Pliny 6.16 Vocabulary

peto, petere, petivi, petitum

to ask, request

avunculus, avunculi, m.

uncle

exitus, exitus, m.

end, death

trado, tradere, tradidi, traditum

to hand down, deliver

posterus, posteri, m.

posterity

mors, mortis, f.

death

propono, proponere, proposui, propositum

to propose

quamvis

although

clades, cladis, f.

disaster

casus, casūs, m.

fall, event, calamity

quasi

as if

semper

always

vivo, vivere, vixi, victum

live, be alive

occido, occidere, occidi, occasum

to fall, die

condo, condere, condidi, conditum

to establish

perpetuitas, perpetuitatis, f.

permanence

aeternitas, aeternitatis, f.

eternity

equidem

indeed

beatus, beata, beatum

blessed, fortunate

puto, putare, putavi, putatum

to think

munus, muneris, n.

gift

uterque, utraque, utrumque

both

suscipio, suscipere, suscepi, susceptum

to undertake

iniungo, iniungere, iniunxi, iniunctum

to enjoin, impose

classis, classis, f.

fleet

imperium, imperii, n.

command

rego, regere, rexi, rectum

to rule, govern

fere

almost, about

appareo, apparere, apparui

to appear

inusitatus, inusitata, inusitatum

unusual

magnitudo, magnitudinis, f.

size

species, speciei, f.

appearance

utor, uti, usus sum (+ abl)

to use

sol, solis, m.

sun

gusto, gustare, gustavi, gustatum

to taste

posco, poscere, poposci

to demand, ask for

solea, soleae, f.

sandal

nubes, nubis, f.

cloud

intueor, intueri, intuitus sum

to look at

mons, montis, m.

mountain

cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognitum

to learn, recognize

orior, oriri, ortus sum

to rise

similitudo, similitudinis, f.

likeness

arbor, arboris, f.

tree

pinus, pini, f.

pine tree

exprimo, exprimere, expressi, expressum

to represent, express

velut

as if

truncus, trunci, m.

trunk

elatus, elata, elatum

raised up

altum, alti, n.

height, depth

quidam, quaedam, quoddam

certain, a certain, some

ramus, rami, m.

branch

diffundo, diffundere, diffudi, diffusum

to spread out

spiritus, spiritus, m.

breath, air

eveho, evehere, evexi, evectum

to carry up

dein

then

senesco, senescere, senui

to grow old, weaken

destituo, destituere, destitui, destitutum

to abandon

pondus, ponderis, n.

weight

vinco, vincere, vici, victum

to conquer

latitudo, latitudinis, f.

breadth, width

vanesco, vanescere

to vanish

candidus, candida, candidum

white

interdum

sometimes

maculosus, maculosa, maculosum

spotted

prout

as, according to

cinis, cineris, m.

ash

tollo, tollere, sustuli, sublatus

to lift up

propius

closer

nosco, noscere, novi, notum

to learn, know

eruditus, erudita, eruditum

learned, educated

apto, aptare, aptavi, aptatum

to prepare

una

together, at the same time

copia, copiae, f.

opportunity

forte

by chance

egredior, egredi, egressus sum

to go out

imminens, imminentis

threatening, overhanging

exterreo, exterrere, exterrui, exterritum

to frighten greatly

subiaceo, subiacere, subiacui

to lie beneath

navis, navis, f.

ship

fuga, fugae, f.

escape, flight

tantus, tanta, tantum

so great

discrimen, discriminis, n.

crisis, danger

eripio, eripere, eripui, ereptum

to snatch away

oro, orare, oravi, oratum

to beg, pray

verto, vertere, verti, versum

to turn

consilium, consilii, n.

plan, decision

studiosus, studiosa, studiosum

eager, curious

animus, animi, m.

mind, spirit

incoho, incohare, incohavi, incohatum

to begin

obeo, obire, obii, obitum

to undertake

deduco, deducere, deduxi, deductum

to lead, launch

frequens, frequentis

crowded

amoenitas, amoenitatis, f.

pleasantness, beauty

ora, orae, f.

shore

propero, properare, properavi, properatum

to hasten

illuc

to that place

unde

from where

rectus, recta, rectum

straight

cursus, cursūs, m.

course