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auctōritās, auctōritātis, f.

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  1. support, backing
  2. warrant
  3. sanction, political sanction
  4. power conferred, decree, order, rights, command
  5. responsibility, opinion, judgment
  6. legal title
  7. influence, authority, prestige, reputation
  8. influential person
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audāx m.f.n., audācis

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  1. bold, daring
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carcer, carceris, m.

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  1. prison, jail
  2. jailbird
  3. traps (barriers at start of a horse race)
  4. commencement, beginning
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comprehendō, comprehendere, comprehendī, comprehensum

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  1. I lay hold of something on all sides; take or catch hold of, grasp, grip.
  2. I seize upon in a hostile manner, lay hold of; occupy, capture (of a place); arrest, detain, apprehend, catch.
  3. (to a crime or deed) I discover, detect, come upon, reveal.
  4. I intercept a letter.
  5. (of plants) I take root, take hold.
  6. (of a woman) I become pregnant, conceive.
  7. (of space) I contain, comprise, enclose, include, comprehend.
  8. (with ignem) I catch (fire).
  9. (Late Latin, of medicines) I combine, unite.
  10. (figuratively) I comprehend by sense of sight, perceive, observe, see.
  11. (figuratively) I comprehend something by the mind, understand, perceive, grasp, comprehend.
  12. (figuratively) I include or comprehend in words, comprise in discourse, express, describe, recount, narrate.
  13. (figuratively) I number, enumerate, reckon.
  14. (figuratively) I comprehend someone in affection, embrace with kindness, bind or put under obligation.
  15. (figuratively, Late Latin) I shut in, include.
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cōnscendō, cōnscendere, cōnscendī, cōnscensum

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  1. I climb up, ascend or scale.
  2. I climb on, mount (a horse)
  3. I board (a ship).
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cum (+ subjunctive)

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  1. when
  2. because
  3. although
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dēscendō, dēscendere, dēscendī, dēscensum

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  1. I climb down, to go or come down, to descend
  2. I march down
  3. I pierce, to penetrate
  4. I slope down (said of mountains)
  5. I sink (said of the voice)
  6. I lower oneself, to stoop
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dēserō, dēserere, dēseruī, dēsertum

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  1. I leave, depart, to desert, quit
  2. I forsake, abandon, give up
  3. I let down
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eques, equitis, m.

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  1. A horseman, rider
  2. A knight
  3. (Later Latin, chess) knight
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flūmen, flūminis, n.

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  1. river
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humī (not comparable)

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  1. on the ground.

2. to the ground.

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īnfestus, īnfesta, īnfestum

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  1. unsafe, dangerous
  2. hostile
  3. disturbed, molested, infested
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intereā (not comparable)

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  1. meanwhile
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neque (conjunction)

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  1. and not, also not
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neque … neque (conjunction)

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  1. neither … nor
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nusquam (not comparable)

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  1. nowhere
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oppugnō, oppugnāre, oppugnāvī, oppugnātum

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  1. I attack, assault.

2. I storm, besiege.

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passus, passa, passum

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  1. having suffered
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patefaciō, patefacere, patefēcī, patefactum. (irregular passive)

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  1. I open, throw open

2. (figuratively) I disclose, bring to light, reveal, make public

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perfidus, perfida, perfidum

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  1. That breaks his promise; faithless, false, dishonest, treacherous, untrustworthy, perfidious, deceitful.
  2. (by extension) Treacherous, unsafe, dangerous.
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pōns, pontis, m.

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  1. a bridge
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rīpa, rīpae, f.

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  1. bank (of a river)

2. shore (of the sea)

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tantum (not comparable)

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  1. only, so much, so great, so many
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trānseō, trānsīre, trānsiī, trānsitum (irregular)

