Latin Vocab C&P 4

tantum : only

sero : (too) late

memini, meminisse (defective) : to remember

minor, minare, minavi, minatum : to threaten

prex, precis f : prayer

complexus, complexus m : embrace

confero, conferre, contuli, collatum : to bring together, compare

cedo, cedere, cessi, cessum : to yield, give way, go

oro, orare, oravi, oratum : to pray

potestas, potestatis f : power

nequiquam : in vain

trepidus a um : agitated

amplector, amplecti : amplexus sum to embrace

praeceptum, praecepti n : order, command

auris, auris f : ear

denique : finally

obliviscor, oblivisci, oblitus sum (often +gen) : to forget

percontor, percontare, precontavi, percontatus : to question

fingo, fingere, finxi, fictum : to make, invent, pretend

onero, onerare, oneravi, oneratum : to load


interea : meanwhile

accedo, accedere, accessi, accessum : to go to, approach

lacrima, lacrimae f : tear

pareo, parere, parui, paritum + dat : to obey

autem : but, however

opes, opum f pl : wealth

omnino : altogether, entirely, at all

audeo, audere, ausus sum : to dare

talis, tale : (of) such a kind

prope : near


Verbs that often introduce Indirect Commands:

+ dat.: impero (order), mando (command), persuadeo (persuade)

+ acc.: hortor (urge), moneo (advise), oro (beg), rogo (ask)

a/ab + abl.: peto (ask), postulo (demand), quaero (ask)


Tricky Ten

deinde , adv. then, next

autem, conj. but, however

quidem, adv. indeed, in fact

quidam, quaedam, quoddam a certain

tamen, adv. however, nevertheless, still

tandem, adv. at last, finally

enim, conj. for, indeed, in fact

etiam, adv. & conj. also, and also, even, too

nam, conj. for

tam, adv. so