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Umbrēnus, i, m., Publius Umbre

nus, confederate with Catiline. Umquam, adv., at any time, ever. Una, adv. (unus), together, along with, in company, at the same time.

Unde, adv., whence, from which, from whom, by whom. Undique, adv. (unde +que), from all sides, parts, or quarters, on all sides, everywhere. Universus or Univorsus, a, um, adj. (unus verto), all together, all taken collectively, whole, entire, collective, universal. Unquam. See Umquam. Unus, a, um, gen. unius, num. adj., one, alone, only, sole, single, uniform; a, an, some one. Unus et

alter, one and another, some, a few. Unusquisque, unaquaeque, etc., more correctly written unus quisque, una quaeque, etc., each, every, each one, every

one.

Urbānus, a, um, adj. (urbs), of or belonging to the city or town; polished, refined, elegant, urbane.

Urbs, is, f., a city; the city, i. e. Rome.

Urgěo, ere, ursi, -, tr., to press, drive, impel, urge; to press upon, bear hard or close upon; to beset, weigh down, burden, opouress; to push forward, urge on. quam, adv., anywhere, in any place, to any place.

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Usque, adv., as far as, all the way, even, until; continuously, incessantly. Usque eo (all the way to this), to such a degree. Usus, ús, m. (utor), use, application; service, benefit, utility; practice, exercise, experience, usage, custom; intercourse, familiarity, intimacy; occasion, need, want, necessity. Usus, a, um, part. from Utor. Ut or Uti, conj., that, in order that, so that; even if, though, al

though; after expressions of fearing, that not.

Ut or Uti, adv., in what manner, how; as; when, as soon as. Uter, tris, m., a leather bag or bottle.

Uter, tra, trum, gen. utrius, adj., which of the two, which. Uterque, utrăque, utrumque, gen. utriusque, adj. (uter+que), both one and the other, both, each. Quae utrăque, both of

which.

Uti, conj. and adv. See Ut. Utica, ae, f., a city in the north of Africa.

Utilis, e, adj. (utor), useful, bene

ficial, serviceable, salutary, profitable, suitable.

Utinam, adv. (uti +nam), O that! would that! I wish that! Utique, adv. (uti+que), in any

case, at any rate, certainly, surely, assuredly, by all means. Utor, i, usus, dep., to use, make use of; to enjoy, have, avail one's self of, employ, practise, exercise, manage; to treat, conduct one's self towards. Utpote, adv., namely, as being, as, seeing that, inasmuch as, since. Utpote qui, inasmuch as he or they.

Utrimque or Utrinque, adv. (uter +que), from or on both sides or parts.

Uxor, ōris, f., a wife, spouse.

V.

Vacuus, a, um, adj. (vaco), empty, void, clear, free from, devoid of, wanting, without; at leisure, unoccupied, disengaged, idle. Vades, um, pl. of Vas. Vado, ĕre, si, sum, intr., to go, to

walk; to go hastily, advance. Vadōsus, a, um, adj. (vadum), full of shallows or fords, shallow, shoal.

Vaga, ae, f., a town of Numidia.

Vagenses, ium, m. pl. (Vaga), the inhabitants of Vaga. Vagor, āri, ātus, dep. (vagus), to stroll about, to ramble, wander, roam, rove, range.

Vagus, a, um, adj., wandering, strolling about, rambling, roving, roaming; uncertain, vague. Valens, tis, adj. (valeo), strong, stout, vigorous, robust; powerful, mighty; healthy, hale, hearty.

Valeo, ĕre, ui, —, intr., to be strong or vigorous; to be able, to avail; to be well or in good health; to have power, to be powerful, influential, or effective; to prevail; to be worth. Valerius, i, m. See Flaccus. Validus, a, um, adj. (valeo), strong, powerful, vigorous; well, healthy, sound; mighty, effective. Vallum, i, n. (vallus), an earthen wall or rampart set with palisades; an intrenchment, bulwark, wall, rampart, fortification.

Vanitas, atis, f. (vanus), emptiness, nothingness, nullity, unreality, falsity, deception, delusion, vain-glory, vanity, levity. Vanus, a, um, adj., empty, void, vacant; null, futile, groundless, fruitless, vain; false, lying, deceptive, delusive. Vargunteius, i, m., Lucius Vargunteius, confederate with Catiline.

