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amoenus, -a, -um, adj., pleasant. | animal, -ālis, [anima], n., ani

amor, -ōris, [AM, love], m., love;

passion.

ā-moveō, -ēre, -mōvi, -mōtus,

remove.

amplector, -i, -plexus sum, [am + plecto, twine], embrace, include, adopt.

amplexor, -ārī, -ātus sum, [freq.

of amplector], embrace, cherish. amplitudo, inis, [amplus], f., greatness, distinction, promi

nence.

amplius, [comp. of amplus and ample], indecl. adj. and adv., further, more.

amplus, -a, -um, [am + PLE, fill], adj., great, magnificent, glorious, renowned, honorable. an, conj. introducing the second part of a double question, or; -ne... an, whether . . . or. The first part is sometimes merely implied, in which case an is often not translated, as. An uti võs... faceret (Was it for any other purpose or) Was it to make you, etc.? Nescio an, I know not but, I am inclined to think, probably, perhaps.

anceps, -cipitis, [ambi+caput], adj., two-headed, double, twofold.

angulus, -i, m., angle, corner. angustiae, -ārum, [angustus, narrow], f. pl., defile, pass. anima, -ae, [AN, breathe], f., breath, life, existence, mind, soul.

animadvorto (vertō), -ere, -tī, -sus, [animum+ advortō, turn to], notice, observe; with in and acc., punish.

mal.

animus, -1, [AN, breathe], m., soul, mind, mental powers, reason; state of mind, feeling, inclination, baser inclinations, passion; disposition, temper, character; courage, resolution, spirit; purpose, determination; the gen. is sometimes not translated, as virtus animi, courage; sometimes translated by personal pronoun, as animus ausus est, I ventured; cōnscius animus, conscience; aequo animo, calmly; in animum inducere, make up one's mind,

resolve, determine.

Annius, -a, name of a Roman gens; Q. Annius Chilo, a senator, was one of Catiline's confederates. annus, -ī, m., year. annuus, -a, -um, [annus], adj., for a year, annual, yearly. ante, adv. and prep., before: (1) As adv., before, previously,

ago; ante quam, sooner than, before, until.

(2) As prep. with acc., before, in advance of; ante aliquem esse, surpass, excel any one; in dates, ante diem, on such a day before, as, ante diem

VI. Kal., on the sixth day before the Calends. antea, [ante + eā], adv., before, previously, formerly. ante capiō, -ere, -cēpī, -captus, seize beforehand, provide for before, anticipate, forestall. ante-hac, adv., before this. antelūcānus, -a, -um, [ante + lux], adj., before light; with

cēna, lasting till daybreak, aquila, -ae, f., (eagle), the eagle,

all night.

ante-pōnō, -ere, -posui, -positus,

place before, think of more importance, prefer. antiquus, -a, -um, [ante], adj., old; as noun, antiquī, -ōrum, m. pl., the ancients, men of old.

Antonius, -a, name of a Roman

gens; C. Antonius Hybrida was Cicero's colleague in the consulship.

anxius, -a, -um, [ANG, squeeze],

adj., anxious, troubled. aperiō, īre, aperui, apertus, [ab + pariō], open, disclose, explain.

apertē, [apertus, open], adv., openly, clearly, without re

serve.

apparātus, -a, -um, [apparō, prepare], adj., (made ready), sumptuous.

appellō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus, [ad + pellō], address, speak to, accost; approach, appeal to; name, mention, call by name, call to, call. appetēns, -entis, [part. of ap

petō], adj. with gen., grasp ing after, eager for. appetō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus, [ad + petō], strive after, aim at, seek, desire.

the standard of the Roman legion, consisting of a silver or

golden eagle carried on a pole. āra, -ae, f., altar.

arbiter, -trī, [ad + BA, go], m., spectator, witness. arbitror, -ārī, -ātus sum, [arbiter], be of the opinion, believe, consider, think.

arcessō, -ere, -īvi, -ītus, [ad + cēdō], call for, send for, summon, invite.

