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Amphitryo (uo), ōnis, myth. k. of Thebes, husband of Alcmena. Amphitryōniades, æ, Hercules. amphora, æ, F., water-jar. amplector, xus, 3; -xor, I, to embrace, comprehend. amplexus, ūs, M., embrace. amplio (-fico), 1, enlarge, widen,

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delay, glorify. amplitūdo, inis, F., largeness, dignity, grandeur.

amplius, more, further, [amplē.] amplus, a, um, large, strong, great. ampulla, æ, F., flask, jar, bombast. amputo, I, prune, cut off. Amulius, i, myth. k. of Alba, gr.uncle of Romulus. amurca, æ, F., oil-lees, dregs. amussis, is, im, F., foot-rule; ad amussim, exactly.

Amyclæ, ārum (ē, ēs), a town in Laconia, birthplace of Castor and Pollux (Amyclæi fratres). tamygdalum, i, N., almond. tamylum, i, N., starch. Amyntas, æ, k. of Macedon, father of Philip; died B.C. 370. amystis, idis, F., eager draught. an, whether, or; (interrog. § 71). tanagnostes, æ, M., reader.

analecta, ōrum, N., scraps. anas, atis, um (ium), F., duck. anceps, cipitis, two-headed, doubtful, perilous, critical.

Anchises, æ, a prince of Troy, father of Æneas. tanchora ancora, anchor. ancîle, is, N., shield.

ancilla, æ, F., maid-servant.

tancōn, ōnis, M., fork, corner. tancora, æ, F., anchor.

Ancus Marcius, fourth k. of Rome, reigned B.C. 640-618. Andromachē, ēs, wife of Hector. Andromeda, myth. d. of Cepheus, rescued by Perseus. ānellus, i, M., a little ring. tanemōnē, ēs, F., wind-flower. tanēthum, i, N., anise, dill,

anfractus, ūs, M., turning, bend. anfractus, a, um, broken, bent. †angelus, i, M., angel, messenger. tangina, æ, F., choking. angiportus, ūs, M., lane, alley. ango, xi, ct- (x-), 3, choke, strangle, torment, press hard upon.

angor, ōris, M., distress, strangling. anguilla, æ, F., eel.

anguīnus (eus), a, um, snaky. anguis (en), is, C., (ango,) snake. angulus, i, M., corner, angle, nook. angustē, narrowly, closely. angustia, ārum, F., pl. narrowness, narrow pass, defile, difficuity. angustus, a, um, narrow, scanty. anhēlitus, ūs, M., breath, panting. anhēlo, I, to pant, gasp. anhēlus, a, um, panting, gasping. Anien-Anio (a river). anīlis, e, old-womanish. anima, æ, F., air, breath, life. animadversio, ōnis, F., notice, reproach, investigation.

animadverto, ti, sum, 3, attend to; in (w. acc.), to punish, chastise. animal, ālis, N., living creature. animālis, e, of air, living. animans, tis, living, animate. animatus, a, um, minded, disposed. animo, I, to give breath or life. animōsus, a, um, spirited, daring. animus, i, M., soul, mind, disposition, spirit, temper, life.

Anio, ēnis, M., the Teverone, a branch of the Tiber.

Anna, æ, (Perenna,) sister of Dido. annālis, e, of a year; M., yearbook; pl. annals, narrative. annecto, xui, xum, 3, bind, fasten.

Annibal-Hannibal.

annitor, nīs- (nix-), 3, strive, lean against.

anno (adno), I, swim to.

annon, or not.

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ansātus, a, um, with handles.

anser, eris, M., goose.
ante (acc.), before, in front.
antea, before, formerly..
anteactus, [ago,] done before.

ante-capio, 3, anticipate, preoccupy.
ante-cēdo, 3, go before, excel.
ante-cello, 3, excel, be prominent.
antecessor, ōris, M., advance-guard.
antecursor, ōris, M, scout, pioneer.
ante-eo, 4, go before, exceed.
ante-fero, bear before, prefer.
antegredior, gressus, 3, usher in.
antehāc, till now, formerly.
antelātus, [fero,] preferred.
antelūcānus, a, um, before day.
ante-mitto, 3, send before.
antenna (mna), æ, F., sailyard, spar.
antepīlānus, i, M., of the front
rank.

ante-pōno, 3, set before, prefer. ante... quam, before (that). anterior, us, former, in front. antes, ium, M., ranks, rows. antesignānus, i, M., one in front (of standard).

ante-sto, I, stand before, excel. antestor, I, summon as witness. antevenio, vēni, vent-, 4, come before, prevent, surpass. anteverto, si, sum, 3, outstrip, precede, prevent, prefer. antevolo. I, fly before.

