14.1 Flashcards: Latin-English

This exercise provides flashcards of the vocabulary from Chapter 14. Click "Next Entry" to see the first Latin word; click "Next Entry" again to view the English translation. When you have mastered a word, click "Delete Entry" to remove it from the rotation. Whenever you restart the exercise, all the flashcards will be automatically restored.
genus, generis n.birth, origin; kind; race
honor, honōris m.honor, respect; public office
*hostis, hostis m. (usually in pl.)enemy / n.b. hostis is an enemy of the state; inimīcus (Ch. 12) is a personal enemy
iūdicium, iūdiciī n.court; trial; judgment
lēgātus, lēgātī m.delegate, envoy, ambassador; legion commander
lītus, lītoris n.shore, beach, coast
nūbēs, nūbis f.cloud
ops, opis f.power, help; (pl.) wealth, resources
Trōia, Trōiae, f.Troy
unda, undae f.wave, waters; sea
āmittō, āmittere, āmīsī, āmissusto lose
cōnstituō, cōnstituere, cōnstituī, cōnstitūtus
to decide, appoint, establish
rapiō, rapere, rapuī, raptusto seize, snatch, carry off
stō, stāre, stetī, statūrusto stand
surgō, surgere, surrēxī, surrēctusto get up, (a)rise
trahō, trahere, trāxī, tractusto drag, pull; derive
videor, vidērī, vīsus sum (often with dative of the person)
to seem (see Ch. 15); be seen “it seems best to ______” ?
vīvō, vīvere, vīxīto live, be alive
volvō, volvere, volvī, volūtusto roll, turn/twist around
tantus, tanta, tantumso much, so great
tantumonly
uterque, utraque, utrumqueboth, each (of two)
vērō (postpositive)in fact, truly, indeed
ā, ab (+ animate noun, in a passive sentence)
by
contrā (+ acc.)opposite; against
contrā (adv.)in reply; face to face