Varie, adv. (varius), variously,

diversely, in different ways. Varius, a, um, adj., diverse, varying, changeful, various, changeable, different; versatile; uncertain, doubtful, wavering, fickle. Vas, vadis, m. (vado), a bail, surety, security.

Vas, vasis, n., plural, vasa, ōrum, a vessel, dish; a utensil, imple

ment.

Vastitas, àtis, f. (vastus), a waste, desert; desolation, devastation, ruin, destruction.

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Vasto, are, āvi, ātum, tr. (vastus), to lay waste, make empty, desolate, devastate, ravage; to ruin, destroy.

Vastus, a, um, adj., waste, desert, desolate; vast, immense, enormous, huge, monstrous, insatiable.

Ve, enclitic conj., or. Vecordia, ae, f. (vecors), madness, folly, senselessness, silliness, insanity.

Vectigal, ālis, n. (veho), a toll, tax, impost, tribute; revenue. Vectigalis, e, adj. (veho), tributary.

Vegĕo, ère, ——, intr., to excite,

quicken; to be lively, active. Vehěmens, tis, adj., vehement, impetuous, eager, violent, ardent; forcible, active, powerful, strong.

Vehementer, adv. (vehemens), vehemently, eagerly, impetuously, ardently, violently; strongly, forcibly, powerfully; exceedingly, extremely.

Vel, conj., or; vel — vel, eitheror; even.

Veles, ĭtis, m., a kind of lightarmed soldier, who attacked the enemy out of the line of battle, a skirmisher.

Velitāris, e, adj. (veles), of the velites, light.

Velocitas, ātis, f. (velox), velocity, swiftness, fleetness, rapidity. Velox, öcis, adj., swift, quick, fleet, rapid, speedy.

Velut or Veluti, adv. (velut,

uti), as, like, just as if, as if, as it were, as though. Venālis, e, adj. (venus), to be sold, for sale; venal, that can be bought.

Vendo, ĕre, dĭdi, dĭtum, tr. (contracted from venum+do), to

sell.

Venēnum, i, n., a drug, medicine; poison, venom.

Venio, ire, veni, ventum, intr., to come, arrive; to fall into.

Venor, äri, ātus, dep., to hunt. Venter, tris, m., the belly, stomach, paunch; gluttony. Ventus, i, m., the wind. Venus, ūs, or i, m. (found only in dat., accus., and ablat.), sale. Venum ire or dari, sc. ad, to be sold, 'put up for sale. Verber, ĕris, n., a scourge, whip, lash; a blow, stroke, stripe. Verbĕro, āre, āvi, àtum, tr. (verber), to beat,.lash, scourge, whip,

strike.

Verbum, i, n., a word, expression, saying, remark.

Vere, adv. (verus), truly, really, in fact; rightly, correctly. Verĕor, ĕri, ĭtus, dep., to fear, reverence, revere; to dread, be afraid; to apprehend, suspect. Veritas, atis, f. (verus), truth. Vero, adv. (verus), in truth, truly, certainly, surely, assuredly. Vero, conj. (verus), but, however. Verso, are, āvi, ātum, tr. freq. (verto), to turn, wind, twist, whirl; to disturb, agitate; to meditate, reflect upon. Versor, äri, ātus, dep. (verso), to dwell, live, remain, be; to occupy, busy one's self with, be engaged in.

Versus, ūs, m. (verto), a verse. Versus or Versum, adv. and prep. (verto), turned in the direction of, towards. Especially used with verbs of motion after ad or in; in Galliam versus, towards Gaul. Prep. with accus., towards. (So very rarely.) Verto, ĕre, ti, sum, tr. and intr., to turn, turn around or about; to overturn, overthrow, subvert; to change, alter, transform; to turn, depend on; to impute, ascribe, appropriate; to turn out,

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tual; right, proper, just; veracious.

Vescor, i, -, dep., to live upon,

eat, feed upon; to enjoy, use. Vesper, ĕris, and ĕri, m., the evening, even, eve, eventide. Vesta, ae, f., Vesta, the goddess of the domestic hearth. Vester, tra, trum, poss. adj. pron. (vos), your, yours. Vestimentum, i, n. (vestis), clothing, a garment, vestment. Vestio, ire, ivi, itum, tr. (vestis), to clothe, dress, deck, adorn. Veterānus, a, um, adj. (vetus),

veteran.

Veto, are, ui, itum, tr., to forbid. Vetus, ĕris, adj., old, aged. Vetustas, ātis, f. (vetus), old age;

antiquity; long duration. Vexillum, i, n. (veho), an ensign,

standard, banner, flag, streamer. Vexo, āre, āvi, ātum, tr., to molest, annoy, vex, harass, disturb, trouble, agitate; to injure, damage.

Via, ae, f., a way, road, path, journey; a method, manner, mode.

Vicesimus or Vigesimus, a, um, num. adj. (viginti), the twentieth.

Vici. See Vinco.

Vicinitas, ātis, f. (vicīnus), neigh

borhood, nearness, proximity, vicinity; the neighbors. Victor, ōris, m. (vinco), a victor, conqueror. Adj., victorious. Victoria, ae, f. (vinco), victory. Victus, ūs, m. (vivo), sustenance, food, victuals, provisions; a way or mode of living.

Victus, a, um, part. from Vinco. Vicus, i, m., a row of houses; a

street; a village, hamlet. Videlicet, adv. (videre + licet), it is easy to see, it is clear or evident; clearly, plainly, evidently, manifestly; of course, forsooth, in an ironical or sarcastic sense; to wit, namely.

Video, ère, vidi, visum, tr., to

see, perceive, observe, look at; to understand, comprehend; to look to, see to, care for. Viděor, éri, visus, pass. and dep., to be seen, to be looked upon or regarded; to seem, appear. Vidétur, impers., it seems proper, seems good, pleases. Vigěo, ere, ui, —, intr. to be lively or vigorous, to be strong; to thrive, flourish, bloom; to prevail, be in repute. Vigesimus a, um. See Vicesi

mus.

Vigil, ilis, adj. (vigeo), awake, on the alert, watch, watchful, wakeful, vigilant. As a noun, a watchman, sentinel. Vigilia, ae, f. (vigil), a watching, waking; wakefulness, sleeplessness, vigil; a watch, guard; the watch, i. e. watchmen, sentinels.

Vigilo, are, avi, atum, intr. (vigil), to watch, to keep awake, be wakeful; to be watchful, vig

ilant.

Viginti, num. adj. indecl., twenty. Vilis, e, adj., of small value, cheap; paltry, common, mean, worthless, base, vile. Vile habere, to

hold cheap, despise. Villa, ae, f., a country-house, villa, country-seat, farm. Villicus, i, m. (villa), the overseer

of a farm or estate, a steward. Vincio, ire, vinxi, vinctum, tr., to bind, tie, encircle, wind about, fetter; to confine, restrain; to fortify, secure, fasten. Vinco, ĕre, vici, victum, tr., to conquer, overcome, defeat, subdue, vanquish; to overmatch, exceed, excel, surpass; to prevail, gain one's point, carry the day.

Vinctus, a, um, part. from Vincio. Vinculum, i, n. (vincio), a band, bond, rope, cord, fetter, chain. In vincula ducere to put in prison.

Vindex, icis, m. and f. (vindĭco),

an avenger, punisher, revenger; a claimant, defender, protector, vindicator.

Vindico, are, avi, atum, tr. (vim +dico), to lay legal claim to, make a claim upon; to demand, claim, arrogate, assume, appropriate; to set free, deliver, liberate, save; to avenge, revenge, punish, take vengeance on. Vindicatum est punishment was inflicted. Aliquem in libertatem vindicare, to assert or maintain the freedom of any one. Vinča, ae, f., a vineyard; a kind of pent-house or shed, built like an arbor, for sheltering besiegers. See note on line 7, p. 29. Vinum, i, n., wine. Violenter, adv. (violens), impetuously, vehemently, violently, furiously, forcibly.

Violentia, ae, f. (violens), violence, vehemence, impetuosity, ferocity.