anthrax, acis, M., (coal), cinnabar. anticipatio, ōnis, F., previous idea. anticipo, I, anticipate, surpass. † antidotum, i, N., antidote, remedy. Antigonē, es, myth. d. of Edipus. Antiochia, æ, the capital of Syria. Antiochus, i, name of several

kings of Syria, desc. of Seleucus; the Great, B.C. 238-187. Antiopa, æ (ē, es), mother of Amphion, by Jupiter.

antique, formerly, in the old way. antiquitas, ātis, F., antiquity, the good old ways.

antiquitus, anciently, of old. antiquo, I, restore, repeal, reject. antiquus, a, um, ancient, famous, venerable, old.

antistes, itis, C., priest, overseer. anti-sto-ante-sto, excel.

Antium, i, a coast-town of Latium. Antōnius, M., the triumvir, defeated at Actium, B.C. 31. antrum, i, N., cave, grot'o, cavity. anulātus, a, um, decked with rings. ānulus, i, M., ring, seal-ring. anus, ūs, F., old woman. anxiē, anxiously. anxietas, ātis, F.,

anxious care.

anxius, a, um, anxious, unquiet. Anxur, ŭris, N., a coast-town of Latium.

Aonia, æ, a district of Boeotia. apage, away! avaun!!

Apenninus, i, the Apennine.

aper, apri, M., wild boar.

aperio, erui, ert-, 4, to open, disclose,

display, reveal.

apertē, openly, clearly.

aperto, I, to lay bare. apertura, æ, F., opening.

apertus, a, um, open, uncovered. apex, icis, M., tip, cap, summit. taphractus, i, F., undecked ship. apiānus, a, um, of bees; F., camomile.

apiārius, a, um, of bees; M., beekeeper; N., bee-house. apiastrum, i, N., mint, balm. apicula, æ, F., little bee. apis (es), is, F., bee.

apiscor, apt-, 3, pursue, seize, get. apium, i, N., parsley. aplūda, æ, F., bran, chaff. aplustre, is, N., ship's stern. Apollināris, e, sacred to Apollo. Apollo, inis, god of light, music, &c., son of Jupiter and Latona. tapologia, æ, F., apology, defence. tapologus, i, M., fable, tale. tapotheca, æ, F., storehouse. apparātē, magnificently.

apparātus, a, um, sumptuous. apparātus, ūs, M., outfit, equipment, apparatus, splendor. appāreo, ui, it-, 2, appear, be manifest or certain, be in public. appāritio, ōnis, F., service, domestics.

appāritor, ōris, N., public servant. apparo, I, prepare, furnish. appellatio, ōnis, F., address, appeal, calling by name, utterance. appello, 1, accost, call, name. appello, puli, puls-, 3, push towards, bring to land.

appendix, icis, F., appendage. appendo, di, sum, 3, weigh out. appetens, tis, eager, grasping. appetentia, æ (-petītio, ōnis), F., desire.

appetītus, ūs, M., attack, longing, eager desire.

ap-peto, 3, seek, attack, long for. Appia via, a road made by the

Censor, Ap. Claudius, B.C. 313. appingo, 3, paint, inscribe. applaudo, si, sum, 3, applaud, clap. applicātus (citus), a, um, attached. applico, I, join, fasten, drive towards,

attach, apply, bring near. ap-pōno, 3, put near, add, serve up. apporto, F., bring, convey. appositus, a, um, situated near, fit. appōtus, a, um, drunk. ap-prehendo (-prendo), 3, seize. apprīmē, especially, chiefly. approbatio, ōnis, F., approval. approbo, 1, approve, assent, confirm. appropero, I, to hasten. appropinquo, I, to approach. Appulia, æ, F., dist. of S. E. Italy. appulsus, a, um, [pello,] driven. appulsus, ūs, M., driving-up. aprīcātio, ōnis, F., basking in sunshine.

apricor, 1, bask in sunshine.

apricus, a, um, sunny, open to the sky, clear, full, open. Aprīlis, is, M., [aperio,] April. aprīnus (-ugnus), a, um, of a boar. aptātus, a, um, suited, fit. aptē, fitly, suitably.

apto, I, to fit, join, prepare. aptus, a, um, fit, suited, ready. apud (aput), near, at, among. Apulia=Appulia.

aqua, æ, F., water; dare, give time. aquālis, is, M., water-pot or bowl. aquarius, a, um, of water; M., water-carrier; N., sink, trough. aquāticus, a, um (-tilis, e), belonging to water, watery, moist. aquatio, ōnis, F., getting water. aquātus, a, um, watery. aquifolium, i, N., holly.

aquila, æ, F., eagle, army-standard. Aquileia, æ, a town near Venice. aquilifer, feri, N., standard-bearer. aquilo, ōnis, M., north wind. aquilus, a, um, swarthy. Aquitania, æ, F., dist. of S. W. Gaul; -nus, a, um, Aquitanian. aquor, I, to bring water. aquōsus, watery, wet.