ārdēns, -entis, [ārdeō, burn], adj., fiery, ardent, intense. arduus, -a, -um, adj., steep;

difficult, arduous.

argenteus, -a, -um, [argentum], adj., of silver, silver. argentum, -1, [ARG, bright], n.,

silver, silver money.

arma, -ōrum, [AR, fit], n. pl.,

arms, weapons. armātus, -a, -um, [part. of armō], adj., armed, in arms, well armed, equipped; as noun, armātī, -ōrum, m. pl., armed men, men in arms.

armō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus, [arma], arm, equip.

arō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus,[AR, plough], plough, till, cultivate. Arrētīnus, -a, -um, [Arrētium],

adj., Arretine, of or pertaining to Arretium, a town in Etruria.

approbō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus, [ad + arrigō, -ere, -rēxī, -rēctus, [ad

probō], javor, approve. aptus, -a, -um, [AP, lay hold], adj., with ad, suited, adapted. apud, prep. with acc., with, among; at the house of; in the hands of; in the days of; at, in. Āpūlia, -ae, f., Apulia, a district in southeastern Italy.

+ regō], rouse, excite. ars, artis, [AR, fit], f., skill, art,

profession; conduct, practice, character; quality. artē, [artus, close], adv., closely, compactly, in close array. ascīscō, see adscisco.

Asia, -ae, f., Asia Minor, Asia.

asper, -era, erum, adj., rough, rugged; difficult, perilous; disagreeable, discouraging, desperate, disastrous.

aspernor, -ārī, -ātus sum, [ab+ spernor, despise], spurn, scorn. aspiciō, -ere, -exi, -ectus, [ad+ speciō, look], look upon, look at.

astūtia, -ae, [astūtus, wary], f., adroitness, shrewdness, cunning.

at, conj., introducing (1) a contrast, but, but on the other hand, but yet; (2) a qualification, but yet, and yet, nevertheless, however; (3) a direct opposition, but, but on the contrary; (4) an objection, at enim, but you say. Athēniēnsēs, -ium, [Athēnae], m. pl., the Athenians. atque, before consonants ac, [ad + -que], conj., emphasizing what follows, and also, and even, as well as, and; and so, and further, and especially, moreover; and yet; simul ac, as soon as; iūxtā ac, just as, as little as; contra ac, contrary to what; alius atque, other than.

atrocitās, -ātis, [atrōx], f., enor

mity, atrocity.

atrōx, -ōcis, [āter, black], adj., atrocious, monstrous, inhuman, horrible; perilous. attendō, -ere, -tendi, -tentus,

[ad tendō], direct one's attention to, attend to, consider. attentē, [attentus, attentive], adv., carefully, thoroughly. atterō, -ere, -trīvī, -trītus, [ad

+terō, rub], wear away, destroy, weaken, impair. attribuō, -ere, -ui, -ūtus, [ad + tribuō], assign, allot. attuli, see afferō.

auctor, -ōris, [AVG, grow], m., originator, doer; authority, source of information; voucher, guarantor, security. auctōritās, -ātis, [auctor], f.,

influence, authority, weight. audacia, -ae, [audāx], f., daring,

courage, boldness, effrontery, recklessness.

audacter, [audāx], adv., boldly, courageously.

audax, -ācis, [audeō], adj., daring, bold, reckless, audacious, foolhardy, desperate. audeō, -ēre, ausus sum, semi

dep., venture, dare.

audiō, -ire, -īvi or -ii, -ītus, hear, hear of. augeō, -ēre, auxi, auctus, [AVG,

grow], increase, augment, enlarge, advance, strengthen. Aurelius, -a, name of a Roman gens; Aurelia Orestilla was Catiline's second wife. Aurēlius, -a, -um, adj., Aurelian ; Aurelia via, the Aurelian Way, the military road running north along the coast from Rome to Pisa.

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disqualified for bribery, became | bipartītō, [DVI, two + partior,

one of Catiline's most active confederates. auxilium, -ī, [AVG, grow], n.,

help, aid, assistance, support. avaritia, -ae, [avārus, greedy of gain], f., greed, avarice, rapacity. avidus, -a, -um, [AV, desire],

adj., with gen., eager, desirous. a-vortō, -ere, -ti, -sus, turn away, turn aside.

B.

barbari, -ōrum, [BAR, stammer], m. pl., barbarians.

barbātus, -a, -um, [barba, beard],

adj., bearded.

beātus, -a, -um, [beō, make
happy], adj., happy, prosper-
ous, rich, well-to-do.
bellicōsus, -a, -um, [bellicus,

warlike], adj., warlike. bellum, -i, [for duellum from

duō], n., war.

bēlua, -ae, f., beast, animal. bene, [bonus], adv., well; bene dicere or disserere, speak or discuss eloquently; bene cōnsulere, deliberate wisely, prudently; bene pollicērī, make fair promises; bene facere, with dat., be of service to, benefit; bene facta, good deeds, benefits.

beneficium, -1, [beneficus, gen

erous], n., kindness, service,
favor, benefit.

