Pliny 16 1-7 Vocab

beātus –a –um

happy, blessed

quamvis

even though, although

vērē

truly

aut; aut…aut

or, either...or

enim

in fact, for

avunculus avunculī

maternal uncle

cāsus cāsūs m.

fall, chance

exitus exitūs m.

departure

grātia grātiae f.

favor, influence, gratitude

scripta –ōrum n. pl.

writings, works (in poetry or prose)

terra terrae f.

land

uterque utraque utrumque

each of two

addō addere addidī additus

to give to

accēdō accēdere accessī accessum

to approach, be added, be included

an

or, whether, if

cinis cineris m. or f.

ashes

cūnctor –ārī –ātus sum

to delay

cursus cursūs m.

course, advance

curvō curvāre curvāvī curvātus

to bend

dēnsus –a –um

thick, dense

figūra figūrae f.

form, shape

flectō flectere flēxī flexus

to bend

forte

by chance

frangō frangere frēgī frāctus

to break, shatter

fuga fugae f.

flight, escape

immineō imminēre

to threaten; overhang

inquam inquis inquit inquiunt

to say

lapis lapidis m.

stone

malum malī n.

evil, calamity

rēctus –a –um

straight, direct

modo

only, just now

nisi or nī

if...not; unless

nōndum

not yet

nōscō nōscere nōvī nōtus

to learn, know

ōra –ae f.

shore, coast

paulum or paululum

a little

prope propius proximē

near (prep. + acc.)

properō properāre properāvī properātus

to hasten

pūmex pūmicis m. (f. in Catullus)

pumice–stone

quamquam

although

sinus sinūs m.

fold, pocket, chest

solvō solvere solvī solūtus

to release, pay

subitus –a –um

having come up suddenly; unexpected

ūnā

together