āra, æ, F., altar, refuge, monument. Arabs, ǎbis (-icus, a, um), Arabian.

arānea, æ, F.; us, i, M., spider, cob

web; -eum, i, N., cobweb. Arar, äris, M., the Saone, a branch of the Rhone in S. E. Gaul. arātio, ōnis, F., ploughing, field. arātor, ōris, M., ploughman, farmer. arātrum, i, N., plough.

Araxes, is, M., a river of Armenia. Arbēla, ōrum, N., a town of Assyria where Darius was defeated, B.C. 332.

arbiter, tri, M., witness, judge, umpire, master.

arbitrārius, a, um, by arbitration, arbitrary, uncertain.

arbitrātus, ūs, M., choice, freewill. arbitrium, i, N., presence, judgment,

award, dominion, will, power. arbitror, 1, observe, judge, think. arbor (ōs), Ŏris, F., tree, mast, oar. arboreus, a, um, of trees. arbustum, i, N., copse, grove, orchard (for training vines). arbuteus, a, um, of the arbute. arbutus, i, F.; um, i, N., wild strawberry-tree or fruit.

arca, æ, F., chest, money-box. Arcadia, æ, the central district of the Peloponnesus. arcānō, in secret.

arcānus, a, um, secret, hidden. Arcăs, ădis, Arcadian. arceo, ui, 2, to shut close, keep off,

constrain, guard, confine. arcera, æ, F., covered carriage (for the sick), ambulance. arcesso, īvi, it-, 3, summon, fetch, invite, obtain.

† archetypus, a, um, original. [tarchi-, chief.

Archimedes, is, a mathematician and engineer of Syracuse, who defended the city, B.C. 212. architectus, i, M., master-builder. arcitenens, tis, M., archer (Apollo). arctim (tē), closely. arcto, I, strain close.

farctos (us), i, F., the polar Bear. Arcturus, i, M., a star in Boötes. arctus, [arceo,] close, narrow, strict. arcula, æ, F., little chest, box. arcuo, I, to bend, curve. arcus, ūs (i), M., arch, bow. ardea, æ, F., heron.

ardelio, ōnis, M., busybody. ardens, tis, glowing, hot, fiery. ardenter, hotly, vehemently. ardeo, arsi, arsum, 2, to burn. ardesco, arsi, 3, take fire, gleam. ardor, ōris, M., heat, flame, glow. ardus aridus, dry.

arduus, a, um, steep, difficult. area, æ, F., threshing-floor, courtyard, house-plot, field. ārefacio, feci, fact-, 3, make dry. arēna, æ, F., sand, beach, arena. arēnārius, a, um, of sand; M.,

gladiator; F., sand-pit. arēnātus (-ōsus), a, um, sandy. ārens, tis, parched, thirsty. āreo, ui, 2, to be dry, parched. Areopagus (os), i, Mars' Hill, the supreme court of Athens. āresco, arui, 3, grow dry. Arethusa, æ, F., a fountain near Syracuse, fabled to flow under the sea from Elis to Sicily.

argentārius, a, um, of silver; M., banker; F., bench, mine. argenteus, a, um, of silver, silvery. argentum, i, N., silver, money. argilla, æ, F., potter's clay. Argīvus, a, um, of Argos; Greek. Argo, ūs, F., the ship of Jason. Argolicus, a, um, of Argos, Greek. Argonautæ, arum, the heroes

who sailed for the golden fleece. Argos, N., the capital of Argolis. argumentātio, ōnis, F., reasoning, proof.

argumentor, I, prove by reasoning. argumentum, i, N., reasoning. arguo, i, ūt-, 3, to make clear, reason, accuse, convict.

