| vir, virī, m. | man |
| doctus, -a, -um | learned, skilled, trained (in: abl.) |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| aestimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | value, reckon |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| bibliothēca, -ae f. | library; bookcase, room for books |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus | place, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on |
| imāgō, -inis f. | likeness, image, portrait |
| mūniceps, -cipis m. | citizen of a municipium, townsman |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| sī, conj. | if |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| istīc (adv.) | there, where you are |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| crēdibilis, -e | credible |
| exscrībō, -ere, -scrīpsī, -scrīptus | write out, copy |
| pingō, -ere, pīnxī, pictus | paint |
| dēlēgō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | assign, entrust; lay (blame) on, attribute to |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| cūra, -ae f. | care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern) |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| potissimum (adv.) | above all, in preference to all others |
| iniungō, -ere, -iūnxī, -iūnctus | join to; impose, inflict |
| prīmum, adv. | first, in the first place |
| quia (conj.) | because |
| dēsīderium, -ī, n. | desire, longing |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| amīcē (adv.) | in a friendly way |
| obsequor, -sequī, -secūtus sum | comply, give way (to: dat.) |
| deinde, adv. | then, next |
| studium, -ī, n. | eagerness, zeal; study, pursuit |
| summus, -a, -um | uppermost, highest, greatest |
| reverentia, -ae f. | respect, modesty, shyness |
| amor, -ōris, m. | love |
| studiōsus, -a, -um | eager, diligent, studious |
| postrēmō (adv.) | finally, at last |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| patria, -ae, f. | fatherland, country |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| nōmen, -minis, n. | name (that by which one is known) |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| augeō, -ēre, auxī, auctum | increase, enlarge |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| veneror, -ārī, -ātus sum | worship, revere |
| dīligō, -ere, -lēxī, -lēctus | love, value highly |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| dīligēns, -entis | careful, attentive, conscientious |
| assūmō, -ere, -sūmpsī, -sūmptus | take up, receive; take to oneself |
| nam, conj. | for |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| arduus, -a, -um | steep, difficult |
| similitūdō, -inis f. | likeness, resemblance |
| effingō, -ere, -fīnxī, -fictus | form, portray, represent |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| vērum (conj.) | but, but in fact; nōn modo ... vērum etiam: not only ... but also |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| longē, adv. | far |
| difficilis, -e | not easy, difficult |
| imitātiō, -ōnis f. | imitation, copying |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |
| artifex, -icis m. | artist, craftsman; scaenicus artifex: actor |
| ēligō, -ere, ēlēgī, ēlēctum | pick out, choose |
| nē, adv. | not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest |
| bonus, -a, -um | good |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| sinō, -ere, sīvī, situs | allow, permit, let |
| aberrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | wander away, stray; deviate, err |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |