| nōscō, -ere, nōvī, nōtum | get to know (perf. nōvī: know) |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| libīdō, -inis f. | desire, lust; caprice |
| servus, -ī, m. | slave, servant |
| sīc, adv. | so, thus |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| vitium, -ī n. | fault, vice |
| īrāscor, īrāscī, īrātus | be angry |
| quasi, conj. | as if |
| invideō, -ēre, invīdī, invīsum (+ dat.) | envy, be jealous of |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| graviter, adv. | severely, seriously |
| pūniō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | punish |
| maximē, adv. | very greatly, exceedingly, especially |
| imitor, -ārī, -ātus sum | copy, imitate |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| indigeō, -ēre, -uī | need, be in want of (+ gen. or abl.); nōn indiget nisi ut: needs only to |
| clēmentia, -ae, f. | mercy, kindness |
| ūllus, -a, -um | any |
| nihil, n., indecl. | nothing |
| magis, comp. adv. | more, rather |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| lēnitās, -ātis f. | gentleness, slowness |
| decet, decēre, decuit (impers.) | it is fitting, it is proper |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| bonus, -a, -um | good |
| ēmendātus, -a, -um | faultless, correct, flawless |
| exīstimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | consider, believe, think |
| cēterī, -ae, -a, plur. adj. | the other, the remaining, the rest of |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| ignōscō, -ere, ignōvī, ignōtum (+ dat.) | pardon, forgive |
| tamquam (adv., conj.) | as, just as; as if |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| cottīdiē, adv. | daily, every day |
| peccō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | do wrong |
| peccātum, -ī n. | fault, sin |
| abstineō, -ēre, abstinuī, abstentum | keep away, hold back (from) |
| nēmō, nēminis, m. and f. | no one, nobody |
| proinde (adv.) | therefore, accordingly; so then |
| domus, -ūs, f. | house, home |
| forīs, adv. | out of doors, without |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| vīta, -ae, f. | life |
| genus, generis, n. | kind, nature |
| teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tus | hold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| nōs | plur. of ego |
| implācābilis, -e | relentless, that cannot be appeased |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| exōrābilis, -e | open to entreaty, easily won over, lenient |
| iste, ista, istud, dem. pron. | that of yours, that |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| venia, -ae f. | pardon, forgiveness |
| nisi, conj. | if not, unless |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| nesciō, -scīre, -scīvī | not know, be ignorant; nesciō quis, I know not who, some one or other (nesciō is thus used with other interrogative words also) |
| mandō, -dāre, -dāvī, -dātus | put in hand, intrust, commit; charge, command |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| memoria, -ae, f. | memory |
| vir, virī, m. | man |
| mītis, -e | mild, gentle (adv. mītissimē: as gently as possible) |
| ob, prep. with acc. | on account of, for; in compounds, to, against |
| quoque, adv. | also |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| crēbrō (adv.) | often, again and again |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day |
| soleō, -ēre, solitus sum | be accustomed, usually do |
| ōdī, ōdisse, used only in tenses of completed action with the force of tenses of incomplete action | hate |
| homō, hominis, m. | man |
| quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītus | seek; ask, inquire |
| fortasse (adv.) | perhaps |
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| commoveō, -movēre, -mōvī, -mōtus | move, rouse; disturb |
| scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus | write |
| nūper, adv. | newly, lately, recently |
| quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron. | a certain, certain |
| sed, conj. | but |
| bene, adv. | well; successfully |
| cōram (adv.) | face to face, in person |
| quamquam, conj. | however much, although |
| nē, adv. | not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest |
| tunc (adv.) | then, at that time |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| vereor, -ērī, -itus | fear |
| enim, conj. | for |
| improbō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | disapprove of, reject |
| cōnsector, -ārī, -ātus sum | pursue, chase |
| carpō, -ere, -sī, -tus | pluck |
| referō, referre, rettulī, relātus | bring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia |
| praecipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take beforehand, anticipate; order, charge |
| repugnō, -pugnāre, -pugnāvī, -pugnātus | fight against, struggle, resist |
| quisquis, quidquid (quicquid) | whoever, whatever |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| quāliscumque, -iscumque, -ecumque | of whatever kind |
| sileō, -ēre, -uī | be silent; pass over in silence |
| īnsigniō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | mark, distinguish, adorn with a device |
| exemplum, -ī n. | example, precedent |
| hūmānitās, -tātis f. | culture, refinement |
| plūrimum (adv.) | most, very much (plūrimum posse: be most powerful) |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |