

quisquam, quicquam

anyone, anything

spero

hope for, expect, suppose

tacitus, a, um

silet, noiseless, secret

undosus, a, um

billowing, wavy

adeo, iri, ii, itus

approach

adhuc

to this point, till now

an

whether, or

desero, ere, ui, rtus

desert, forsake

destruo, ere, struxi, structus

destroy

dulcis, e

sweet, dear, pleasant, delightful

exstinguo, ere, inxi, inctus

extinguish, blot out, destroy, ruin

exuo, ere, ui, utus

bare, doff, discard

frater, tris

brother

Gaetulus, a, um

of the Gaetuli, and African tribe

hospes, itis

stranger, guest, host

Iarbas, ae

African prince, one of Dido’s suitors

indensus, a, um

hostile, bitter

iste, ta, tud

that (of yours)

Libycus, a, um

of Libya

misereor, eri, itus

pity, commiserate

moribundus, a, um

dying, about to die

moror, ari, atus

delay, tarry, hinder

Nomas, adis

tribe of North Africa

odi, isse

hate, detest, loathe

oro

to pray for, entreat, beseech

prex, precis

prayer, entreaty, vow

prior, ius

soon, former, first, prior

propter

on account of, near

pudor, oris

shame, modesty, honor

Pygmalion, onis

brother of Dido

quoniam

since, because

resto, are, stiti

remain, be left

tyrannus, i

ruler, chieftain, tyrant

aula, ae

hall, palace, court

desero, ere, ui, rtus

desert, forsake

equidem

indeed, truly, surely

ludo, ere, si, sus

play, sport, mock

omnino

altogether, completely, utterly

parvalus, a, um

tiny, very small, little

saltem

at least, at any rate

suboles, is

offspring, progeny, child

suscipio, ere, cepi, ceptus

take up, beget, bear

tamen

however, nevertheless, but

Acheron, ontis

river of Hades

aestuo

boil, seethe, rage

aqua, ae

water

caenum

mud, filth, slime

canities, ei

grayness, gray hair

Charon, ontis

ferryman of souls across the river Styx

Cocytus, i

river of Hades