A Latin Reader

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p class=“r”>vac­u­us, ‑a, ‑um adj. emp­ty, uninhabited.

vādō, vādere, —, — v. go hur­ried­ly, rush.

vae interj., woe!

vagor, ‑ārī, ‑ātus v. wander.

valē (imper­a­tive of valeō, be well), farewell! goodby!

valeō, valēre, val­uī, val­itūrus, be strong, be well; good­by, farewell.

validē adv. strong­ly, very much.

validus, ‑a, ‑um adj. strong, powerful.

val­lēs, val­lis f. valley.

vāstitūdō, vāstitū­di­nis f. huge size, vastness.

-ve conj. (enclitic), or. -ve…

-ve, either… or.

vec­tī­gal, vec­tīgālis n. rev­enue, income.

vehō, vehere, vēxī, vec­tus v. bear, car­ry, draw; pass. ride.

Vēien­tēs, Vēi­en­tium m. the Vei­en­tines, the peo­ple of Veii.

vēnātrīx, vēnātrī­cis f. huntress.

vēndō, vēn­dere, vēn­didī, vēn­di­tus v. sell.

venēnum, ‑ī n. poison.

veniō, venīre, vēnī, ven­tūrus v. come.

vēnor, ‑ārī, ‑ātus v. hunt, get by hunting.

ven­tus, ‑ī m. wind.

Venus, Vener­is f. god­dess of love; one of the planets.

venustē adv. grace­ful­ly, charmingly.

vēr, vēris n. the spring, springtime.

ver­ber, ver­beris n. whip; blow, lash, whipping.

ver­bum, ‑ī n. a word.

verē­cun­dia, ‑ae f. respect, regard.

Vergili­ae, ‑ārum f. the Pleiades.

Vergilius, Vergilī m. Vergil, a gen­tile name. Pub­lius Vergilius Maro, a famous Roman poet.

vēritās, vēritātis f. truth.

vērō conj. but.

vērō adv. in truth, in fact.

ver­ru­ca, ‑ae f. a high rough hill, a height.

ver­sus prep. with acc. toward, in the direc­tion of.

ver­sus, ‑ūs m. a verse, poetry.

vertō, vert­ere, vertī, ver­sus v. turn; ter­ga vert­ere, flee.

vērum, ‑ī n. truth.

vērus, ‑a, ‑um adj. true. vēra, true things, facts.

vester, ves­tra, vestrum pron. your.

vestibu­lum, ‑ī n. entrance, fore­court, vestibule.

ves­tigium, vestīgī n. sole of the foot, sole; track, foot­step, trace, mark.

vestis, vestis f. gar­ment, clothing.

vetus, vet­eris adj. old, ancient; for­mer; of long stand­ing; comp. vetus­tior; superl. vet­er­rimus.

vetustās, vetustātis f. age, old age.

via, ‑ae f. way, road, route; journey.

vīcīnus, ‑a, ‑um adj. near, neigh­bor­ing, adjoining.

vīc­tor, vīc­tōris m. victor.

vīc­tōria, ‑ae f. vic­to­ry, triumph.

vīc­tus, ‑us m. liv­ing; food, sustenance.

videō, vidēre, vidi, vīsus v. see behold; pass. seem, appear good.

vig­ilāns, vig­i­lan­tis adj. wake­ful, vig­i­lant, watchful.

vig­i­lan­tia, ‑ae f. watch­ful­ness, care.

vig­or, vigōris m. fresh­ness, strength, vigor.

vil­la, ‑ae f. coun­try house, villa

vin­ciō, vincīre, vinxī, vīnc­tus v. bind, fasten.

vincō, vin­cere, vīcī, vīc­tus v. con­quer, overcome.

vin­dicō, ‑āre, ‑āvi, ‑ātus v. claim; pun­ish, avenge.

vio­lō, ‑āre, ‑āvi, ‑ātus v. injure, violate.

vir, virī m. man, hus­band; hero.

vir­ga, ‑ae f. a rod.

virgō, vir­gi­nis f. maid­en, vir­gin; Virgō (a con­stel­la­tion); vir­ginēs Vestālēs, the Vestal Vir­gins, priest­esses of Vesta.

vir­gu­la, ‑ae (dim. of vir­ga, rod) f. a small rod.

viridis, viri­de adj. fresh, bloom­ing, green.

virtūs, virtūtis f. man­li­ness, virtue; courage.

vīs, —, —, vī, vīrēs, vīri­um, etc. f. force, might; pow­er, strength; large num­ber, quantity.

vīta, ‑ae f. life.

vitium, vitī n. weak­ness, fault, vice.

vītō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. avoid, shun.

vīvāx, vīvā­cis adj. live­ly, quick.

vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīc­tūrus v. live.

vix adv. bare­ly, scarce­ly, hardly.

vocō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. call, name.

volō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. fly.

volō, velle, voluī, — v. wish, desire; be willing,

volu­cris, volu­cris f. fly­ing crea­ture, bird.

vol­un­tārius, ‑a, ‑um adj. voluntary.

vol­un­tās, vol­un­tātis f. desire, wish.

volvō, vol­vere, volvī, volū­tus v. roll.

voveō, vovēre, vōvī, vōtus v. vow, promise.

vōx, vōcis f. voice; word.

vul­nerō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. wound, injure.

vul­nus, vul­ner­is n. wound.

vulpēcu­la, ‑ae (dim. of vulpēs, fox) f. lit­tle fox.

vulpēs, vulpis f. fox.

vul­tus, ‑ūs m. face, coun­te­nance; expression.