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Asius, a, um, of Asia, Asiatic. fasōtus, i, M., a riotous person. †asparagus, i, M., asparagus. aspecto, 1, behold, look at, attend. aspectus, [aspicio,] beheld. aspectus, ūs, M., aspect, view. aspello, 3, expel, drive.

asper, era, um, harsh, rough, cruel. asperē, roughly, harshly. aspergo, si, sum, 3, besprinkle. aspergo, inis, F., a sprinkling. asperitas, ātis, F., roughness, harshness, sharpness, cruelty. aspernātio, ōnis, F., contempt. aspernor, I, cast off, slight, despise. aspero, I, roughen, sharpen, enrage. aspersio, ōnis, F., sprinkling. †asphodelus, i, M., asphodel (lily). aspicio, exi, ect-, 3, view, behold, consider, examine, get sight of. aspīrātio, ōnis, F., breathing." aspīro, I, breathe on, approach. taspis, idis, F., asp, viper, shield. asporto, I, carry away, convey. asprētum, i, N., a brambly place. assa, ōrum. N., sweating-room. Assaracus, i, one of the sons of Tros, myth. founder of Troy. assārius, a, um, roasted. assātūra, æ, roasting. asseca, æ, C., hanger-on, follower. assectātor, ōris, M., attendant. assector, I, attend, wait on, get. assensio, ōnis, F.; -sus, ūs, M., assent, approval, agreement. assentātio, ōnis, F., flattery, assent. assentātor, ōris, N., flatterer. assentio, si, sum, 4, to assent, approve.

assentior, 4, sens-, agree, assent. assentor, 1, flatter, comply. assequor, cutus, 3, follow close, overtake, attain, comprehend. asser, eris, M., pole, joist, stake. asserculus, i, M., (um, N.), stake, broomstick.

assero, ēvi, it-, 3, to plant near. assero, ui, ert-, 3, assert, affirm, claim, lay hold, liberate, protect. assertio, ōnis, F., declaration of freedom.

assertor, ōris, M., deliverer, pro

tector, claimant.

asservio, 4, render service. asservo, I, to preserve.

assessio, ōnis, F., sitting near. assessor, ōris, N., assistant. assevērātio, ōnis, F., earnest assertion, affirmation.

assevēro, I, assert, affirm, prove. assicco, I, to dry, harden. assideo, sēdi, sess-, 2, sit near, assist, resemble, besiege.

assido, sēdi, 3, to sit near, or settle upon.

assiduē, (-uo), constantly.

assiduitas, ātis, F., constant pre

sence, repetition.

assiduus, a, um, constant, unremitting; rich; M., tribute-payer, [as]. assignatio, ōnis, F., allotment. assigno, I, assign, appoint, impute. assilio, ui, sult-, 4, leap upon. assimilis, e, very like.

assimulātio, ōnis, F., feigning. assimulātus, a, um, like, feigned. assimulo (ilo), 1, pretend, compare,

represent, assume, feign, copy. assis=as, unit of coin, weight, &c. assisto, stiti, 3, stand near, assist. assitus, a, um, [sero,] set near. asso, I, to roast, broil, scorch. associo, I, to join, add, unite. assoleo, 2, to be usual or accustomed. assono, I, resound, sound forth. assuē-facio, 3, to accustom. assuesco, ēvi, ēt-, get wonted. assuētūdo, inis, F., custom, habit. assuetus, a, um, accustomed, usual. assula, æ, F., door, chip, splinter. assulātim (-ōsē), piecemeal. assultim, by leaps.

assulto, 1, to leap upon, assault. assultus, ūs, M., onset. assum (adsum), to be at hand, at

tend, protect, appear, approach. as-sūmo, 3, take, assume, choose. assumptio, ōnis, F., receiving. assumptīvus, a, um, extrinsic. assuo, 3, sew upon.

assurgo, exi, ect-; 3, rise up, mount. assus, a, um, roasted, dry.

