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VOCABULARY

cultellus, -i, m. dim., small knife.

culter, -ri, m., knife.

cultus, -ūs, m., cultivation care, style, dress.

cum, conj., when, although.

cum, prep. with abl., with; mecum, with me.

cunctus, -a, -um, adj., whole, all.

cuneus, -i, m., wedge.

cupīdo, -inis, f., desire.

cupidus, -a, -um, adj., eager.

cupio, -ere, -ivi or -ii, -itum, v. a., desire.

cupressus, -i, f., cypress.

cūr, conj., why?

cūra, -ae, f., care.

cūria, -ae, f., senate-house.

curiōsus, -a, -um, adj., observant, inquisitive.

cūro, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a. and n., tend, look after, care for, take care.

curriculum, -i, n., chariot-race.

curro, -ere, cucurri, cursum, v. n., run.

cuspis, -idis, f., point (of weapon).

custōdio, -īre, -īvi or -ii, -ītum, v. a., guard.

cyathus, -i, m., ladle, drinking cup.


dē, prep. with abl., from, concerning; dē novo, anew.

deambulātio, -ōnis, f., walk.

deambulo, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., walk about.

dēbeo, -ēre, -ui, -itum, v. a., owe; with infin., ought.

dēcēdo, -ere, -cessī, -cessum, v. a., depart.

decem, num. adj., indec., ten.

December, -bris, m., December.

decennium, -ii, n., period of ten years.

dēcerno, -ere, -crēvi, -crētum, v. a., decide, decree.

dēcerto, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. n., strive to the end.

decimus, -a, -um, adj., tenth.

decōrus, -a, -um, adj., becoming, honourable.

dēdecus, -oris, n., disgrace.

dēdico, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., dedicate.

dēdo, -ere, dēdidi, dēditum, v. a., give up.

dēdūco, -ere, -xi, -ctum, v. a., lead down, lead back.

dēfero, -ferre, -tuli, -lātum, v. a., bring, deliver.

dēfervesco, -ere, defervi or -bui, no sup., v. n., cool down.

dēfetiscor, -i, -fessus sum, v. dep. n., grow weary.

dēfīnio, -īre, -īvi or -ii, -ītum, v. a., define.

dēflecto, -ere, -xi, -xum, v. a. and n., turn aside.

dehinc, adv., then, next.

dēicio, -ere, deiēci, -ctum, v. a., throw down, bring down.

deinde, adv., then, after that.

dēlecto, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., please, delight.

dēlicātus, -a, -um, adj., delicate, luxurious.

dēliciae, -ārum, f. plur., delicacy, luxury.

dēligo, -ere, dēlēgi, dēlectum, v. a., choose.

Delphicus, -a, -um, adj., Delphic; D. mensa, toilet table.

dēmergo, -ere, -si, -sum, v. a., sink.