A Latin Reader

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damnō­sus, ‑a, ‑um (damnum, loss) adj. destruc­tive, inju­ri­ous, hurtful.

damnum, ‑ī n. loss, harm, injury.

dē prep. with abl. down from, from, out of; about, con­cern­ing, in regard to; dē nocte, at night.

dēbeō, dēbere, dēbuī, dēbi­tus (dē and habeō, have) v. owe; ought, be bound; pass. be due.

dēbilis, dēbile adj. weak, helpless.

dēcernō, dēcernere, dēcrēvī, dēcrē­tus (cernō, sep­a­rate) v. decree; set­tle, determine.

decet, decēre, decuit, — v. (imper­son­al) it is fit­ting, it is becom­ing, it is seemly.

dēclārō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. show, announce.

dēclīnō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. avoid, turn from.

decorō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. hon­or, dis­tin­guish, decorate.

decōrus, ‑a, ‑um adj. fit­ting, prop­er, noble.

dēcur­rō, dēcur­rere, dēcur­rī, dēcursūrus (cur­rō, run) v. run down, rush down.

dēcur­sus, ‑ūs m. course, way; descent, attack.

decus, decoris n. hon­or, distinction.

dēcu­tiō, dēcutere, dēcussī, dēcus­sus (quatiō, shake) v. shake off, strike off.

dēdūcō, dēdūcere, dēdūxī, dēduc­tus (dūcō, lead) v. lead down, car­ry down, escort.

dēfatīgō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (fatīgō, weary) v. wear out, tire out, exhaust.

dēfluō, dēfluere, dēfluxī, dēfluxus (fluō, flow) v. flow away; wither.

dēfōr­mitās, dēfōr­mitātis f. lack of beau­ty, ugliness.

dēfrēnā­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. unbri­dled, with­out restraint.

dēgen­er, dēgener­is adj. base, ignoble.

dēglūbō, dēglūbere, dēglūp­sī, dēglūp­tus v. peel, skin; flay, take the hide off.

deinde adv. then, next, thereafter.

dēlā­bor, dēlābī, dēlāp­sus (lābor, slip) v. slip down, fall.

dēlīberō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (līberō, from lībra, scales) v. weigh; pon­der, delib­er­ate, consider.

dēl­itēscō, dēl­itēscere, dēl­i­tuī, — v. hide, con­ceal one’s self.

dēmetō, dēme­tere, dēmes­suī, dēmes­sus (metō, reap) v. mow, cut, reap.

dēmi­grō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. go away, remove.

dēmīror, ‑ārī, ‑ātus (mīror, won­der) v. won­der at.

dēmit­tō, dēmit­tere, dēmīsī, dēmis­sus (mit­tō, send) v. let down, send down, lower.

dēmō, dēmere, dēmp­sī, dēmp­tus (emō, take) v. take away, remove.

dēmōn­strō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. point out, show.

dēmul­ceō, dēmul­cēre, dēmul­sī, dēmul­sus v. stroke, caress.

dēnique adv. final­ly, at last.

dēns, den­tis m. tooth.

dēn­sus, ‑a, ‑um adj. thick.

dēnuō adv. anew, afresh; again, once more.

dēpel­lō, dēpellere, dēpulī, dēpul- sus (pel­lō, dri­ve) v. dri­ve away.

dēplōrō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (plōrō, weep) v. lament, mourn, bemoan.

dēpōnō, dēpōnere, dēpo­suī, dē- posi­tus (pōnō, place) v. lay aside.

dēportō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. car­ry away.

dēpre­hendō, dēpre­hen­dere, dēpre­hendī, dēpre­hēn­sus (pre­hendō, grasp) v. catch, seize.

dērigō, dērigere, dērēxī, dērēc­tus, direct, arrange.

dēs­cendō, dēs­cen­dere, dēs­cendī, dēscēn­sus (scan­dō, climb) v. come down, descend; dismount.

dēserō, dēserere, dēseruī, deser­tus v. desert, aban­don, forsake.

dēsil­iō, dēsilīre, dēsiluī, dēsul­tus (sal­iō, leap) v. leap down, jump down, dismount.

dēs­inō, dēsinere, dēsiī, dēsi­tus v. cease, stop.

dēspērō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (spērō, hope) v. give up, despair.

dēsum, deesse, dēfuī, dēfutūrus v. be lacking.

dētergeō, dētergēre, dēter­sī, dē- ter­sus (tergeō, wipe) v. wipe away, rub off, cleanse.

dēte­ri­or, dēterius (no pos­i­tive in use; superl. dēter­rimus) adj. worse, poor­er, meaner.

dētrahō, dētra­here, dētrāxī, dē- trac­tus (trahō, draw) v. draw away, take off, remove.