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  1. I traverse, go across.
  2. I go over (to a side or faction)
  3. I pass over.
  4. I surpass, exceed.
  5. (of time) I pass, elapse.
  6. (figuratively) I cease, pass away.
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trīstis m.f., trīste n.
1. **sad**, unhappy, melancholy, morose 2. sorrowful, mournful 3. (of taste) disagreeable, harsh, bitter 4. (of smell) foul, offensive
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vērum, vērī, n.
1. reality, fact, **the truth**
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altus, alta, altum
1. **high** | 2. **deep**
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sēmirutus, sēmiruta, sēmirutum
1. **half-demolished or ruined** (rickety)
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caballus, caballī, m.
1. **horse; nag** | 2. A pack-horse, jade, hack
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labefaciō, labefacere, labefēcī, labefactum
1. I cause to totter, shake, loosen, make ready to fall. 2. (figuratively, of a person's mind) I cause to waver, shake, weaken. 3. (figuratively) **I weaken**; overthrow, ruin, destroy.
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elapsus, elapsa, elapsum
1. **having escaped**
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quidem (postpositive)
1. **indeed**
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crīmen, crīminis, n.
1. A judicial decision, verdict, judgment or judgement. 2. An object of reproach, invective. 3. An object representing a crime. 4. A cause of a crime; criminal. 5. The crime of lewdness; adultery. 6. (in respect to the accuser) A charge, accusation, reproach; calumny, slander. 7. **(in respect to the accused) The fault one is accused of; crime, misdeed, offence, fault**
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māiestās, māiestātis, f.
1. majesty | 2. **treason**
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īnferō, īnferre, intulī, illātum (irregular)
1. I carry, bring, put or throw into or to somewhere or upon something; insert; set fire to; offer, sacrifice. 2. I bring to a place for burial, bury, inter. 3. (of a tribute or tax) I pay, furnish. 4. (military) I advance, march, move forward. 5. (military) I bear the standards against the enemy, attack, make an attack upon. 6. (figuratively) I **bring forward, bring against**, introduce; produce, occasion, make; conclude; import. 7. (figuratively, with dative) I cause, inflict, impose.
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inclūsus, inclūsa, inclūsum
1. confined, enclosed 2. bound, restrained 3. included, incorporated 4. **shut up, imprisoned**
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omnīnō (not comparable)
1. entirely, utterly altogether, wholly, **completely** | 2. (with negatives or numerals) at all, in all, altogether, only, but, just
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dīligō, dīligere, dīlēxī, dīlēctum
1. I esteem, love, have regard for, **be fond of**.
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"nōbīs festīnandum est"
1. ""we must hurry"
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# Define and give the comparative and superlative of: ulter, ultra, ultrum
Definition: beyond Comparative: ulterior m.f., ulterius n. (farther away) Superlative: ultimus, -a, -um (furthest)
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potestas, potestātis, f.
1. power, ability 2. mastery, control 3. authority, jurisdiction 4. **dominion, political power** 5. right, legal power 6. (of a word) meaning 7. possibility, opportunity
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fīdus, fīda, fīdum
1. trusty, **trustworthy**, credible 2. loyal, faithful 3. steadfast 4. certain, safe
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praetereō, praeterīre, praeteriī, praeteritum. (irregular)
1. **I pass or go by** 2. I disregard, neglect, omit or miss 3. I surpass or excel
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pālus, pālī, m.
1. **stake, post**, prop, stay, pale
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furtum, furtī, n.
1. **theft, robbery**
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committō, committere, commīsī, commissum
1. **I commit**. 2. I begin. 3. I carry on. 4. I commence (a battle).
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haesitō, haesitāre, haesitāvī, haesitātum
1. I remain fixed in place. | 2. **I hesitate**; I am uncertain.
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prior m.f., prius n. (comparative)
Definitions: 1. former, previous, prior 2. **in front** 3. (figuratively) better, superior 4. (substantive, Medieval Latin) abbot, prior Superlative: prīmus (first)
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clam (not comparable)
1. **clandestinely, secretly, privately** | 2. stealthily
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grōma, grōmae, f.
1. **A Roman surveying instrument** having plumb lines hanging from four arms at right angles 2. the centre of a military camp (marked by such an instrument)
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pavimentum, pavimentī, n.
1. a floor composed of small stones beaten down | 2. **The surface of a Roman road**
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agger, aggeris, m.
1. **rampart**, bulwark (or the materials used to make one) | 2. causeway, pier, dam, dyke
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dīplōma, dīplōmatis, n.
1. **letter of recommendation**
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mūtātiō, mūtātiōnis, f.
1. change, alteration | 2. **interchange, exchange, posting station**
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mansiō, mansiōnis, f.
1. An act or instance of staying, remaining; stay, continuance. 2. A dwelling, abode, habitation, home. 3. **(on a journey) A stopping place or halting place, station**; stage. 4. Night quarters, place for lodging or renting, inn.
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