Bestia, -ae, m., a cōgnōmen in
the Calpurnian gens; L. Cal-
purnius Bestia was one of
Catiline's confederates.
binī, -ae, -a, [DVI, two], distrib.
num. adj., two each, two.

divide], adv., in two divisions, in two parties.

bonum, -ī, [bonus], n., good thing, advantage, benefit, welfare, honor; the good, goodness; bona, -ōrum, n. pl., property, possessions; bona patria, inheritance, patrimony. bonus, -a, -um, comp. melior, sup. optumus (optimus), adj., good, respectable, honorable, worthy, brave, noble, true, honest, loyal; capable; valuable; bona fāma, fair fame; as noun, boni, -ōrum, m. pl., the higher classes, the aristocracy.

brevi, [abl. of brevis, sc. tempore], adv., in a short time, quickly.

brevis, -e, [BREG, break], adj., short, brief.

Bruttius, -a, -um, [Bruttii], adj., of the Bruttii, Bruttian; ager Bruttius, the country of the Bruttii, the southernmost district of Italy.

Brūtus, -ī, [brūtus, heavy], m., a Roman cōgnōmen; D. Iūnius Brutus, D. Junius Brutus, consul in B.C. 77, was the husband of Sempronia.

C.

C., abbreviation for Gāius, a
Roman praenomen, or fore-

name.

cadaver, -eris, [cadō], n., dead body, corpse.

cado, -ere, cecidī, cāsūrus, [CAD, fall], fall; be killed; happen,

occur.

caedes, -is, [SCID, split], f., murder, massacre, slaughter. caelatus, -a, -um, [caelō, engrave], adj., carved, sculptured, engraved.

in the northwestern part of Rome, where the people assembled for games and military exercises, and for the elections at the comitia centuriata.

caelum, -1, [CAV, hollow], n., sky, canis, -is, m. and f., dog.

heaven.

Caepārius, -1, [caepe, onion],
m., a Roman name; Q. Cae-
pārius (in Cic., M. Cēpārius),
a Terracinian, was one of Cati-
line's confederates.

Caesar, -aris, m., name of a
family in the Julian gens:
(1) L. Iulius Caesar, L. Julius
Caesar, consul B.C. 64, was
an uncle of Mark Antony,
and a distant relative of C.
Julius Caesar.

(2) Gaius Iulius Caesar, Gaius
Julius Caesar, the famous
conqueror of Gaul and dic-

canō, -ere, cecinī, cantus, [CAN,

sound], sound; signa canere, sound the signal for battle. capessō, -ere, -īvī, -ītus, [desid. from capio], (seize eagerly), take hold of; capessere rem publicam, take an active interest in the state. capillus, -i, [caput], m., the hair. capiō, -ere, cēpī, captus, [CAP, take], take, take up, seize; take captive, capture; captivate, fascinate; take by storm, carry by assault; form, conceive, receive, contain; consilium capere, adopt.

tator, was leader of the pop-capitālis, -e, [caput], adj., (in

ular party in в.c. 63. calamitas, -atis, f., disaster, misfortune, ruin.

calamitosus, -a, -um, [calami

tās], adj., disastrous, ruinous, unfortunate.

callidus, -a, -um, [calleō, be cal

lous], adj., shrewd, cunning, crafty.

cālō, -ōnis, m., camp-servant. calumnia, -ae, f., malicious ac

cusation, false charge. camera, -ae, [CAM, bend], f., vaulted or arched roof. Camers, -ertis, [Camerīnum],

m. and f., Camertian, an inhabitant of the town Camerinum in Umbria. campus, -1, [SCAMP, dig], m., plain; campus Martius, a grassy plain along the Tiber

volving life), capital; rēs capi-
tālis, capital crime.

Capitō, -ōnis, [caput], m., a
Roman name; P. Gabinius
Capito, of the equestrian order,
was one of Catiline's chief con-
federates.
Capitōlium, -ī, [caput], n., the

Capitol, the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Rome. captō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus, [freq. from capiō], grasp at, strive after.

Capua, -ae, f., Capua, the capi-
tal of Campania, a rich and
luxurious city.
caput, capitis, n., head; suprā

caput esse, descend upon, be
close at hand.

carcer, carceris, m., prison; especially the state prison at

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