Assyria, æ, F., district of Asia, eastward of the upper Tigris. Assyrius, a, um, Assyrian. ast-at, bui.

faster, eris, M., star, starwort. asterno, strāt-, 3, spread upon. †asticus, a, um, of the city. astipulor, I, engage, agree. astituo ui, ūt-, 3, to set near. asto, stiti, I, stand near or erect. Astræa, æ, goddess of Justice,

who forsook earth for heaven. astrātus, [asterno,] spread. astrepo, 3, be noisy, roar, shout. astrictus, a, um, close, brief, tight. astringo, inxi, ict-, tie, bind close. astrologus, i, M., astronomer. astructio, ōnis, F., piling-on, building. †astrum, i, N., star, constellation. astruo, xi, ct-, 3, build near, add. fastu (asty), N., city. astupeo, ui, 2, wonder at. astur, uris, M., a kind of hawk. asturco, ōnis, M., Spanish nag. astus, a, um, crafty.

astus, ūs, M.; -tū,-tia, æ, F., craft. astutē, cunningly.

astūtia, æ, F., dexterity, craft. astūtus, a, um, crafty, expert. Astyanax, actis, son of Hector. tasylum, i, refuge, sanctuary. †asymbolus, a, um, scot-fee. at, but, but yet, on the other hand. atābulus, i, M, a hot wind, Sirocco. Atalanta, æ, myth. princess of Boeotia, famous for speed in running.

atat! exclam. of pain or wonder. atavus, i, M., ancestor (5th deg.). atellānus, a, um, (of Atella, a town in Campania,) farcical. āter, tra, trum, black, dark, gloomy. Athamas, antis, myth. k. of Thessaly, son of Æolus. Athenæ, ārum, F., Athens, capital

of Attica, made a repub. B.C. 510. Athēnæum, i, N., temple of Minerva at Athens. Atheniensis, e, Athenian. fatheos, i, M., atheist.

†athla, ōrum, N., struggles, sorrows. fathlēta, æ, M., wrestler. Athos, o, on, M., a stormy promontory of Macedonia. Atlantiadēs, æ, Mercury. Atlantiades (-tides), the Pleiades and Hyades, daughters of Atlas. Atlas, antis, a Titan, son of Japetos, changed to a mountain (in N. Africa) by Perseus. tatomus, a, um, indivisible. atque (ac), and, as, than. atqui, but yet, indeed. atrāmentum, i, N., ink, black dye. atrātus, a, um, in mourning. Atreus, ei, myth. son of Pelops, f. of Agamemnon and Menelaus. atriensis, is, M., house-steward. atritas, atis, F., blackness. ātrium, i, N., [ater,] hall, court. atrocitas, ātis, F., savageness, horror, severity, harshness. atrociter, cruelly, fiercely. Atropos, i, F., one of the Fates. atrox, ōcis, fierce, stern, cruel. attactus [attingo,] touched. attactus, ūs, M., touch.

attagen, ēnis, M.; -gēna, æ, F., snipe, woodcock.

attalicus, a, um, of Attalus, or

Pergamus; gorgeous.

Attalus, name of three kings of Pergamus, allies of the Romans, reigning B.C. 241-197; 159138; 138-133. attamen, but yet.

attamino, I, to rob, dishonor. attatatat!

attegiæ, ārum, F., huts. attemperātē, opportunely. attempero, I, to fit, adjust. attendo, di, tum, 3, stretch, apply, give heed, strive, bend, strain. attentē, diligently.

attento (tempto), I, attempt, attack, try.

attentus, a, um, heedful, attentive. attenuatus, a, um, thin, weak. attenuo, I, to make thin, lessen. attero, trīvi, trīt-, 3, rub upon, wear away, destroy, weaken, exhaust.

attestor, I, testify, prove. attexo, ui, tum, 3, weave upon. fatthis, idis, F., (of Attica), nightingale or swallow.

Attica, æ, F., dist. in E. Greece. attice, elegantly.

atticus, a, um, elegant, superior. attinæ, a, um, F., boundary-stones. attineo, ui, tent-, 2, hold to, belong, detain, reach to, be of moment. attingo, tigi, tact-, [tango,] touch upon, lie near, reach, seize. attollo, 3, uplift, elevate, enlarge. attondeo, di, tons-, 2, shave close, clip, prune, nibble. attonite, frantically.

attonitus, a, um, thunderstruck, amazed, stunned, terrified. attono, ui, it-, astonish, stupefy. attorqueo, 2, hurl upward. attraho, traxi, tract-, 3, draw, drag, attract, contract.

attrecto, I, to touch, handle, appropriate.

attribuo, ui, ūt-, 3, impute, assign, bestow, add.

attributio, ōnis, F., assignment. attributum, i, N., bill, draft, attri

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auctifer, era, um, fruit-bearing. auctio, ōnis, F., increase, auction. auctiōnor, I, sell by auction. aucto, (-ito), I, [augeo,] to increase. auctor, ōris, M., author, adviser, founder, model, advocate. auctōrāmentum, i, N., bounty, pay. auctoritas, ātis, F., authority, influence, advice, dignity, weight. auctōro, 1, bind, pledge, hire. auctumnālis, e, of autumn. auctumno, I, bring on harvest. auctumnus, i, M., [augeo,] autumn. auctus, [augeo,] great, rich, ample.

auctus, ūs, M., growth, increase. aucupium, i, N., bird-catching, game.

aucupor, I, watch, hunt, catch. audacia, æ, F., boldness, daring. audacter, -citer, fearlessly, boldly. audax, ācis, bold, audacious, confident, violent, rash.

