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LATIN-ENGLISH VOCABULARY
Crēta
dēnsus
Crēta, -ae, f. Crete, a large island in the Mediterranean
Crētaeus, -a, -um, adj. Cretan
crūs, crūris, n. leg
crūstulum, -ī, n. pastry, cake
cubīle, -is, n. bed
cultūra, -ae, f. culture, cultivation
cum, conj. with the indic, or subjv. when; since; although (§501.46)
cum, prep, with abl. with (§209)
cupidē, adv. [cupidus, desirous], compared cupidius, cupidissimē, eagerly
cupiditās, -ātis, f. [cupidus, desirous], desire, longing
cupiō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus, desire, wish. Cf. volō
cūr, adv. why, wherefore
cūra, -ae, f. care, pains; anxiety
cūria, -ae, f. senate house
cūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [cūra, care], care for, attend to, look after
currō, -ere, cucurrī, cursus, run
currus, -ūs, m. chariot
cursus, -ūs, m. course
custōdiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus [custōs, guard], guard, watch

D

Daedalus, -ī, m. Dæd'alus, the supposed inventor of the first flying machine
Dāvus, -ī, m. Davus, name of a slave
, prep, with abl. down from, from; concerning, about, for (§209). quā dē causā, for this reason, wherefore
dea, -ae, f. goddess {§461.a)
dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus [dē, from, + habeō, hold], owe, ought, should
decem, indecl. numeral adj. ten
dē-cernō, -ere, -crēvī, -crētus [de, from, + cernō, separate], decide, decree
dē-cidō, -ere, -cidī, —— [dē, down, + Cadō fall], fall down
decimus, -a, -um, numeral adj. tenth
dēclīvis, -e, adj. sloping downward
dē-dō, -ere, -didī, -ditus, give up, surrender. sē dēdere, surrender one's self
dē-dūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductus [dē, down, + dūcō, lead], lead down, escort
dē-fendō, -ere, -dī, -fēnsus, ward off, repel, defend
dē-feroō -ferre, -tulī, -lātus [dē, down, + ferō, bring], bring down; report, announce (§426)
dē-fessus, -a, -um, adj. tired out, weary
dē-ficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectus [dē, from, + faciō, make], fail, be wanting; revolt from
dē-fīgō, -ere, -fīxī, -fīxus [dē, down, + fīgō, fasten] , fasten, fix
dē-iciō, -ere, -iēcī, -iectus [dē, down, + iaciō, hurl], hurl down; bring down, kill
de-inde, adv. {from thence), then, in the next place
dēlectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus, delight
dēleō, -ēre, -ēvī, -ētus, blot out, destroy
dēliberō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus, weigh, deliberate, ponder
dē-ligō, -ere, -lēgī, -lēctus [dē, from, + legō, gather], choose, select
Delphicus, -a, -um, adj. Delphic
dēmissus, -a, -um [part, of dēmittō, send down], downcast, humble
dē-mōnstrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [dē, out, + mōnstrō, point], point out, show
dēmum, adv. at last, not till then, tum dēmum, then at last
dēnique, adv. at last, finally. Cf. postrēmō
dēns, dentis, m. tooth (§247.2.a)
dēnsus, -a, -um, adj. dense, thick