| meritō (adv.) | deservedly, rightly |
| exigō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctum | drive out; finish, spend (a season) |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| inter, prep, with acc. | among, between |
| nōs | plur. of ego |
| epistula, -ae f. | letter |
| commercium, -ī n. | trade, dealings; means of communication |
| frequentō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | visit often; crowd, fill |
| plūrimum (adv.) | most, very much (plūrimum posse: be most powerful) |
| prōficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectum | accomplish, make progress |
| sermō, -ōnis, m. | conversation, talk, speech |
| quia (conj.) | because |
| minūtātim, adv. | bit by bit, little by little, a few at a time |
| inrēpō (irrēpō), -ere, -rēpsī | creep in, steal in |
| animus, -ī, m. | mind; heart; spirit, courage |
| disputātiō, -ōnis f. | argument, debate |
| praeparō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | prepare beforehand |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| effundō, -fundere, -fūdī, -fūsus | pour out |
| audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | hear; listen or attend to |
| populus, -ī m. | people, nation |
| plūs (adv.) | more |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| strepitus, -ūs m. | noise, din |
| minus, comp. adv. | less |
| familiāritās, -ātis f. | close friendship |
| philosophia, -ae f. | philosophy |
| bonus, -a, -um | good |
| cōnsilium, -ī, n. | advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| nēmō, nēminis, m. and f. | no one, nobody |
| clārē (adv.) | clearly, distinctly |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| aliquandō, adv. | at some time or other; finally, at length |
| ūtor, ūtī, ūsus | use |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day |
| cōntiō, -ōnis f. | assembly, meeting; speech to an assembly |
| ubi, adv. | where; conj., when |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| dubitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | doubt, hesitate |
| impellō, -pellere, -pulī, -pulsus | drive or urge on, incite, urge |
| vērō, adv. | in truth, indeed; however |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| agō, agere, ēgī, āctus | drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| discō, discere, didicī | learn |
| sed, conj. | but |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| submissus, -a, -um | lowered, quiet; humble, unpretentious (of style) |
| verbum, -ī, n. | word |
| veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | come |
| facile, adv. | easily |
| intrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | go within or into, enter |
| haereō, haerēre, haesī, haesūrus | stick; hesitate |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| enim, conj. | for |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| opus, operis, n. | work, task |
| efficāx, -ācis | effective, powerful |
| sēmen, sēminis n. | seed |
| modus, -ī, m. | way, manner |
| spargō, spargere, sparsī, sparsus | scatter, sprinkle |
| quamvīs (adv.) | however much, as … as you like |
| exiguus, -a, -um | small, scanty, short |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| occupō, -cupāre, -cupāvī, -cupātus | seize; fill |
| idōneus, -a, -um | suitable, fit; favorable |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| vīs, vīs, f. | violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| explicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | unfold, spread out; set out, explain |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| parvus, -a, -um | little, small |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| augeō, -ēre, auxī, auctum | increase, enlarge |
| diffundō, -fundere, -fūdī, -fūsus | pour forth, spread or shed abroad, diffuse |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| ratiō, -ōnis, f. | plan, means, method, manner; reason; account |
| lātē | widely |
| pateō, -ēre, -uī | lie open; extend, stretch |
| sī, conj. | if |
| aspiciō, -spicere, -spēxī, -spectus | look at or on, behold |
| crēscō, -ere, crēvī, crētum | grow, rise (in power) |
| paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj. | few |
| bene, adv. | well; successfully |
| excipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take out or up, receive, welcome, entertain |
| convalēscō, -ere, -valuī | grow strong, recover |
| exsurgō, -ere, -surrēxī, -surrēctum | rise up, get up |
| inquam, inquis, inquit, defective verb | I say, you say, he says |
| praeceptum, -ī n. | instruction, order |
| condiciō, -ōnis f. | terms; condition, status |
| multum, -ī, n. | much |
| efficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | make or work out, accomplish, effect |
| angustus, -a, -um | narrow, cramped |
| tantum, adv. | so much or far, only |
| mēns, mentis f. | mind, spirit |
| capiō, capere, cēpī, captus | take, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| trahō, trahere, trāxī, trāctus | draw, drag |
| invicem (adv.) | in turn, mutually; ad invicem: to one another |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| generō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | beget, produce |
| reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | give back, return, restore; render |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |