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5. Vocem (liberam) ; i. e. liberam sententiam in senatu pro- 333

nuntiatam.

6. Quae ita longa est. Plancus was in the number of those whom Caesar had named to the consulate, in that general designation of magistrates which he made a short time before his death. But as Plancus stood last in the list, his turn was not to commence till the year 712.

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7. Optandum sit 8. Spiritum ducere spiritum ducere

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it is to be wished (rather than expected).

= to live. Alii jungunt rei publicae producere; i. e. vitam rei publicae conservare.

9. Simulacrum

10. Acta sc. publica.

11. Mitti = nuntiari.

shadow, semblance.

12. Perducitur = durat.

13. Furnium. Furnius was lieutenant to Plancus in Gaul.

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EP. XXXV. 1. Tuus affinis.

M. Lepidus and Cassius had 334 each of them married a sister of M. Brutus.

2. Scelere et levitate Lepidi. Lepidus treacherously deserted the cause of the republic, and joined himself to Antony on the 29th of May.

3. Quae volumus, audimus ; i. e. that you have defeated him. P. Cornelius Dolabella, the proconsul of Syria, had caused Trebonius to be cruelly put to death. Upon this he was declared an enemy by the senate, and Cassius was commissioned to make war against him: the result was, that he was driven to shut himself up in Laodicea, where he died by his own hands.

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4. Quam . . . . aliquam which indeed is either already in 335 existence; i. e. has already been achieved.

5. Viceramus = we should have conquered. The indicative expresses with more emphasis the certainty that the event would have taken place under the conditions specified.

6. Consules designatos. Decimus Brutus and L. Munatius Plancus.

7. In te.... omnia that everything depends on thee and on thy Brutus; i. e. Marcus Brutus, whose legions were now occupying Achaia, Macedonia, and Illyricum.

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after all (it has suffered); i. e. although it has been thus afflicted by civil war, which notion is implied by victis hostibus

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LATIN-ENGLISH VOCABULARY.

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1. Place: ab co loco; a sole, out of the sun; a stirpe, fundamentally; usque a capite, from the very beginning;

2. Time: ab hora tertia; a pueritia; a

prima pugna, since the first combat;

3. An agent from whom an action proceeds, or by whom it is performed: a diis omnia facta sunt, all things have been made by the gods; a natura, by nature;

4. Cessation, prevention, keeping off, leaving off, deterring, delivering from: desistere a defensione, to give up the defence; aliquem ab injuria deterrere, to deter any one from injury;

5. A source or origin: quod tibi debet ab Egnatio, what he owes thee from the hands of Egnatius.

Abacus, i, m., board, table. Ab-dico, 1 (dicare), v. a., I give up, resign, lay down, renounce, abdicate; a. se magistratu, praeturā, dictatură, to resign the magistracy, &c.

Abdo, idi, itum, 3 (dare, to put, do), v.

a., I remove, I hide; aliquem, aliquid in loco, in locum; a. sc, to hide one's self; a. se literis, in literas, to bury one's self in learning.

Ab-dico, xi, ctum, 3 (ducere, to draw), v. a., I draw, pull off; I lead off by force, force away; aliquem a, de, e loco, I entice away.

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Xb-ěo, Ivi or Xi, Xtum, ire, v. n., I go off, go away; a. e vita, to die.

Ab-horreo, ui, 2, v. n., I differ much, I vary,

depart from; abhorret a meis moribus, it is not at all my custom.

Ab-jicio, jeci, jectum, 3, v. a. (jacère), I throw away, throw; I throw down, prostrate, debase, humble; I throw aside, lay by, remove; a. animum, to be disheartened or discouraged, to despond. Ab-jūro, 1, v. a., I deny falsely upon oath, I forswear.

Ab-lātus, a, um, part. (aufero; latus = le

vatus), taken away, removed. Ab-origines, um, m. pl. (ab origine), the first inhabitants of Latium; original inhabitants.

Abs-cido, idi, isum, 3 (caedo), v. a., I cut off, cut; figur. I deprive of. Ab-scindo, di, issum, 3 (scindere), v. a., I tear off, rend away, cut off, cut, part asunder. Absens, tis, part. (absum), absent, not here, out of sight, gone away, wanting. Ab-similis, e, adj., unlike, dissimilar; mostly with a negation: haud a., non a. Ab-solūtus, a, um, part. (absolvo), let loose; adj., free, unrestrained; acquitted, discharged, released; finished, completed; perfect, absolute.

Absolvo, vi, ūtum, 3, v. a., I set at liberty,

discharge, absolve, liberate, release; in law: I acquit, c. abl., gen.. or de; I finish, complete, bring to a close; a. rem paucis, to despatch in a few words. Abs-tinentia, ae, f. (abstineo), an abstaining from, abstinence, moderation, discreet

ness.

