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ad-sistō, ere, stiti, v. tr. intr. | aedile, a Roman magistrate who superintended the public buildings and works, the markets, and the public games.

To stand by or near; to take one's position; to station or post one's self.

ad-sum, esse, fui, v. intr. be present at.

To

adulēscēns, entis (adolesco). Young: used as a substantive, m. and f. a youth, young man, young woman.

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adulēscentia, ae, f. (adulescens). Youth, the period of youth. adulescentulus, i, m. dim. (adulescens). A very young man, a mere youth.

adulter, erī, m. An adulterer. adultus, a, um, part. and p. adj. (adolesco). Grown up, adult. ad-veniō, īre, vēnī, ventum, v. intr. In pres. tenses. To come to, come; advance; in perfect tenses: to arrive, be present.

adventō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. intr. freq. (advenio). To come to, approach, to march up to.

aeger, gra, grum, adj. Ill, sick, feeble, disabled.

aemula, ae, f. A rival.

Aenēās, ae, m. Aeneas, a legendary Trojan prince, son of Anchises and Venus. After the fall of Troy he came to Italy and settled in Latium.

aequabiliter, adv. (aequabilis). Uniformly; regularly, equally. aequalis, e, adj. (aequo, to equal). Equal.

aequaliter, adv. (aequalis). Equally, proportionally. aeque, adv. (aequus). Equally, alike.

aequitas, ātis, f. (aequus). Uniformity; justice, equity, fairness, moderation.

aequus, a, um, adj. Even, level; favorable, suitable; equal,

ad-vocō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. tr. | like; aequa manu discedere, to

To call, summon.

advorsus, a, um, part. adj. (advorto, to turn to). Turned to, opposite; advorsum volnus, a wound in front. With the dat.: unfavorable, unpropitious, disadvantageous; hostile, unfriendly; res advorsae, misfortunes, adversity.

aedēs, is, f. A temple; pl., a house, dwelling.

aedificō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. tr. (aedes, facio). To build, construct, erect.

come off on equal terms: calm, composed; aequo animo, calmly. As subst.: aequum, i, n., right.

aerārium, iī, n. (aerarius, pertaining to money). The treasury. aerumna, ae, f. Great trouble, suffering, distress, toil.

aes, aeris, n. Bronze, copper; money; aes alienum, debt.

aestumō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. tr. To estimate, value, reckon ; to regard, consider, deem, think.

aestuō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. intr. (aestus, heat). To burn; to be

aedilis, is, m. (aedes). An inflamed, excited.

aetās, ātis, f. (aevum).

Life; er time; under other circum

a particular time of life; age; stances. old age.

aeternus, a, um, adj. (aevum). Everlasting, eternal, perpetual.

ager, gri, m. Land, field, country, district; agri, pl., the country, territory.

agitō, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. and intr., freq. (ago). To set in motion; to disturb, rouse, excite, agitate; to consider, meditate or deliberate upon; to devise, plot; to discuss, debate; to act; with a noun, it often circumscribes a verb of cognate meaning; e.g. agitare vitam, to live, to pass one's life (= vivere), agitare gaudium gaudere, to rejoice. In the passive: moerore agitor = moereo, to grieve.

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agō, ere, ēgi, actum, v. tr. and intr. Tr.: to set in motion, drive, pursue; to perform, accomplish, manage, transact, do; to act; to pass, spend, e.g. agere vitam, to pass one's life. Intr.: to plead, discuss; cum populo, to address the people on, discuss before the people. Pass. impersonal: agitur, it is in question, at stake.

agrestis, e, adj. (ager). Rustic, boorish, barbarous.

alibi, adv. (alius and loc. ending -bi). Elsewhere; alii alibi, some here, others there.

aliēnō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. tr. (alienus). To alienate, estrange from public favor; to discard.

aliēnus, a, um, adj. (alius). Belonging to another, to others; aes alienum, debt; foreign, at variance with; with gen.. unsuitable; non aliena consili, cognizant of the plan with dat.: hurtful, injurious.

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aliō, adv. (alius). To another place; alius alio, one in one direction another.

