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Ch 17 Shelmerdine
Vocab for Shelmerdine's Intro to Latin
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Language - Latin
Undergraduate 1
07/13/2011

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acies, aciei
Definition
f. battle line
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castra, castrorum
Definition
n. (pl) camp

castra ponere = to pitch camp
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epistula, epistulae
Definition
f. letter
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exercitus, excercitus
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m. army
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ferrum, ferri
Definition
n. iron; sword
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iudicium, iudicii
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n. court; trial; judgment
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multitudo, multitudinis
Definition
f. multitude, great number, crowd
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proelium, proelii
Definition
n. battle
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amitto
Definition
(amittere, amisi, amissus)
to lose
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cerno
Definition
(cernere, crevi, cretus)
to see, perceive, decide

video = to see
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constituo
Definition
(constituere, constitui, constitutus)
to decide, appoint, establish

condo = found, build, ESTABLISH
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curro
Definition
(currere, cucurri)
to run

concurro, concurrere = to charge, rush together, clash
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incendo
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(incendere, incendi, incensus)
to set fire to, burn; inflame

ardeo = BURN, be on fire; glow
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instituo
Definition
(instituere, instituti, institutus)
to establish, institute, build; educate

constituo = decide, appoint, ESTABLISH
aedifico = BUILD
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specto
Definition
(spectare, spectavi, spectatus)
to watch, look at
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traho
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(trahere, traxi, tractus)
to draw, drag
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videor
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(videri, visus sum) PASSIVE
to seem; be seen

often w/dat of person: "it seems best to ____"
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alter, altera, alterum (gen. -ius)
Definition
the one, the other (of two); next, second
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ferus, fera, ferum
Definition
wild, fierce; cruel; uncivilized

feri, -orum m. (pl) = wild animals
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a/ab (+ animate noun, in a passive sentence)
Definition
by
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contra
Definition
(+ acc) opposite; against; (adv) in reply; face to face
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