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Abs-tineo, ui, tentum, 2 (teneo), 1, v. n., abstain from, am free from, a thing; 2, v. a., I keep or ward off, I hold back, restrain.

Ab-strǎho, axi, actum, 3, v. a., I drag, draw, tear, pull off or away, take away by force.

Ab-sum, abfui, abesse, to be absent, out of the way, to be distant; figur.: to be far from, i. e. not to have, to be free from, not to belong to, to be disinclined to, to be wanting. Absurdus, a, um, adj. (=surdus, earless), disagreeable to the ear, harsh, grating;| absurd, foolish, foreign from the purpose or subject; adv., absurdē. Ab-undantia, ae, f. (abundans), abundance, plenty, copiousness, exuberance

Ab-undē, adv. (abundus), abundantly, copiously, largely.

Ab-ülor, usus sum, 3, v. n., c. abl., 1, 1 use up, consume by using, waste, run through; passively, to be consumed, used up; 2, I use otherwise, contrary to original intention; 3, I abuse, turn to improper use, apply to a wrong end.

Ac, conj. atque, and (mostly before consonants, seldom before a vowel or h). Ăcădemia, ae, f., a place near Athens, where Plato taught philosophy; hence the academical philosophy and sect. Ac-cedo, cessi, cessum, 3 (ad-cedo), v. n., I draw near to, approach, arrive at, come to, accost; I am added, joined, annexed; with ad, c. dat., and c. acc. Ac-cendo, ndi, nsum, 3 (ad, * cando, I make

to glow, whence candeo), v. a., I set on fire, set fire to, light up; figur. I excite, inflame, stir up.

Ac-ceptus, a, um, part. (accipio), accepted, received; adj., acceptable, grateful, pleasing.

Ac-cerso. See arcesso.

Ac-cessus, is, m. (accedo), an approaching, drawing near to, a coming. Ac-cido, idi, isum, 3 (ad, caedo), v. a., I cut off, cut, lop, cut down, fell. Ac-cido, idi, 3 (ad, cado), v. n., I fall down at or before; most frequently impers., accidit, it happens, occurs, falls out; accidit praeter opinionem, it happened unawares; si quid alicui accidat, if anything should happen to one.

Ac-cipio, epi eptum, 3 (ad, capio), I receive,

take; I receive, treat, entertain; I comprehend, understand, hear; I am sensible of, leel; voluptatem accipere, to feel pleasure; I admit of, approve, accept of. Ac-clīvis, e, adj. (ad, clivus), up-hill, steep, rising, ascending.

Ac-clivitas, atis, f. (acclivis), a bending upwards, steepness, ascent, acclivity. Ac-commõdātus, a, um, part. (accommodo), adapted; adj., suitable, proper, intended, calculated for. Ac-commodo, 1 (ad, c.), I adapt, adjust, fit; I apply, accommodate. Ac-cürātē, adv. (accuratus), diligently, elaborately, carefully, attentively, accurately. Ac-curro, cucurri and curri, cursum, 3 (ad, curro), v. n., I run to.

Ac-cuso, 1 (ad, causa), v. a., I accuse in judgment, I arraign, impeach, blame, reprimand, aliquem, aliquem crimine, aliquem alicujus rei, de re; I complain of, blame, chide, find fault with.

Acer, ācris, ācre, adj. (aceo), sharp, sour, tart, pungent, acrid; figur. : sharp, brisk, powerful, vehement; of men: fiery, furious; severe, austere; valiant, gallant; strenuous, diligent; of mind: acute, keen, penetrating; of actions: violent; of war: cruel. Acerbe, adv. (acerbus), sharply, keenly, harshly, bitterly; figur.: cruelly. Acerbus, a, um, adj. (acer), harsh, sour, tart,

unripe; figur.: cruel, severe, hard; of sounds: harsh; of disposition: austere,

morose.

Acervus, i, m., a heap, hoard, pile; a crowd, multitude.

Achāicus, a, um, adj., Achaean, Grecian. Achradina, ae, f., a part of the city of Syra

cuse.

Acies, ei, f., the sharp edge or point of anything; a line of soldiers, file, squadron; an army in battle-array; a fleet in battlearray; a battle, fight, action; figur. : keen eyesight; force, power, prowess, might, weight, influence; acuteness, discernment, shrewdness of intellect, ability.

Acinus, i, m., and ăcinum, i, n., originally : a germ, seed; a grain, kernel, grape, raisin, berry.