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audens, tis, courageous, brave. audentia, æ, F., courage, bravery. audeo, ausus, 2, to dare, venture. audiens, tis, obedient; M., listener. audientia, m, F., hearing, attention. audio, 4, hear, understand, listen, obey, be spoken of (well or ill). audītio, ōnis, F., hearing, hearsay. auditor, ōris, M., hearer. audītōrium, i, N., audience-hall. aufero, abstuli, ablāt-, bear away, withdraw, remove, obtain. aufugio, fūgi, 3, flee away. augeo, xi, ct-, 2, to increase, enlarge, exalt, enrich, honor with gifts. augesco, 3, grow, increase. augmen, inis; -tum, i, N., growth. augur, uris, M., augur, diviner augurālis, e, respecting augury. augurātio, ōnis, F., divination. augurātō, having inspected the omens, with consent of the gods. auguratus, æ, M., office of augur. augurium, i, N., augury, interpreting of omens, prophecy. auguro, I, consult, forebode. auguror, I, to prophesy, forebode, divine (by flight of birds). augustē, reverently. augustus, a, um, majestic, august, an Imperial title; F., a princess of the emperor's house. Augustālis, e, (-ānus, a, um), of Augustus.

Augustus, i, Octavius Cæsar, adopted son of Julius, emperor from B.C. 31, to A.D. 14. aula, æ, (āï), F., hall, court. aulæum, i, N., curtain, canopy. aulicus, a, um, of the court, princely. taulœdus, i, M., minstrel (who sings to the flute).

aulula, ā, F., [olla,] a little pot.

aura, æ (āi), F., air, breeze, breath, vapor, gleam.

aurārius, a, um, of gold; M., goldsmith; F., gold-mine. aurātus, a, um, gilt, gold-colored, gold-clad.

Aurēlius, i, Emperor of Rome, reigned, A.D. 161-180. aureus, (-olus), a, um, golden, bright; M., a gold coin. auricomus, a, um, gold-haired or leaved.

auricula, æ, F., lap of the ear. aurifer, fera, um, gold-bearing. aurifex, ficis, M., goldsmith. aurifodina, æ, F., gold-mine. aurīga, æ, M., charioteer, driver, groom, pilot.

aurīgo, I, to drive, steer, guide. auris, is, F., ear; mould-board (of plough).

aurītus, a, um, long-eared. auro, I, to cover with gold. aurōra, æ, F., dawn, morning, East. aurūgo, inis, F., jaundice. aurum, i, N., gold.

Aurunci, ōrum, people of S. Italy. auscultatio, ōnis, F., hearkening. auscultātor, ōnis, M. listener. ausculto, 1, hearken, listen, obey. ausim, [audeo,] dare. Ausõnes (-ii), people of Ausonia. Ausonia, æ, N., ancient name of central and lower Italy. auspex, icis, C., diviner (by birds); guide, patron or protector. auspicāto, having taken the auspices. auspicātus, a, um, fortunate, auspicious, consecrated. auspicium, i, N., token, omen. auspico, I, to take auspices. auspicor, I, watch omens (by birds), take the auspices, begin, enter upon. auster, tri, M., south wind, south. austērē, rigidly, sternly. austēritas, ātis, F., harshness, rigor.

austērus, a, um, harsh, tart, severe, sad, gloomy.

austrālis, ē; -trīnus, a, um, of the south.

ausus, [audeo,] having dared: N., adventure, enterprise. aut, either, or, or else. autem, but, however, besides. †authepsa, æ, F., stew-pan. author (autor),=auctor, adviser. † automatus, a, um, self-moving. autumnus auctumnus, autumn. autumo, I, affirm, assent, assert. auxiliāris, e, giving aid, auxiliary. auxiliārius, a, um, for aid. auxilior, I, to aid, help, relieve. auxilium, i, N., aid, assistance; pl. auxiliary troops, military force. auxim, (pf. subj. of augeo), grow. avārē, eagerly, greedily.

avāritia, æ, F., avarice, greed. avārus, a, um, greedy, covetous. avē, hail, farewell.

aveho, xi, ct-, carry off.

āvello, velli (vulsi), vuls-, 3, rend away, pluck out or apart.

avēna, æ, F., oats, straw-pipe. Aventīnus, i, M., a hill in the S.W. of Rome.

aveo, 2, to desire, covet. aveo, 2, be fortunate or blest. Avernus, i, M., a lake at the entrance to the world below. ā-verro, 3, sweep away. āverrunco, I, avert, remove. āversio, ōnis, F. turning away. āversor, I, to turn aloof, hate, scorn. āversor, ōris, M., purloiner. āversus, a, um, backward, remote, hostile, estranged.

āverto, ti, sum, 3, turn aside, avert, withdraw, embezzle, estrange. avia, æ, F., grandmother. āvia, ōrum, pathless places. aviārius, i, M., bird-catcher; -um, i, N., bird-cage, resort of birds. avidē, eagerly, greedily. aviditas, ātis, F., greediness, eager desire, avarice.

avidus, a, um, greedy, covetous, longing, hungry, insatiable.

avis, is, F., bird, flying thing, omen. avītus, a, um, [avus,] ancestral, ancient.

āvius, a, um, pathless, remote.

āvocatio, ōnis, F., calling away, diversion.

avoco, I, call off, withdraw, recall. a-volo, I, fly off, haste away. āvulsio, ōnis, F., plucking off. āvulsus, [avello,] torn away. avunculus, i, M., uncle (by mother's side).

avus, i, N., grandfather, ancesior;

(I pater, 2 avus, 3 proavus, 4 abavus, 5 atavus, 6 tritavus). axicia, æ, F., scissors. axilla, æ, F., arm-pit.

axis, is, M., axle, axis, sky, pole, north, a board or plank. axungia, æ, F., wheel-grease. tazymus, a, um, unleavened.

B.

babylo, ōnis, M., money-changer, broker. Babylon, ōnis, F., ancient capital

the East, on the Euphrates. Babylonia, æ, F., the province of Babylon.

Babylonicus, (-us), a, um; -ensis, e, Babylonian; -ca, ōrum, embroidered tapestry.

bacca, c, F., berry, fruit, pearl. baccar, aris, N., valerian, wild nard.

baccātus, a, um, set with pearl. baccha, æ, priestess of Bacchus. Bacchānal, ālis, N., a place sacred

to Bacchus; pl. festival of B. bacchātio, ōnis, F., debauch. bacchicus (-eus), a, um, of Bacchus.

bacchor, I, to revel, riot, go about

wildly, as in the Bacchanalia. Bacchus, i, god of Wine (Liber), son of Jupiter and Semele. baccifer, era, um, bearing berries. bacillum, i, N., a little staff, wand. baculum, N., staff, stick. badius, a, um, brown, bay. †badizo, I, to go, walk. Bætis, is, M., the Guadalquiver, in Spain; -ica, æ, the dist. near.

Bāiæ, ārum, F., a coast-town on the Bay of Naples. bājulo, I, to carry a burden. bājulus, i, M., porter, bearer. bālæna, æ, F., whale.

†balanus, i, M., acorn, chestnut, balsam-nut.

balatro, ōnis, M., jester, buffoon. bālātus, ūs, M., bleating.

balbus, a, um, lisping, stammering. balbutio, 4, to lisp, stammer. Baleares, ium, F., a group of small islands E. of Spain. balineum=balneum, bath. bāliolus badius, tawny.

ballista, æ, F., an engine like a cross-bow, for hurling stones, &c., in a siege; battery. ballux-bālux, gold-dust. balneārius, a, um, of the bath; N. pl. bath-room.

balneator, ōris, M., bath-keeper. balneum, i, N.; pl. æ, ārum, F., bath.

bālo, I, to bleat.

balsamum, i, N., balsam.

balteus (um), i, M., belt, sword-belt, edge, girdle, zone.

balux, ūcis, F., gold-dust. †baptisterium, i, N., plunge-bath. barathrum, i, N., gulf, pit, abyss. barba, æ, F., beard.

barbare, outlandishly, rudely. barbaria, æ; -es, ēi, F., a foreign country, barbarism, savageness. barbaricus, a, um, foreign, barbaric.

barbarus, a, um, foreign, strange, wild, cruel.

barbatulus, a, um, with thin or slight beard.

barbātus, a, um, bearded, old-fashioned.

barbitos, (on), i., D., lute, lyre. Barcas, æ, M., the family name of Hannibal.

bardītus, i, M., office of bard. bardocucullus, i, M., hooded cloak. bardus, a, um, heavy, slow. bardus, i, M., bard, minstrel. † vāris, idos, F., bier, barge.

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