Pliny Vesuvius Letters Vocab
abeō -īre -iī -itum to go away
accēdō, accēdere, accessī, accessum to come near, approach
accipiō -cipere -cēpī -ceptum to receive
adeō -īre -iī -itum to go to
adeō to such a degree, so
adhūc still
adversus + acc. against
adversus -a -um threatening, adverse, hostile
aequē equally
alius, alia, aliud other, different
altus, -a, -um high; deep
amoenitās, amoenitātis, f. pleasantness, charm
angustus, angusta,angustum narrow
anima, -ae, f. breath, spirit
animus, -ī, m. spirit, mind
an whether, or
aptō (1) to fit out or prepare
ārdeō ārdēre ārsī ārsum to burn, be on fire; be eager
candidus -a -um white, bright
cāsus, cāsūs m. fall; chance, accident
classis -is f. class, division, fleet
claudō claudere clausī clausum to close, shut
colligō, colligere, collēgī, collēctum to pick up, gather, collect; infer
cōnferō cōnferre contulī collātum collect, bring to
cōpia, cōpiae, f opportunity, chance; abundance, supply
crēscō crēscere crēvī crētum grow, increase
cunctor (1) to delay, hesitate
dēdūcō, dēdūcere, dēdūxī, dēductum to launch, lead away
dirimō, dirimere, dirēmī, diremptus to separate
discrīmen, discriminis, n crisis, distinction, decision
ēripiō -ripere -ripuī -reptum to snatch away, take away; rescue
ērudītus, -a, -um learned
exprimō, exprimere, expressī, expressus to press out; convey, express
fax, facis, f. torch
ferē approximately, almost
fīnis -is m. end, boundary
frangō frangere frēgī frāctum to break, shatter
frequēns, -ntis crowded, in large numbers
fuga -ae f. flight, route
fulgor, fulgōris, m. flash of lightning; brilliance, brightness
hortor hortārī hortātus sum to urge strongly, advise, exhort
immineō, imminēre, imminuī to threaten
imperium -ī n. command, power
impōnō -ere -posuī -positum
incidō, incidere, incidī to fall on; happen
interdum sometimes, now and then
interim meanwhile
invehō, invehere, invexī, invectus to carry in, bring in
lapis, lapidis, m. stone
lātus, -a, -um broad, wide; widespread
lavō, lavāre, lāvī, lōtus to wash (oneself)
līmen, līminis, n. threshold
lūmen luminis n. light
mālō mālle māluī to prefer
metus -ūs m. fear, dread
mora, morae f. delay, hindrance
negō -āre to deny, refuse
noscō, noscere, nōvī, nōtus to get to know, to learn, to recognize
nubēs, nubis, f cloud
obstō, obstāre, obstitī to stand in the way, block
ōra, ōrae, f. shore; boundary
placeō, placēre, placuī to please
pondus ponderis n. weight
prōcēdō -cēdere -cessī -cessum to go forth, advance
properō -āre to hasten, speed
prōpōnō -pōnere -posuī -positum to put forth, propose, present
ratiō -ōnis f. method, plan, reason
recēns -ntis fresh, new
rectus, -a, -um correct, in a straight line
reddō -dere -didī -ditum to return, give back
referō referre rettulī relātum to bring back, report
semel once
similitūdō, similitūdinis, f likeness
solūtus, -a, -um free from
subiaceō, subiacēre subiacuī to lie under (w/ dative)
tenebrae, tenebrārum, f. shadows; darkness, night
vagor, vagārī, vagātus to wander
vertō vertere vertī versum to turn