Vir, viri, m., a man ; a husband. Vires, ium. See Vis. Virgo, inis, f. (vireo), a maiden, virgin. Virgultum, i, n. (virgula), a bush, thicket, copse, brushwood, shrubbery.

Virilis, e, adj. (vir), of or belonging to a man, manly, virile; male, masculine; manful, firm, vigorous, bold, spirited. Viritim, adv. (vir), man by man, from man to man, to each one separately, singly, individually.

Virtus, ütis, f. (vir), manliness, manhood; strength, power, vigor, energy; bravery, courage, valor; merit, excellence, worth, goodness, virtue, virtuousness. Emori per virtutem, to die bravely. Virtus animi, energy of mind, intellectual vigor.

Vis, vis, f., strength, power, might, vigor, energy, ardor, fury, force, violence; effort, exertion; quantity, number, abun

dance; notion, meaning, sense, | Volo, velle, volui, -, irreg. tr.

Vi or

import, nature, essence. per vim, by force, forcibly. Vires, pl., the bodily powers. Vis pulveris, a quantity (cloud) of dust. Summâ vi, with all one's might or power.

Viso, ĕre, si, sum, tr. intens. (video), to look at attentively, to view, behold, survey; to see to, look after; to go to see, to visit, call upon.

Visus, a, um, part. from Video. Visus, ūs, m. (video), a seeing, looking; a look, glance; the faculty of seeing, sight, vision; a sight, appearance, an apparition, a vision. Qua visus erat = as far as the sight could reach. Vita, ae, f. (vivo), life; a way or mode of life, course of life, ca

reer.

Vitabundus, a, um, adj. (vito), shunning, avoiding, evading, trying to escape.

Vitium, i, n., a fault, defect, blemish, imperfection; failing, error, offence, crime, vice.

Vito, are, avi, atum, tr., to shun, avoid, evade, escape. Vivo, ĕre, vixi, victum, intr., to live, be alive, have life. Vivus, a, um, adj. (vivo), alive, living.

Vix, adv., with difficulty, hardly, scarcely, barely. Vocabulum, i, n. (voco,) a word, term, expression, name, designation, appellation. Voco, are, avi, ātum, tr. (vox), to call, call upon, summon, invoke; to call, name, denominate. Volens, tis, part. and adj. (volo), willing, voluntary, eager, ready; favorable, well inclined; pleasant, agreeable. Volenti animo, with willing mind, gladly. Volgus, i, m. and n. See Vulgus. Volněro, are. See Vulnĕro.

Volnus, ĕris, n. See Vulnus. Volo, are, avi, ātum, intr., to fly.

and intr., to wish, to will, be willing; to desire, intend, purpose; to determine, ordain (in proposing bills to the people); to think, maintain. Quid sibi vult, what does he mean? what does he want?

Volturcius, i, m. See Vulturcius. Voltus, ūs, m. See Vultus. Voluntarius, a, um, adj. (voluntas), of one's own free will, willing, voluntary; spontaneous. Voluntarii, ōrum, m. pl. (sc. milites), volunteers.

Voluntas, ātis, f. (volo), will, wish, desire, choice, inclination; good-will, favor, affection. Voluntate, of one's own will, of one's own accord, willingly, voluntarily. Voluntate or ex voluntate, according to one's wish or desire, at one's desire. Voluptarius, a, um, adj. (voluptas), pleasant, agreeable, delightful; pleasurable, devoted to pleasure, sensual, voluptuous. Voluptas, atis, f., satisfaction, enjoyment, pleasure, delight. Volux, ucis, m., a son of Bocchus, king of Mauritania.

Volvo, ĕre, volvi, volütum, tr., to roll, turn about, turn round, tumble down; to turn over or revolve in the mind, to consider, ponder, meditate or reflect upon, to think over.

Vorsor, äri. See Versor. Vorsum. See Versum. Vorsus. See Versus. Vos, pl. of Tu, you, ye. Voster, tra, trum. See Vester. Votum, i, n. (vověo), a solemn promise made to some deity, a vow; a wish, desire, prayer. Vox,vocis, f., a voice; a sound, tone, cry, call; a word, saying, speech, sentence, proverb, maxim. Vulgus, i, m. and n., the great mass, the multitude, the people, the public; a mass, crowd, throng, multitude; the vulgar,

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