| rīdeō, rīdēre, rīsī, rīsus | laugh |
| deinde, adv. | then, next |
| indignor, -ārī, -ātus sum | be indignant, resent |
| sī, conj. | if |
| legō, legere, lēgī, lēctus | choose, pick out; read |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| nisi, conj. | if not, unless |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | believe |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| via, -ae, f. | road, way |
| Tīburtīnus, -a, -um | of Tibur (Tivoli); via Tīburtīna: the road to Tibur |
| intrā, prep. with acc. | within |
| prīmus, -a, -um | first, foremost |
| lapis, -idis, m. | stone |
| proximē (adv.) | most recently; nearest |
| adnotō (annotō), -āre, -āvī, -ātus | note down, take note of, observe |
| monumentum, -ī n. | memorial, monument; record |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| īnscrībō, -scrībere, -scrīpsī, -scrīptus | write on, inscribe |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| senātus, -ūs m. | senate |
| ob, prep. with acc. | on account of, for; in compounds, to, against |
| fidēs, -eī f. | faith, trust; pledge |
| pietās, -ātis f. | dutifulness, devotion to family and gods |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| ergā, prep, with acc. | toward, for |
| patrōnus, -ī m. | patron, protector |
| ōrnāmentum, -ī n. | honour, distinction; ornament |
| praetōrius, -a, -um | of the commander (praetōria cohors: bodyguard) |
| dēcernō, -ere, dēcrēvī, dēcrētum | decide, decree |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| sēstertius, -ī m. (gen. pl. often sēstertium) | a sesterce, a small silver (later brass) coin |
| centiēs (adv.) | a hundred times |
| quīnquāgiēs (quīnquāgiēns) (adv.) | fifty times; sēstertium quīnquāgiēs: five million sesterces |
| honor, -ōris, m. | honor |
| contentus, -a, -um | content, satisfied (+ abl.) |
| equidem (adv.) | indeed, truly; for my part |
| numquam, adv. | never |
| mīror, -ārī, -ātus | wonder, wonder at |
| saepe, adv. | often, frequently |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| fortūna, -ae, f. | fortune |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| iūdicium, -ī n. | trial, court; judgment |
| proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum | set out, depart, march |
| maximē, adv. | very greatly, exceedingly, especially |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| titulus, -ī m. | notice, inscription, label |
| admoneō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | remind, warn, advise |
| mīmicus, -a, -um | of mime, farcical; sham |
| ineptus, -a, -um | foolish, absurd, out of place |
| interdum (adv.) | sometimes |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| caenum, -ī n. | mud, filth |
| sordēs, -is f. (usu. pl.) | dirt, squalor, shabbiness |
| abiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus | throw away |
| dēnique, adv. | lastly, finally |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| furcifer, -erī m. | scoundrel, gallows-bird, rogue |
| recipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take or get back, recover; sē recipere, to betake oneself, withdraw; to collect oneself, recover |
| audeō, audēre, ausus sum | dare |
| recūsō, -cūsāre, -cūsāvī, -cūsātus | give a reason against, refuse |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| moderātiō, -ōnis f. | restraint, moderation, self-control; control, management |
| exemplum, -ī n. | example, precedent |
| posterī, -ōrum m. pl. | descendants, posterity |
| prōdō, -ere, -didī, -ditum | hand down; betray |
| sed, conj. | but |
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| satius, comp. (n.) | better, preferable (satius est: it is better) |
| nē, adv. | not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| aliquis, -quid, indef. pron. | someone, any one, something, anything, some, any |
| adipīscor, -ī, adeptus sum | obtain, win, gain |
| putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | think |
| hūc, adv. | to this place, hither |
| fēlīcitās, -ātis f. | good fortune, luck |
| perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come through, come, arrive, reach |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |