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LATIN-ENGLISH VOCABULARY 323

properō

properō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [properus, quick], go quickly, hasten. Cf. contendō, mātūrō
propinquus, -a, -um, adj. [prope, near] near, neighboring
propior, -ius, -ōris, adj. in comp. degree, superl. proximus, nearer (§315)
propius, adv. in comp. degree, compared prope, propius,proximē, nearer (§323)
propter, prep, with acc. on account of, because of (§340)
prō-scrībō, -ere, -scrīpsī, -scrīptus [prō, forth, + scrībō write], proclaim, publish. Cf. prōnūntiō
prō-sequor, -sequī, -secūtus sum, dep. verb [prō, forth, + sequor, follow], escort, attend
prō-sum, prōdesae, prōfuī, prōfutūrus [prō, for, + sum, be], be useful, benefit, with dat. (§§496; 501.15)
prō-tegō, -ere, -tēxī, -tēctus [prō, in front, + tegō, cover], cover in front, protect
prōyincia, -ae, f. territory, province
proximē, adv. in superl. degree, compared prope, propius, proximē, nearest, next; last, most recently (§323)
proximus, -a, -um, adj. in superl. degree, compared propior, proximus, nearest, next (§315)
pūblicus, -a, -um, adj. [populus, people], of the people, public. rēs pūblica, the commonwealth
puella, -ae, f. [diminutive of puer, boy], girl, maiden
puer, -erī, m. boy; slave (§462.c)
pugna, -ae, f. fight, battle. Cf. proelium
pugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [pugna, battle], fight, Cf. contendō, dimicō

quī

pulcher, -chra, -chrum, adj. beautiful, pretty (§§469.b; 304)
Pullō, -ōnis, m. Pullo, a centurion
pulsō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus, strike, beat
puppis, -is (ace. -im, abl. ), f. stern of a ship, deck
pūrē, adv. [pūrus, pure], comp. pūrius, purely
purgō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus, cleanse, clean
purpureas, -a, -um, adj. purple, dark red
putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus, reckon, think (§420,c). Cf. arbitror, exīstimō
Pȳthia, -ae, f. Pythia, the inspired priestess of Apollo at Delphi

Q

quā dē causā, for this reason, wherefore
quāa rē, therefore, for this reason
quaerō, -ere, -sīvī, -sītus, seek, ask, inquire. Cf. petō, postulō, rogō
quālis, -e, interrog. pronom. adj. of what sort, what kind of. talis ... quālis, such ... as
quam, adv. how; after a comparative, than, with a superlative, translated as ... as possible, quam prīmum, as soon as possible
quantus, -a, -um, adj. [quam, how], how great, hortv much, tantus ... quantus, as great as
quartus, -a, -um, numeral adj. [quattuor, four] , fourth
quattuor, indecl. numeral adj, four
quattuor-decim, indecl. numeral adj. fourteen
-que, conj., enclitic, and (§16). Cf ac, atque, et
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. and adj who, which, what, that ($482)