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aliquandō, adv. (aliquis). At some time, some time or other, at last.

aliquantō, adv. (aliquantus). Somewhat, a little; considerably.

aliquis or aliqui, qua, quid or quod, pron. indef. (alius, quis, some one). Some one, something, any one, anything, some.

aliquot, adj. indecl. (alius, quot). Some, several, a few. aliter, adv. (alius). Otherwise. alius, a, ud, adj. Other, another, different; alius atque, other

āiō, v. tr. def. To say yes, than, different from; alius . assert, affirm, say. alius, one . . . another, one

alacer, cris, cre, adj. Aroused, one, another

eager, spirited.

aleō, ōnis, m. (alea, a game of chance). A gambler, gamester.

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another; alii

alii, some... others.

Allobrogēs, um, m. pl. (sing. Allobrox, ogis, found in poets

algor, ōris, m. (algeo). Cold. only). The Allobroges, a Gaulaliās, adv. (alius). At anoth-ish tribe,

tr.

alō, ere, alui, alitum or altum, v.

To feed, nourish, support,

sustain, maintain.

alter, era, erum, adj. One of two; the one; the other; alter ... alter, the one . . . the other. altus, a, um, (alo) part. and adj. Grown; high, lofty.

ambitiō, ōnis, f. (ambio, to go round). A going round; a canvassing for votes; ambition.

ambitus, ūs, m. (ambio, to go round). A going round; a canvassing for votes; bribery; lex ambitus, a law against bribery. amicitia, ae, f. (amicus). Friendship.

an, conj. Whether, or. anceps, cipitis, adj. (ambi, caput). Having two heads; double, twofold.

angustiae, ārum, f. pl. (angustus, narrow). Narrow space; a defile, pass.

anima, ae, f. Breath; life, existence; the soul, spirit; mind.

animadvortō, ere, ti, sum, V. tr. and intr. (animus, ad, vorto). To attend to; to punish, inflict punishment.

animal, ālis, n. (anima). A living being, animal.

animus, i, m. The mind, intellect; disposition, character; aequo animo,

amicus, i, m. (amo, to love). courage, spirit; A friend.

calmly; in animum inducere, to

āmittō, ere, misi, missum, v. resolve, determine; animus is

tr. To send away; to lose.

amō, āre, āvī, atum, v. tr. love; to intrigue with.

sometimes best rendered by the To personal pronoun, as in III. 4: the gen. animi is sometimes not translated; as, LVIII. 2, timore animi fear.

amoenus, a, um, adj. Pleasant to the sight, delightful, charming.

Annius, i, m.

Annius, a

amor, ōris, m. (amo). Love, Roman gentile name. Q. Annius affection.

āmoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtum, v. line's accomplices. tr. To remove, to expel.

ample, amplius, amplissime,

Chilo, a senator, was one of Cati

annus, i, m.

A year.

annuus, a, um, adj. (annus).

adv. (amplus). Abundantly, co- | Lasting a year, of a year's dura

piously; amplius, further, more. tion; annual, yearly.

amplexor, ārī, ātus sum, v. dep. freq. (amplector, to embrace). To embrace; to cling to vehemently; to cherish, love.

amplus, a, um, adj. (ambi, pleo, to fill). Large, ample, full; great, magnificent, glorious, illustrious, renowned.

ante, adv. Before, previously, ago.

ante, prep. with acc. Before, dencting place, time, or superiority; ante aliquem esse, to surpass, excel any one.

antea, adv. (ante, is). For Imerly, previously, before.

ante-capiō, ere, cēpi, captum, | v. tr. (ar for ad, cedo, to go). To

v. tr. To take beforehand; to anticipate; to forestall.

ante-hāc, adv. (ante, hac). Before, formerly, previously.

Antōnius, iī, m. Antonius, a Roman gentile name. C. Antonius Hybrida was Cicero's colleague in the consulship. anxius, a, um, adj. (ango, to Anxious, troubled,

squeeze). solicitous.

aperiō, īre, perui, pertum, v. tr. To open; to disclose, reveal; to set forth.

call, send for, summon, invite.