Ac-quiesco, ēvi, étum, 3 (ad, quiesco), v. n., I

repose, take rest; figur.: I rest, have rest, find rest; I acquiesce in, dwell

with delight upon, am pleased or delighted with; with in, c. abl., and c. dat. Acriter, adv. (acer), vehemently, keenly, sharply, eagerly; attentively, clearly, intensely; valiantly, stoutly, vigorously; exceedingly, very; severely, cruelly. Acta, ōrum, n. pl. (ago), acts, actions, deeds; acts, decrees, resolutions; .acta publica, public records.

Actio, onis, f. (ago), motion; action, operation; management, negotiation, business, treaty; in oratory: the action or delivery of a speech; a speech before a court, accusation, information, charge; an action at law.

Actor, oris, m. (ago), agent, doer, perform

er; actor, comedian, player; pleader. Acûleus, i, m. (acus), sting; prickle; figur. : sharpness, sophistry, a cutting remark. Acuo, ui, utum, 3 (acus), v. a., I point, sharpen, whet; figur.: I sharpen, incite, excite, exercise; I stimulate, rouse, provoke, instigate.

Ăcütus, a, um, part. (acuo), pointed; adj., sharp-edged, prickly; figur.: sharp, shrill, piercing, pungent, biting, penetrating; of the mind acute, subtile, ingenious, quick.

Ăd, prp. c. acc., to, unto; 1, to a place, thing. or person; ad urbem venire, to come to town; ad meridiem spectans, looking to the south; cum Senatus ad Caesarem accederet; ad hoc, besides this; ad verbum, word for word; ad summum, to the highest degree; ad extremum, ad ultimum, at length, at last; also near, as ad Romam, near Rome; 2, till a time, or action; ad quoddam tempus, till a certain time; ad hiemem, towards the winter: vita ad spem servanda, life to be preserved for hope; 3, for quoad, quod attinet ad, as far as regards, in whatever pertains to. Ad-aequo, 1, v. a., I equal, make equal; adaequare famam alicujus, to render one's self as famous as any one; adaequare se alicui virtute, to put one's self on a par with any one in virtue; adaequare virtu- | tem cum fortuna, to be as brave as one is fortunate.

Ad-ămo, 1, v. a., I begin to love, fall in love with.

Ad-dico, zi, ctum, 3, v. a., I adjudge, assign, make over, surrender; addicere aliquem morti, to condemn, doom one to death;

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figur. I consent to, approve; I devote; a. aliquem ad jusjurandum, to force, compel one to take an oath.

Ad do, didi, ditum, 3 (ad, dare), v. a., I add; I throw, cast in or upon, mingle with; figur.: a. alicui animos, to fire one's courage; a. fidem rei, to confirm, corroborate, give credibility to a thing. Ad-duco, uzi, uctum, 3, v. a., I conduct, bring, fetch; I bring on, induce, cause, occasion; I draw to, tighten, straiten; I bring to, straiten, reduce; a. aliquem in angustias, to bring one into difficulty; a. in judicium, to bring to trial, arraign, sue, summon before a court of justice; I induce, persuade. Ad-ductus, a, um, part. (adduco), brought, conducted, &c.; adj., contracted, wrinkled.

Ad-eo, ivi and ii, itum, ire, 1, v. n., I go near, come; adire in jus, to go to law; 2, v. a., I go to. I approach, go up to; figur.: I undertake, undergo, incur, adopt. Ad-cō, adv. (for ad id), so far, to such a degree, insomuch; so long; adeo dum, a. usque dum, a. donec, a. usque ut, usque a. quoad, till, until; also = vero, but

now.

Ad-ĕquito, 1, v. a., I ride up to, or near to a place or person.

Ad-hibeo, ui, itum, 2 (habeo), v. a., 1, I

adopt, use, employ; 2, I adapt, apply; 3, I bring, bring on; 4, I offer, pay, give; 5, I behave to, treat; 6, I add, join; a. animum, to attend to; a. se, to conduct,

carry one's self.

Ad-hûc (= ad hoc), adv., 1, hitherto, thus far, as yet; usque a., till now; 2, beyond that, more than that, more still; 3, still, as yet, even yet.

Ad-go, égi, actum, 3 (ago), v. a, I drive, drive in, plunge, thrust, impel; I bring, conduct; figur.: 1 force, compel; adigere aliquem ad, or in jusjurandum, to oblige one to make oath; a. aliquem jurejurando, to bind one by an oath. I take Ad-imo, êmi, emptum, 3 (emo), v. a.,

away, remove, deprive of, deny. Adipiscor, eptus sum, 3 (apiscor), v. dep. a., I acquire, get, procure, obtain possession of; with the acc. of a person, to arrive at, come up with, reach, overtake; figur.: I attain, understand. Ad-itus, us, m, (adeo), approach, entry,

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