Argus, i, the keeper of Io, having 100 eyes; slain by Mercury. argūtē, shrewdly, acutely. argutiæ, F., animation, wit. argūto (or), I, to speak sharply or wittily.

argūtiæ, ārum, F., animation, wit, shrewdness.

argūtus, a, um, active, keen, witty. Ariadna æ, (ē, ēs), myth. d. of

Minos, who fled with Theseus. Aricia, æ, F., a town in Latium. āriditas, ātis, F., dryness. āridus, a, um, dry, parched, lean; N., dry ground.

aries, etis, M., ram, battering-beam. arieto, I, to butt, push, batter. ariolor (hariolor), prophesy, babble. Arion, Ŏnis, myth. harpist of Les

bos, rescued at sea by dolphins. arista, æ, F., wheat-ear, harvest. āritūdo, inis, F., dryness, drought. arma, ōrum, N., arms, defensive weapons, tools, tackle.

armāmaxa, æ, F., covered chariot. armāmenta, ōrum, N., tools, tackle. armāmentārium, i, M., arsenal, dock-yard.

armārium, i, N., chest, closet. armātūra, æ, F., equipment, troops. armātus, a, um, armed, equipped. armātus, ūs, M., equipment. Armenia, æ, Armenia. Armenius, a, um, Armenian.

armentālis, e, of the herd. armentārius, i, M., herdsman. armentum, i, N., herd of cattle, &c. armifer, fera, um, bearing arms. armiger, geri, M., armor-bearer, companion-in-arms.

armilla, æ, F., bracelet, armlet. armillum, i, N., wine-vessel. armipotens, tis, mighty in battle. armisonus, a, um, resounding with

arms.

armo, I, to arm, equip, call to arms. Armoricus, a, um, of the coast district of N. W. Gaul. armus, i, M., shoulder (of beast). aro, I, to plough, till, cultivate. farōma, atis, N., spice. Arpinum, i, a town in Latium,

birthpl. of Marius and Cicero. Arpīnus, a, um, of Arpi, (Apulia). arquātus, a, um, arched, bent. arquus arcus, bow.

arrectus, a, um, steep, attentive. arrēpo, psi, pt-, creep toward. arreptus, [arripio,] seized. Arrētium, i, N., a town of Etruria. arrha, æ, F., (-abo, ōnis, M.), pledge, pawn.

ar-rideo, 2, to smile upon, please. arrigo, rexi, rect-, 3, uplift, rouse. arripio, ui, rept-, 3, attack, snatch, seize, drag into court. arrīsor ōnis, N., flatterer. arrōdo, si, sum, 3, gnaw, nibble. arrogans, tis, haughty. arroganter, haughtily. arrogantia, æ, F., haughtiness. arrogātio, ōnis, F., adoption. arrogo, I, to question, claim. arrōsus, a, um, nibbled.

ars, artis, F., skill, art, science, habit. arsus, a, um, [ardeo,] burnt. artē (arctē), closely. articulātē, distinctly. articulatim, joint by joint. articulātus, a, um, jointed. articulo, I, to connect by joints. articulōsus, a, um, knotty. articulus, i, M., knot, joint, division. artifex, icis, M., artist, builder; (as adj.), skilled.

artificium, i, N., trade, skill, trick. artītus, a, um, [ars,] skilled. tartopta, æ, F., baking-pan. artus, a, um (arctus), close, scant. artus, ūs, M., joint, limb. arundifer, fera, um, reed-bearing. arundineus, a, um, reedy.

arundo, inis, F., reed, rod, shaft. Aruns, tis, Etruscan name

younger sons.

of

aruspex, icis, M., a diviner (from entrails), soothsayer. arvālis, e, of the field. arvīna, æ, F., fat, tallow. arvus, a, um, ploughed (not sown); N., field, ploughed land.

arx, arcis, F., tower, citadel, height. as, assis, M., unit of weight or

coin (§84), consisting of 12 parts: I (12), uncia; 7 (12), septunx; 2(), sextans; 8(3), bessis; 3(), quadrans; 9(), dodrans; 4(), triens; 10 (8), dextans; 5), quincunx;11 (11), deunx. 6(1), semissis; 12 as, originally a pound of copper; as coin, worth afterwards about a cent. Ascanius, myth. son of Æneas. ascendo di, sum, 3, [scando,] to climb, mount, ascend.

ascensio, ōnis, F.,-us, ūs, M., ascent. ascia, æ, F., axe, hoe, mattock. ascio, 4, to summon, admit. ascisco, īvi, it-, 3, call for, bring in, receive, adopt, approve. Ascra, æ, a town in Boeotia, birthplace of Hesiod (Ascræus). ascribo, psi, pt-, 3, write in, enrol, impute, ascribe, assign.

ascriptīvus, a, um, supernumerary. ascriptor, ōris, M., subscriber. asellus, i, M., asella, æ, F., donkey. Asia, æ, F.; (originally a town of Lydia) Asia; generally, Asia Minor, the large peninsula S. of the Black Sea.

Asiaticus, i, surname of L. Scipio, conqueror of Antiochus, B.C. 190. asilus, i, M., gad-fly.

asinārius, (-īnus), a, um, of asses. asinus, i, M.; asina, æ, F., an ass.

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