Deucāliōn, Deucāliō­nis m. hus­band of Pyrrha, son of Prometheus.

deus, ‑ī m. a god, God.

dēvorō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (vorō, devour) v. devour, snap up, eat greedily.

dex­ter, dex­tra, dex­trum adj. right, on thre right hand.

dex­tra, ‑ae f. right hand.

dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dic­tus v. say, speak, tell, call.

dic­tā­tor, dic­tātōrisī m. dictator.

dic­tum, ‑ī n. word; order, command.

diēs, diēī m. day.

dif­fi­cile adv. with difficulty.

dif­fi­cilis, dif­fi­cile (dis and facilis, easy) adj. difficult.

dig­i­tus, ‑ī m. a finger.

dig­nitās, dig­nitātis f. worth, mer­it; posi­tion, standing.

dignus, ‑a, ‑um adj. worthy.

dīgres­sus, ‑ūs m. depar­ture, withdrawal.

dīlaniō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. tear into pieces, rend.

dīligō, dīligere, dīlēxī, dīlēc­tus v. love, esteem.

dīlūculō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. begin to be light.

dīmicō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. fight, contend.

dīmid­i­um, dīmidī n. a half.

dīmid­ius, ‑a, ‑um adj. half.

dīmit­tō, dīmit­tere, dīmīsī, dīmis­sus (mit­tō, send) v. send; away, dis­miss, let go.

Dio­genēs, Dio­ge­nis m. a famous philoso­pher of Greece.

dis­cēdō, dis­cēdere, discessī, discessūrus (cēdō, go) v. depart, withdraw.

dis­ci­plī­na, ‑ae f. instruc­tion, train­ing, discipline.

dis­cō, dis­cere, didicī, — v. learn.

dis­cor­dia, ‑ae f. lack of har­mo­ny, discord.

dis­cordō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (dis and cor, heart) v. be at vari­ance, disagree.

dis­crī­men, dis­crīmin­is n. dis­tinc­tion, difference.

disi­ciō, dis­icere, dis­iēcī, disiec­tus v. thrust apart, scatter.

dis­sid­i­um, dis­sidī (cf. dis­sideō, dis­agree) n. dis­agree­ment, dissension.

dis­trahō, dis­tra­here, dis­trāxī, dis­trac­tus (trahō, draw) v. draw apart, separate.

dis­tribuō, dis­tribuere, dis­tribuī, dis­tribū­tus (tribuō, assign) v. assign, distribute.

diū adv. a long time, long.

diū­tu­mus, ‑a, ‑um adj. of long dura­tion, long.

dīver­sus, ‑a, ‑um (par­tici­ple of dīvertō, turn in dif­fer­ent direc­tions) v. oppo­site, dif­fer­ent, con­trary; in dīver­sa, apart, asunder.

dīves, dīvi­tis adj. rich, wealthy.

dīvidō, dīvidere, dīvīsī, dīvī­sus, v. sep­a­rate, part, divide.

dīvi­ti­ae, ‑ārum f. rich­es, wealth.

dō, dare, dedī, datus v. give.

doceō, docēre, docuī, doc­tus v. teach, show, instruct.

doc­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. learned, skilled.

dolor, dolōris m. pain, anguish.

dolum, ‑ī n. trick­ery, stratagem.

domes­ti­cus, ‑a, ‑um (domus, home) adj. of the home; private.

domi­cil­i­um, domi­cilī n. home, place of abode.

dom­i­na, ‑ae f. mis­tress (of a house­hold), a matron.

Domi­nus, ‑ī m. the Lord.

domi­nus, ‑ī m. master.

domō, domāre, domuī, domi­tus v. over­come, sub­ju­gate, conquer.

domus, ‑ūs f. a house, home; domī (loca­tive) at home; domum, home­ward, to one’s home; domō (abla­tive) from home.

dōnec conj. until.

dōnō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. present, give, donate.

dōnum, ‑ī n. gift, present.

dubi­um, dubī, doubt; dubiō procul, with­out doubt.

dubius, ‑a, ‑um adj. doubt­ful, uncertain.

dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, duc­tus v. lead, com­mand, direct.

duc­tor, duc­tōris m. leader.

dul­cis, dulce adj. sweet; noble, whole­some, delightful.

dum conj. while, as long as; until.

duo, duae, duo adj. two.

duodec­im, twelve.

dūri­tiēs (acc. dūri­tiem) f. hardness.

dūrus, ‑a, ‑um adj. hard, harsh, severe.

dux, ducis m. leader, commander.