ārdēns, entis, p. adj. (ardeo, to burn). Fiery; eager, impetuous. arduus, a, um, adj. Steep; difficult, hard, unpleasant.

argentum, i, n. Silver; silver money.

arma, ōrum. n. pl. Defensive armor; arms, weapons.

armō, āre, ovi, ātum, v. tr. To arm, equip; armotus, i, used as a subst.: a soldier.

arō, āre, āvi, atum, v. tr. To plough, till, cultivate.

appellō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. tr. Arrētīnus, a, um, adj. (Arre(ad, pello). To address, accost; | tium). Arretine, pertaining to to appeal to; to accuse, impeach; | Arretium, a town of Etruria, now to name, call.

appetēns, entis, part. adj. (appeto). With gen., desirous, eager for, greedy, covetous.

appetō, ere, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. (ad, peto). To attack; to seek, strive after, covet.

approbō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. tr. (ad, probo). To approve, commend.

apud, prep. w. acc. At the house of; with, among, in; in the hands of.

Āpūlia, ae, f. Apulia, a district in Southern Italy, now Puglia.

aquila, ae, f. The eagle; an eagle, as the standard of the Roman legion.

āra, ae, f. An altar.

arbiter, trī, m. (ar for ad, bito, to go). A spectator, witness.

Arezzo.

ars, artis, f. Skill, art; manner, way; means; practice; quality.

artē, adv. (artus). Closely, compactly, in close order.

Asia, ae, f. Asia Minor, Asia. asper, era, erum, adj. Rough, rugged, craggy; hard; perilous; bad, evil, hapless.

ā-spernor, ārī, ātus sum, v. dep. (ab, spernor, to despise). To disdain, scorn, despise.

astūtia, ae, f. (astutus, wary). Skill, adroitness; cunning, craft. at, conj. But, still. Athēniēnsēs, ium, m. pl. (Athenae). The Athenians.

atque or ac, conj. (ad, que) And; in comparisons after a comparative: than; contra ac, contrary to; after words denoting like

arcessō, ere, cessivi, cessitum,ness: as.

atrocitās, atis, f. (atrox). | Atrocity, enormity.

atrōx, ōcis, adj. (ater). Savage; terrible, horrible, atrocious; bloody; alarming, desperate,

critical.

attendō, ere, tendi, tentum, v. tr. (ad, tendo, to stretch). To attend to, observe, consider, mark.

attente, adv. (attentus). Attentively, carefully, diligently.

atterō, ere, trivi, tritum, v. tr. (ad, tero). To rub against; to destroy, weaken, impair.

auctor, ōris, m. (augeo). A producer, originator; a performer; a reporter, informant.

auctōritās, atis, f. (auctor). A producing; authority, influence; weight.

audācia, ae, f. (audax). Boldness, daring; audacity, shamelessness.

audacter, audacius, audacissime, adv. (audax). Boldly, courageously.

audāx, ācis, adj. (audeo). Daring, bold; audacious, reckless.

audeō, ère, ausus sum, v. semidep. (avidus). To venture, dare. audiō, īre, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. To hear; to listen to.

augeō, ère, auxī, auctum, v. tr. To increase, augment, enlarge. Aulus, i, m. Aulus, a Roman praenomen.

Aurēlia, ae, f. Aurelia, a Roman female name. Aurelia Orestilla was Catiline's wife.

auris, is, f. The ear.

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Autrōnius, й, m. A Roman gentile name. P. Autronius Paetus was a senator and one of Catiline's accomplices.

auxilium, i, n. (augeo). Help, aid, assistance.

avāritia, ae, f. (avarus).

Avarice, greed, covetousness.

avidus, a, um, adj. (aveo, to desire eagerly). Greedy, eager, desirous.

āvortō, ere, ti, sum, v. tr. (a, vorto). To turn away or aside.

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bellicōsus, a, um, adj. (bellicus). Warlike.

bellum, i, n. (= duellum, from duo). War.

bēlua, ae, f. A beast, animal.

bene, melius, optimē, adv. (bonus). Well, rightly; bene facere (with the dat.), to do good to, benefit; bene facta, good, heroic deeds; bene polliceri, to make large promises.

beneficium, i, n. (beneficus, beneficent). Kindness, favor, service, benefit.

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